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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2013 21:16:23 GMT -5
justme, my vitamin D was 29, the lab said the normal range was 30 to (?). My doctor had already told me to get a vitamin C and a vitamin D supplement when I was in her office. The vitamin D is 2,000, take once a day. When the lab results came back she called in a prescription of a high dosage of vitamin D for me to take once a week for 4 months. After that I'm suppose to just go back to taking the ones I'd bought. I just went and looked at the rx bottle and it is D2. Can you feel a difference when your vitamin D levels get really low? I'm sorry you've been struggling to keep yours high enough. I didn't realize it could still be a problem when you live somewhere like Florida.
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Post by chiver78 on May 30, 2013 21:21:20 GMT -5
exactly - what is "a little low" by your dr's measure?
I grew up drinking a ton of milk comparatively to my peers, and tailed that off thru college....and felt the effects. I now ensure that I eat a lot of green leafy's and mushrooms, as well as supplementing with a 1000mg D supplement daily.
I feel SO much better since adding that 1000mg supplement, even accounting for all the D-rich foods I eat. what your dr may not have told you is that women are far more likely to be deficient in D, and that most women don't realize they actually are deficient. pose this question to your dr, but while she ponders it, add more D-enhancers to your diet and see how you feel. by the time you reconnect w/your dr, you may already have your answer.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2013 21:28:49 GMT -5
Thank you dannylion. I've just had the x-ray, CT scan and the bloodwork. How do they test to see if the infection is fungal?
I am allergic to pollen. This started January 1 though, before the pollen got bad here. I don't really feel like I do when my allergies are acting up. I'm don't really even feel congested, just the stuff dripping down my throat. I kept going to the doctor because I just feel bad period and then there's the feverish/achy feeling on top of that. The sinus infection is the only thing they've been finding wrong even though the only sinus related symptom I'm complaining about is the post nasal drip.
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Post by justme on May 30, 2013 21:33:08 GMT -5
justme, my vitamin D was 29, the lab said the normal range was 30 to (?). My doctor had already told me to get a vitamin C and a vitamin D supplement when I was in her office. The vitamin D is 2,000, take once a day. When the lab results came back she called in a prescription of a high dosage of vitamin D for me to take once a week for 4 months. After that I'm suppose to just go back to taking the ones I'd bought. I just went and looked at the rx bottle and it is D2. Can you feel a difference when your vitamin D levels get really low? I'm sorry you've been struggling to keep yours high enough. I didn't realize it could still be a problem when you live somewhere like Florida. 30 use to be the low, they upped it to 32 in the last year and I suppose not all labs are up to that yet. My Dr said I could take OTC along with the rx - 1-2,000. She said that when mine bottomed out close to 20 and more recently when I tested at 30. Plus for me OTC is a lot cheaper. To be honest I have soooo many things wrong with me it's hard to pin point whether something is the Vit D, thyroid, B12 issue, etc. I will say, I noticed a small weight loss once I became more adamant about Vit D (probably 5 lbs over a month) and I haven't really changed anything else during that time so at the moment I'm attributing it to that and assuming it's done some good. I haven't had it tested in a few months though.
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Post by saveinla on May 30, 2013 21:42:48 GMT -5
Pink,
I had nasal polyps removed in 2005 and it's like night and day. I could not breathe at all if I lay down and it was killing me. I would wake up gasping for breath and I also had constant infection in my nose. I had to go in every week to have the steroid injection.
It hurts really bad (painkillers don't work for me) - especially the first 2 days, but once they remove all the packaging from the nose, you feel like a new person. My surgeon told me that he was surprised I had waited that long, since they removed 4 or 5 polyps that was causing the issue and my nose was completely blocked.
I lost a little bit of smell, but since I can breathe again, I consider it a great tradeoff. I haven't had to go back to the ENT since I went for my annual checkup in 2006. I only use a nasal spray in the winter when I feel a little congested or in the allergy season.
Good luck and ask for a second opinion in case you are not satisfied with the diagnosis. In my case, my breathing problems were severe, so I wanted relief any way I could get. But I still went to another surgeon and then decided to have the surgery, almost 7 months after the diagnosis.
