My adult son was just diagnosed with Lyme. He and his wife have been living in an apartment that had black mold in it. They have been complaining so long that the apartment just came last week and got some bleach and washed out the ventilation system. Hopefully, it is gone.
I ran across a mention of mold in one of the posts. Is there any more particular danger from the mold to a person with Lyme than a normal person? Is there any lab work they should do to make sure they are okay?
Posted by Amanda (Member # 14107) on :
Wow this is very complicated to anser. But yes, mold MIGHT be an enormous problem, it really depends on the persons genes.
Go to survivingmold.com for more info
The method used for the mold treatment is inadequate. The spores are now covering everything that is in the apartment, including carpets, clothings, furniture. Everything that can not be washed or wiped down (for example cloth couch and books), should be thrown out.
You can read about appropriate mold remediation (which is ungodly expensive) on the aforementioned site
Since it is an apartment, my advice would be to look for another apartment to rent.
Posted by JBS (Member # 37360) on :
Yikes! That makes so much sense. They just need to move. I just hope that they are okay. My son's immune system is down, so it can't be great.
Posted by RC1 (Member # 31923) on :
A lot depends on what kind of mold the black mold was. Not all black mold is Stachybotrys, not all black colored mold produces biotoxins.
Like Amanda said the best place to learn about it is Survivingmold.com. About 25% of people are succeptable to mold illness. Lyme and mold are both biotoxin illnesses and they present themselves with the same symptoms.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I was exposed to a mold not considered to have biotoxins but it still wreaked havoc on my immune system. With non-"toxic" mold, you don't have to get rid of all your stuff, but you still have to address it in your body and in your home.
Black mold is significantly worse, but don't write off other mold as not being a problem. It was huge for me.
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
Real Time Labs has the most accurate urine test. The test is expensive $ 699.00 but it will list the 3 mycotoxin groups and if you have the mycotoxins in your body.
Mold poisoning has a lot of the same symptoms as tick borne disease. They should be tested for the HLA defective gene for mold suseptability and universally slow detoxer. Quest and Lab Corp does this test.
Bleach will not get to the root of the mold only the surface.
If I rented and there was mold, I would move.
One thing I found out when I had mycotoxins in my body was that while I was living with mold, detoxing did not help since I was breathing in more than I could detox. I also have the defective gene.
I made no progress with my Lyme treatment while I had mold poisoning.
They could do an ERMI test but the landlord should be taking care of the mold problem not the renter.
Posted by JBS (Member # 37360) on :
Oy! It's expensive being ill! I'll see if I can get his doctor to order some tests. If his insurance will pay for the tests, he's met his deductible and co pay. But he told his doctor about the mold and she saw the results of the Lyme and low immune functions, and didn't order any tests - that may be an indicator of what to expect.
They are renting and it's a cheap apartment. So it's not so easy getting the management to step up. The management told them to use bleach every time they take a shower. But I think their lease is up soon, so I will forward the info to them.