Does mold just go away on its own?

I found some old test results from LabCorp and saw I had high levels of a few varieties of mold. My LLND at the time said most people have mold and it was nothing to worry about, but they were higher than the range suggested. I don't know if it's affecting me still. How do you know if it's too high and can it just resolve itself? My mom is not going to redo the house to get rid of it so I can't avoid it by moving. I also tested high for 2/3 of EBV tests (>600) and some other things.

I'm very curious about these tests, too. The only tests I have heard of for mycotoxins (not mold allergies) are the urine tests from Real Time Labs and Great Plains. Let us know! I'd love for there to be more alternatives.

k07 said...
I just listened to a sample interview with raj patel for upcoming lyme summit . He tests c4a, then gives cholestyramine for about 4-6 weeks, tests c4a (it should be lower if mold is an issue), then several weeks later (off cholestyramine) retests c4a again. If it flys back up he says you are currently exposed to mold. I thought this was pretty smart - and a lot cheaper than the urine mycotoxin test or ermi since most insurances cover most of lab work.

Also, he said must go through quest for bloodwork because they use the recommended jewish lab.

Also, lyme can cause high c4a but usually not over 10,000. You could have both lyme & mold though.

k07,

Thanks for this information. Unfortunately, Quest isn’t covered by my insurance. The C4a tests I have had went to Labcorp, so I don’t know how accurate they are. Initially it was only slightly above Shoemaker’s range. I think it was in range the 2nd time.

I went more by TGFB-1 to judge my exposure, but I believe toxins other than just mold affect the results of that. Plus one of Shoemaker’s last publications related to Lyme has a chart tracking TGFB-1 for Lyme patients from baseline to post treatment. It shows their levels did not normalize post treatment. I found that very interesting. See Table 4 on page 20. Also I notice all the groups including control are higher than Shoemaker’s range.

https://www.survivingmold.com/publications/lyme_biomarkers_imr_final_10_13_2017.pdf?inf_contact_key=07f9786b00598205c4cfd8e7536091e81b0a3f0fd3ee5d9b43fb34c6613498d7

My TGFB-1 has varied widely:
Baseline - 27,000
3 mths after leaving moldy env: 1,481
2 mths after that and after 7 days of mino: 3,300
A year later: 17,000 new mold exposure
4 mths later: 6,600