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Post by dannylion on May 30, 2013 22:20:27 GMT -5
Thank you dannylion. I've just had the x-ray, CT scan and the bloodwork. How do they test to see if the infection is fungal? I am allergic to pollen. This started January 1 though, before the pollen got bad here. I don't really feel like I do when my allergies are acting up. I'm don't really even feel congested, just the stuff dripping down my throat. I kept going to the doctor because I just feel bad period and then there's the feverish/achy feeling on top of that. The sinus infection is the only thing they've been finding wrong even though the only sinus related symptom I'm complaining about is the post nasal drip. I think they do a culture from the sinuses to see what grows out to determine the nature of the infection. (I could be wrong--I am not a medical practitioner). In any event, it might be worth asking specifically as the treatment for it would be very different from the treatment for a bacterial infection. I hope you get some answers and some relief soon.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2013 22:31:48 GMT -5
chiver, I think we were posting at the same time lol.
justme, I sure hope I don't lose any more weight! I lost 14lbs between January and March and it's not a good look for me. I hope you get all your stuff worked out so you can feel better too.
saveinla, thank you for sharing your experience. Of course I came home and searched the web about polyps and the surgery lol. But I appreciate hearing the experiences of people I "know" more than complete strangers'. I only have 1 polyp and I'm not having trouble breathing through my nose. I read that it can be pretty bad the first couple of days and that having the packing removed is at least very unpleasant and at most very painful. That's kind of worrisome, because most painkillers don't work for me either and I don't want to look like an addict asking for something strong. Which is why I keep whining about my body hurting lol, nothing makes it better. I also saw that polyps themselves can affect your sense of smell and so can the surgery. Your story is encouraging, because you had good results that lasted. I don't want to go through all that and still have the same problem.
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Post by justme on May 30, 2013 22:49:10 GMT -5
Aye no! Definitely don't want you to lose more than! I gained almost 40lbs in ~6mths with no explaination in 2011, been losing it slowly so I was ecstatic to lose 5lbs in ~1mth without drastic changes. Thanks for the well wishes. I hope it gets worked out too! Though so far every so often I just get a new diagnosis but no overall answer. I just recently got diagnosed as allergic to several things. A lot of what he mentioned that could be symptoms of allergies fit mine - and not what I thought as the typical allergy symptoms, but unfortunately it takes a while for the allergy shots to become effective. At this point I try almost anything. I haven't had anything to do with sinus polyps, but I had my tonsils out at 26 which is supposed to be quite painful. I know polyps are somewhat similar, since others were waiting in the center for that surgery but maybe it's just the same area, not sure if the after surgery care is the same. Just wanted to say that I googled the hell out of tonsillectomy as an adult and employed almost all the non RX ideas and listened to the nurses and the pain wasn't anywhere near as bad as everyone had me expecting. I was out of it enough to fight it, but I told my parents (who were taking care of me) what everyone said and they forced me to follow what everyone said and I only had one horrible day of pain.
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Post by motherto2 on May 31, 2013 20:56:17 GMT -5
Pink, sorry to hear you are still feeling so bad. I hope they figure it out soon. Have you been keeping your diary? I think that was an excellent idea, and if you haven't started it, get a move on. Please keep us posted. I'm really curious to hear what the doctors figure out. I hope you have started eating clean. Things that don't have a bunch of chemicals in it. It sure can't hurt.
thinking about you and prayers.
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Post by motherto2 on May 31, 2013 21:06:31 GMT -5
Just me, I had my tonsils out at 28, and I had 2 weeks of Pure HELL and another week or so of HELL, before things started to subside. I felt like I ha razor blades in my throat. Glad I did it after it all settled down though. I don't get as sick as I used to. As a Navy brat the military wouldn't do it growing up. I still have a lot of sinus issues, but I know where I live physically as well as being cooped up in a tight building probably doesn't help. I can't wait to move away fron the area. I'm hoping it will help with the sinus stuff. I don't have nearly the reactions that I used to have, and part of that might be from not having a shedding dog in the house (my current dog is a non-shedder).
