bcb1200
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So I had my home and office tested for mold using the Mycometrix testing suggested by my LLMD.
My office came back with an ERMI score of 13 and a HERTSMI-2 score of 36. Dr. Shoemaker recommends an ERMI of less than 2 and HERTSMI-2 of less than 10 for people with confirmed mold illness. Note I do not have confirmed mold illness.
Problem is, I'm not sure if this is a current problem in the office, or just evidence of a past problem.
We did get flooded in late 2015 by our neighbor (sewer line backed up) and had a bunch of remediation work performed in Dec/Jan. (Carpets and sheetrock replaced in effected areas.) When the walls were opened up, there was evidence the leaking had been going on for quite some time. All is supposedly now cleaned up and changes have been made to prevent in the future.
The ERMI test is done by taking samples of dust around the suspected rooms/areas. It could be the dust I sampled was very old as it was from the top of light fixtures, etc, that don't get cleaned routinely and likely haven't been cleaned since the remediation work.
Or..it could be we still have a problem.
My home tested better, but not great. ERMI of 3.8 and Hertsmi-2 of 16.
I should also state that I don't believe most of my symptoms are mold related. They could be, but many are old old lyme and co symptoms. The only thing that maybe is mold related are my sinus congestion and post nasal drip.
So...not sure what this means. I did relapse right around the time this flood happened at work. So it could be connected. Not sure it is the root of my problems, but I'm sure it certainly doesn't help!
Thoughts/suggestions?
I'm going to see if we can get additional testing and fully cleaned / decontaminated to try to determine if it is an old or ongoing problem.
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sixgoofykids
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That doesn't sound good.
One of the reasons I knew the mold in my bed was bothering me was that I felt so much better any time I was away from home for a few days. Do you feel better when you're not going into the office?
Is there any way to get them to clean up the mold better?
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MichaelTampa
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I'd suggest you retest--first dust/vacuum very well the spot you would take the dust from, then wait, so then you know it is a current score. Then you'll have more of a reason to push for improvements.
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