Dear Trem,
The problem with mold on sheetrock is that 1. the most extremely toxic
variety of fungus is in the gypsum, and when there is a stain from wet
sheetrock, it is fairly certain to be a bad variety. That would be
stachy... and some people do not seem to be very affected by it. Some
of us, though seem to be genetically lacking some enzyme or another
that removes that type of toxin from the body, and it builds up,
wreaking havok. So she could be affected and you not.
Most house inspectors may not be very useful, as there are no good
tests to "prove" a stachy colony unless you can see it and pick it up
with some tape. Since it is anaerobic, it is often not in plain sight.
In my house, it was on the other side of the tile in the shower
stalls- the anaerobic side. It was completely hidden, and yet the
toxins it was releasing nearly killed me. We did get it remediated,
but not with the help of the "experts"- there is so much
misinformation; and even well meaning people can have VERY incomplete
info on what to do about it. It took us some trial and error before we
had it beat.
About the flu- I had some nasty awful flu last winter, the CS seemed
to make it worse.
My son 23, just got the flu, high fever, body aches, bad cough. He did
a fair amount of cs and it did help. He was only on his back for one
day, but was sick for about a week, + or -.
Maybe 4 years ago I got a flu vaccine variation (a couple of drops
under the skin of the forearm), but it was to see if my immune system
was functioning or not from the mold exposure. But the doc said it
would also confer immunity to that variety of flu for life. It was
also not the thimerosol preserved one, his had to be in the fridge.
The doc that was linked to in a previous post has done some good work
in that area. I have not read his remediation book, though, maybe it
came out after I was done.
Best Wishes with all of it,
Kathryn
On Oct 7, 2009, at 9:06 PM, Trem wrote:
I have been sort of monitoring the list and haven't seen any posts
saying they had kicked up a flu bug. So, have any of you folks
been flu ridden? My wife is considering a regular flu shot because
she has developed a respiratory problem over the years and
attributes it to mold in our house. I refuse to buy into it because
we have not had standing water or continuous lockage into wall
cavities. We do have a few small mold like stains on some sheetrock
in our basement but I tell her she would probably se the same in any
average basement. She isn't considering H1N1 vaccine. I haven't
had a shot in 10 years and don't plan to have any in the near or
distant future.
Let's have a show of hands.....anyone caught a flu bug this year?
Trem