I had been faithfully taking vitamin D and B for months and months, and got sick with the stomach bug a couple of months ago, and stopped taking them. I've noticed I've been coming home and taking a short nap after work, and now am wondering if there is a connection. Will have to go inside and take some before I go to bed.
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Post by whoami on Jun 1, 2013 8:06:43 GMT -5
I would have an air quality test done in the house. Your symptoms sound like toxic mold symptoms.
Long story short, MILs house is full of mold. People were always getting sick in the house after a few days. This has been going on for decades. Information came to light recently at raised our suspicions about the possibility of mold being a problem. The last time I was in the house (many years ago) I got the respiratory infection from hell along with a really bad case of strep throat. Took me weeks to get over it and several doctor visits. DH got sick last fall when he was out there with a bad respiratory infection. Neither one of us is sickly but we have both gotten extremely ill after being in the house for only a couple days. Mold can be very dangerous.
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Post by bookkeeper on Jun 1, 2013 10:13:15 GMT -5
Have you allergy-proofed your bedroom? You spend 8 hrs. each night breathing in whatever is in your bedroom. Our older son had serious sinus issues due to a school building with mold. He missed about 20 days of school each year. We took the carpet out of his bedroom (yuk!!) and put down a laminate floor that can be washed weekly. Another idea is to put away your pillow, buy a new one and cover it with a pillow protector. Lastly, spend some time deep cleaning your bedroom. Wash down what ever can be scrubbed with vinegar or peroxide in a bucket of water and consider steam cleaning bedroom carpet and even your mattress. If you can't remember when you bought your mattress, or if it was a hand me down from somewhere else, consider buying a new mattress. They are expensive, but so are medical bills and lost time from work. Leave your bedroom windows closed and check the filter on your air conditioner or furnace and give them a wash or change out for new ones. Do you have old carpeting in your house? That may be a breeding ground for allergy problems. Since we took the carpet out of our house, we know that when we wash the floors they are clean, that can't be said for 20 year old carpet.
Good luck to you, I know from a mother's point of view how frustrating it is not to be able to get over a sinus illness. By the way, my son grew up and moved into his own home where he no longer has sinus issues. The mold in the school building and air quality in our hometown seemed to be the culprits.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 14:24:58 GMT -5
I went looking for this thread and I see motherto2 asked me to keep you all posted so....... I had the surgery to remove the polyp and clean up my sinuses over a week ago. After the surgery, the surgeon said I had "a LOT of infection". I actually had been feeling a lot better since the surgery and had a bit of pep in my step. Today, the feverish feeling and aching is back full force. I went lookiing for this thread because I remembered a few people mentioning mold allergies. I'm wondering if that's what my problem is. Yesterday evening, a friend wanted to borrow one of my carpet cleaners and when I pulled the better one out of the closet I realized we'd stored it without emptying it. It was full of black mold. I set the cleaner in the living room and the bucket in the kitchen because I was going to try to clean it later. A few hours later I said to heck with it and put it all outside for the trash. My follow up appointment with the ENT is next week and I'll definitely ask him about this. I don't know if I need to go ahead and schedule an appointment with an allergist or wait until after I see the ENT. When I was tested as a teenager, mold was one of the things I was allergic to, but I've never had horrible symptoms like this. I'd just started looking mold allergies up on the internet when I remembered this thread. I do have carpet in my bedroom, but it's not moldy that I'm aware of. If I felt better, I'd probably go rip it up right now anyway, just because I'm really disgusted lol. There's hardwood under it but I'm not sure what kind of shape it's in. The rest of the wood flooring in my house that was covered with carpet was fine though. I don't really care at this point. I'll get rid of whatever I need to so I can feel better. I haven't seen any visible signs of mold (other than the carpet cleaner yesterday) in my house, so I'd have to look for it. Maybe I've only been getting sick when I went in the room where the cleaner was........ I have no idea. It's an unused bedroom, so I don't go in it every day. It didn't occur to me to keep track of what rooms I went in in my house when I was trying to keep track of when/where my symptoms would start. Anyway, I was really hoping the surgery would "fix me", but apparently it's not over yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 16:27:09 GMT -5
What's making me miserable (and confused) is that I keep feeling like I have a fever, including body aches, but when I take my temperature it's normal. I tried to convey to my doctor just how bad I feel, but I don't think she got it. No medicine she's prescribed or OTC painkillers makes that feeling go away. I suffer through work, come home and go to bed. Sleeping is the only thing that makes me feel better. I can deal with congestion, but this other stuff is wiping me out. I've lost 14 pounds that I didn't need to lose.
