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How do you know which of these is the culprit to your physical/ cognitive problems? I keep changing directions as to which to attack first, based on what I "think" is the real problem.
As I posted a few weeks ago, my kids and I live in a one-floor ranch home with a full basement which is currently full of mold. I am trying to decide if we will be moving out - and it looks like we may have a great opportunity to move into a nice house in the same town.
In the meantime, I know I have candida, lyme and coinfections...but I am much much better than when I was first diagnosed in 2008. Sometimes I don't know if my symptoms are now related to the mold, yeast, or possible thyroid problems. Maybe I shouldn't be on antibiotics until I am away from the mold?
I have the same concerns for my kids...maybe their issues are related to the mold and perhaps they cannot beat the lyme until we are mold-free. Do we treat Lyme and coinfections if there is mold?
Or maybe for me it's all candida- related...after all, my sugar cravings are out of control, I get yeast infections monthly, etc...and yet I lack the motivation to do the candida diet...I think I need to read some success stories about it before I try it.
Anyway, thanks for your input...does anyone else get overwhelmed by the fact that many things can cause our symptoms?
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Mold is a huge part of the picture, like sixgoofykids said you really need to find out what kind. Stachy would be the worst one because you would have to leave belongings behind.
I am so much better but my immune system isn't working. My doc told me to do an ERMI test on my house and low and behold MOLD. This is why my immune system isn't working.
I don't have a basement full of mold either, found an area in the basement with a slow leaking pipe and my husband removed that well before the ERMI.
We have a leaky tiled shower upstairs that we believe is the mold maker now. Now we are gutting the bathroom.
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I should also mention if you have a mycotoxin producing mold in high concentrations it will give you all of the same symptoms as Lyme. Best to you and your family, R
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The mold in my basement is: hyphae, penicillan/aspergillis, and ulocladium. Are you familiar with these?
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No - haven't heard of those tests. Can I have those done at a primary care doctor, or do I have to go to an LLMD or other specialist for that? Thanks.
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Your primary most probably doesn't know anything about this test, my LLMD ordered it for me. R
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HLA-DR tests: What if someone gets that test done and the results show that you don't have those genes? Since only 25% of people have them...so if you don't show that you have these genes, then what does this mean?
Does this mean that mold would not negatively affect me? That mold wouldn't be the cause of my symptoms, or that mold wouldn't be hindering my healing from lyme? So then if these show that I don't have these genes, is it necessary for me to rush to move or do the remediation of the mold in my home?
Thanks. CB
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That's right canaan, they won't cause biotoxin illness, they could cause other illness like cancer, but everything causes that. I have a feeling that if you get sick with Lyme you'll get sick with mold too. If you get sick with Lyme you are succepable to biotoxin illness. R
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Okay, thanks RC, I still am a bit confused. But it sounds like what you are saying is that the mold might NOT be a problem for us - depending on the test results?
All of my kids' symptoms, one daughter in particular, would not be worsened by the mold unless her test results show this gene?
Getting away from the mold would be a waste of time and energy unless we have this gene? Or, without this gene, could the mold still be contributing to our illness?
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What I am saying that if you guys have Lyme you probably have this gene. Please do not take the mold thing lightly. R
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