Thank you. I would really appreciate the information. My primary care doctor basically told me that Kaiser doesn't treat mold exposure so I guess that is that, not sure what I am supposed to do next. I knew that there was mold growing on the ceiling where there had been a leak but I had no idea that this could be the consequences of ignoring it. Fortunately I live in a very hot and dry climate and to my knowledge there is none anywhere else in the house. A person could go broke testing for mold and treating it, not the way I had planned on spending my savings; truly one of my worst nightmares come true. Many people have to get rid of EVERYTHING in their home and move and start over, I refuse to go there yet.
I thought I was doing pretty good last week, went two days without an episode, and then I cleaned house. I have a HEPA filter on my vacuum so not entirely sure that this was the cause of my setback but I have been back at square one since Friday.
So my girlfriend was treated at Hope Environmental Medicine in Santa Barbara 805-698-7483.
janettehopemd.com Her website contains lots of info including 4 videos and 3 peer-reviewed published articles. She is a family doctor but found herself and her family had mold toxicity. So she went for more training in environmental illnesses. Britt says she learned as much from this site as she did spending $800 on visits to the clinic. The doctor gave her a blood test that confirmed toxic black mold in her system, then allergy tests to find the specific bacteria. Finally a list of things she must do to detox her body and her environment. Britt is looking for that list to send me.
Meanwhile, Britt remembers the most important things were to wash all clothes,, rugs, curtains etc and every surface, ( walls floors ceilings, cabinets etc) in borax. This will kill the mold spores but still leaves nuerotoxins on the surfaces, paper files, things that can't be washed. Throw away whatever paperwork,photos etc you can do without. Seal the rest in plastic bins.
Put charcoal filter on your shower head.
Take activated charcoal to start ridding the body of toxins.
Snort a baking soda solution to clean the nose, wash your hair and body in that solution also.
Eat only organic.
Tape hepa filters to box fans and circulate the air. Keep house as open as possible.
On this list was specific vitamins and supplements to take (one important one was Chlorella, a green algae that you can buy inexpensively in bulk. I will forward the list when she finds it.
She says it took 18 months after she moved out of the rental on the beach (found out later it had been flooded twice) and started detoxing that she finally had no more symptoms. She still will immediately take Benedril if she,say, enters an old church and starts sneezing and breaking into bumps.
I also want to give you another source from my personal medical care experience. I went for years to a wonderful homeopathic doctor also in Santa Barbara. Dr. James Kwako MD 805 565 3959. He treats with vitamin therapies, etc. His back room is set up with recliners to do kelation therapy to remove heavy toxins from the blood stream. This therapy saved my Dad when, after 3 years of getting no better, it was discovered he had mercury in his blood due to an abcessed tooth being drilled through the silver filling.
Babs, it sounds like you found your problem much sooner that my girlfriend and can start a detox routine earlier so I hope and pray for a quick recovery for you. Let us know what's happening with you.