Has anybody else experienced anything similar to this?
Pink Cashmere Just wondering if you have moved lately & how long has it been going on? Also, again wondering if your face feels flushed (like it's red, but of course it's not). And also do you cough up a lot of stuff?
Maybe I can help because YES we have something similar. I have never gotten a sinus infection but my wife has repeatedly. In or case (& our symptoms are the same) we moved 2.3 miles to a new house & the symptoms hit us. Turns out we are both allergic to Mountain Cedar (which is some sort of Jupiter bush). Very popular plant here because it doesn't need much water to live. Because of that they plant it where they need a lot of plants (like the cemetery which is 1 block from our new house).Two real problems with it: 1. We are both VERY allergic to it & 2. it has a long spore season (or whatever you call that). When I say long I'm talking from Thanksgiving to early March. Our allergies are so bad they call it seasonal asthma (in our case). By any change is your bedroom in the interior of the house (ours is)? That is the cleanest room (from spores) for us. BTW the first time I saw my doctor about it I described it by saying "I feel like I'm going to die", that's how bad I felt. I guess that I was kind of lucky because they caught on real quick to what I had because none of the "natives" that grew up here are allergic to the stuff. On the other hand everyone who moves here is allergic to it & allergy doctors make a good living from them. While you may not be allergic to the same stuff we are, I'm betting that your allergic to another plant that has a long spoor season.
What we do. Well mainly we suffer & 3 or so months a year we feel like we are dying. We do have air filters in every room (2 in this room because the door here is opened the most). My wife takes a ton of drugs & still gets sinus infections & feels bad. Sad to say that I'm on a heart med that stops the allergy doctors from treating me (it case I have a reaction it stops the drug I would need from working). PITA!
If this sound like us talking could help PM me & I'll answer what I can.
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Post by whoami on Jun 27, 2013 16:54:55 GMT -5
I haven't seen any visible signs of mold (other than the carpet cleaner yesterday) in my house, so I'd have to look for it. Maybe I've only been getting sick when I went in the room where the cleaner was........ I have no idea. It's an unused bedroom, so I don't go in it every day. It didn't occur to me to keep track of what rooms I went in in my house when I was trying to keep track of when/where my symptoms would start. Anyway, I was really hoping the surgery would "fix me", but apparently it's not over yet. I really recommend an air qualiy test. We had one done in MILs house and the results were really bad. Some rooms had 3x the level of what would considered a "sick" house and yet there was no outward evidence of mold growing...but its in the walls in the basement and who knows where else. There were a few rooms that were "ok" but overall most of the house is unhealthy or toxic.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 17:14:37 GMT -5
Oldtex, I've been in my house over 10 years. I haven't planted anything new, so I doubt that's it. I appreciate you sharing though, I want to explore all possibilities! whoami, you're scaring me! I know that what you're saying is a real possibility here, but I don't even want to think about the expense of trying to find and remove hidden mold. oldtex reminded me of something I briefly considered before. The only new thing in or around my house that could be a problem is the carpet I put in my den last July. I had a sinus infection at the end of August. Then this one that started in January. I've always lived in houses with carpet, but in this house I only have it in my bedroom and the den. I don't spend a lot of time in the den, but I guess it's possible I'm allergic to that carpet. I'll be upset if I am, I spent a lot of money on it! LOL After yesterday though, I'm leaning more toward a mold allergy. I was handling that carpet cleaner and had it out in the open for some hours. Then I ended up feeling absolutely horrible. In all this time, that's the first time I've been able to make a clear connection to something I've been around. And I might not have made the connection if you all hadn't mentioned mold here. That's why I love you guys, you help me think!
