Thank you for this information! It helps a lot...
I’m a nurse and got an exemption at one job but I reacted to the job environmentally and couldn’t work…I was sick and very fatigued. The work from home job is requiring it and it’s a nursing job. I...
I’m now considering getting the covid vaccine. I’ve waited a long time and while it’s not necessarily going to help me at this point, a work from home job I could get is mandating it. At this point,...
@RainyCloud. Yes, I’ve decided not to go back. It’s hard. It must have been very difficult to have Lyme start with an already weakened immune system. I’m really surprised by this place…treating mold...
Moon61, I understand this must be so frustrating. People can think it’s in your head if they don’t deal with it. It’s not in your head. If the pole barn isn’t being ventilated with open doors and...
@the dude abides. Ok thank you for the context and helping me understand. You have lived longer and dealt with the losses because of illness so you have a long term perspective. I’m more just looking...
@moon61. I believe people can recover however the longer duration having the inflammation and exposure, in my opinion can increase recovery time. I know that I have found benefit using a rife...
@the dude abides Hi, I hope i didn’t give off the vibe that this is easy for me…I have ptsd, CIRS and I’m putting myself through grad school. I have no family but I have friends who truly care. I’m...
Yeah it’s hard because it’s a loss of good income but I’m trying to decide if my health is more important. @moon61 do you have CIRS or feel unwell there? At my job I couldn’t pay to also test for...
If you clean the area, wait several days before swabbing for dust..cleaning chemicals can alter ERMI test results....
Hey walking by faith, your response is extremely helpful and insightful. Yeah there is a metal roof but there are ceiling tiles below it and they refuse to change them…I’ve asked 5 or 6 times...
My immune system is weak. So I tested the building HERTSMI 4. I also have CIRS. Would you work in this building? The roof leaks when it rains. They can’t afford to fix it. HERTSMI is 4 but with the...
Denver suburbs don’t have a lot of moldy buildings. It usually takes me 24 hrs to 3 days in the building before I notice symptoms. You can rent a room in a house that’s not ridiculously expensive for...
I can empathize with the overwhelming nature of the CIRS diagnosis. I have been able to find places to live and rent that are low HERTSMI scores and I feel ok in. I am not working as a nurse right...
I haven’t stayed in the place. It’s for my internship so that’s why I’m considering it. Thank you for your advice. It’s a work space so it looked cleaned recently and i just got dust from vents…...
Does anyone think a HERTSMI score of 14 is too high for Lyme disease or CIRS? Let me know as I’ve contemplated the location...
Anyone taken novavax or j and j and felt better or had a bad rxn?...
What does your Lyme doctor think? I would write a pro versus con list and then use that to decide what you feel most comfortable with. You could also boost your immune system before vaccination by...
Wow I didn’t realize that about Iowa! I think I read that mold likes 70 degrees Or warmer but not above 130. I bought a dehumidifier when I lived in the Midwest and it worked great during summer. I...
Thank you! Thankful I found this site. Helps me feel supported...
My VEGF was 7 last year 2021 after 1 month of mold exposure in an apartment. I had mold exposure for a few months/parts of 2017 (not the whole year) before the re-exposure in 2021....
Does anyone know much about Idaho at least the dry parts? I am looking into moving there also...CIRS is so annoying...
Thank you Astroman; that information is helpful! I know a couple of people who have swamp coolers which definitely does breed mold....
This is probably not even remotely close with what you are referring to about mycotoxins causing mold colonization in GI system but I found this article helpful in general. This article focused more...
Look into using biocidin. It has helped me a lot! I take it and binders...
I agree with what someone wrote about the air conditioning harboring mold in the Southwest. Also as someone also mentioned air-tight buildings can prevent ventilation. I am a nurse and I tested a...
Does anyone know much about Utah and New Mexico? Arizona has lots of indoor mold issues. Thankfully I was never in these places for extended periods of time because I was aware of the potential mold...