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Post by Angel! on Jun 27, 2013 17:24:10 GMT -5
You should definitely get a hepa filter for your bedroom. Ripping out the carpet is not a bad idea also. When I was younger my parents were replacing the carpet in my room & discovered there was a bunch of mold underneath. Somehow water had been getting into the wall behind the fireplace, which was next to my room. It turned out the inside of the wall was all moldy also, but you couldn't tell there were any problems from the outside.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 17:33:37 GMT -5
Dammit, thinking about what whoami said, I had roof damage last spring from a really bad storm. We actually had a series of bad storms. The roof was covered with a tarp the next day and replaced within a couple of weeks. Since it kept storming while all that was going on, I went into the attic several times looking for leaks during the process. I did have one small leak at one point (the darn tarp blew off during one of the storms with high wind, onto the power lines before the contractor got started ) but it didn't stay wet and I didn't see anything else after that. The damage wasn't near the edges of the roof, but I guess it's possible I missed water that wasn't visible in the attic and ran down behind the interior walls. Does that sound farfetched? That sounds like something for a completely different thread. LOL! But seriously, that's the only thing I can think of that would've allowed mold to grow undetected. I try to protect my house from water damage and take care of leaks as soon as I discover them. I don't have a basement.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 17:54:04 GMT -5
Angel, we can consider the carpet gone just as soon as I feel up to dealing with it. I don't really want to have to walk on this hard wood floor in my bedroom because it hurts my feet and I hope the floor isn't in bad shape, but whatever. I'll deal with whatever I find out is making me sick, I just want to know what it is and what to do about it. I prepared myself to deal with whatever my Doctor found when she tested me for lupus and all that other stuff, so I can do this too. I really, really appreciate you all sharing your experiences, suggestions and advice. It's reassuring that you all took me seriously because there have been times I've been extremely frustrated thinking maybe my Dr thought I was exaggerating about how bad I feel. Thank you!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 18:39:05 GMT -5
Oldtex, I've been in my house over 10 years. I haven't planted anything new, so I doubt that's it. I appreciate you sharing though, I want to explore all possibilities! whoami, you're scaring me! I know that what you're saying is a real possibility here, but I don't even want to think about the expense of trying to find and remove hidden mold. oldtex reminded me of something I briefly considered before. The only new thing in or around my house that could be a problem is the carpet I put in my den last July. I had a sinus infection at the end of August. Then this one that started in January. I've always lived in houses with carpet, but in this house I only have it in my bedroom and the den. I don't spend a lot of time in the den, but I guess it's possible I'm allergic to that carpet. I'll be upset if I am, I spent a lot of money on it! LOL After yesterday though, I'm leaning more toward a mold allergy. I was handling that carpet cleaner and had it out in the open for some hours. Then I ended up feeling absolutely horrible. In all this time, that's the first time I've been able to make a clear connection to something I've been around. And I might not have made the connection if you all hadn't mentioned mold here. That's why I love you guys, you help me think! Pink I was just wondering about the moving because that's how it hit us. It could be something as simple as someone in your neighborhood planting something new.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 22:57:55 GMT -5
Since no-one else has mentioned it, I thought I'd point out that sinus infections may often be associated with dental problems. I have a friend who developed a crack in the crown over a (canine) tooth in which he had a root canal done. It caused a smoldering recurrent infection that kept his sinuses inflamed. After several courses of various antibiotics, with unsatisfactory results, the dental problem was finally discovered and addressed. He opted to have the problem tooth extracted. Now his sinuses are fine.
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It wasn't a vacuum, it was a carpet cleaner. It had just been put away in that closet, I can't remember the last time I used it. At least a year, probably more. I've seen the underside of carpet I've pulled up in this house. None of it had mold under it. The carpet in my bedroom is the only one that I haven't seen what's underneath it. I don't have a crawlspace. I know that sinus infections can spread to your jaw or your eye, but I didn't know problems with your teeth could cause sinus inflammation. I was due for a dental cleaning last month, but I didn't really want them poking around in my gums and stuff while I had all that infected mucus sitting in my left cheek. Well, I just learned from DD tonight that her best friend, who just happened to sleep in that room last night and the night before, was complaining today that she didn't feel well and intended to go a walk in clinic earlier today. She said her throat was really irritated like she was coming down with something and something else that DD doesn't remember. Her 1 year old son slept in there with her and he was coughing and sneezing. DD didn't tell me about it before now because she thought maybe it was just too cold in there for them at night. That room does stay really cool when the air is running and I keep the whole house much cooler at night. I need to talk to my Mom, because my youngest nephew slept in there a few days last week when Mom came to stay with me after the surgery. I remember that sometimes I'd be sitting next to him on the couch and I think he'd fallen asleep because he was breathing heavily, but he was wide awake. I don't know if he has known allergies or something that might have flared up over here. He didn't play outside while he was here, I guess because it was too hot. Before last week, nobody had slept in that room since last September. There's a bed and dresser in there, but we've just been using the room for storage for a while now. I think I'm on the right track with the mold being the problem. I want to talk to a doctor about it right now! LOL. I've been very wordy this evening and tonight, so that's it.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jun 28, 2013 6:12:42 GMT -5
When I left the one apartment in Baltimore I finally felt somewhat human again. They were trying to hide it from me but there was most definitely mold in that place. My unit was on the slab and as it turns out pipes in the slab were busted and leaking and had been that way for a good nine months. They suddenly moved my moving date up with no explanation. A friend of mine was one of their contractors and he told me. And told me it was a problem they'd had in almost everyone of their ground floor units.
You can get throw rugs for the bedrooms. That is always the recommendation of my doctors, no carpet in bedrooms and get throw rugs you can wash. Yes, they won't be as pretty or nice as fancier rugs but a hot water wash will kill allergens. With the symptoms you mention from the guest bedroom it seems like something is affecting the air quality in the house.
Have someone retest you for allergies. I've developed some pretty bad ones in my mid 20s to stuff I'd tolerated all my life.
I know all of this sucks but hopefully you are on the right track now. I've been there when you barely drag yourself to work and home to collapse. In my case it was mold that was causing it. I've had moments since then but even when I had a sinus infection for 3 months and a respiratory infection I didn't feel as bad as I did in that apartment. Ditching the carpet has been a wonderful thing for me.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jun 28, 2013 8:43:33 GMT -5
Pink,
Have you had your air ducts looked at recently? Maybe there is some dust/mold in them that the air conditioning is spreading throughout the house and making overall air quality really poor? Your DD's friend's experience and your nephew's experience suggest that it could be the air conditioning.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 9:55:55 GMT -5
I really want to believe that just getting that moldy carpet cleaner out of that room solved the problem for the house. LOL! Just once, I wish something would be simple. I'll get it sorted out though. I don't want to have to deal with a mold allergy or finding mold, but I'm glad to finally have a clue what might be making me so sick.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jun 28, 2013 9:58:07 GMT -5
I know it sucks but given the symptoms and what you said about the damaged roof, it seems possible mold is the culprit. I'd try to air that bedroom out, get a good air cleaner, rip the carpet out and go from there.
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Post by whoami on Jun 29, 2013 20:38:17 GMT -5
I really want to believe that just getting that moldy carpet cleaner out of that room solved the problem for the house. LOL! Just once, I wish something would be simple. I'll get it sorted out though. I don't want to have to deal with a mold allergy or finding mold, but I'm glad to finally have a clue what might be making me so sick. I would recommend a really good hepa filter...not the junk they sell at Walmart but one that is hospital grade. We looked into it for MIL house because nothing will be done there until after she dies which at this point, looks like within the next few weeks. Her decision. The lab that did the cultures said having that filter would clean the air but its not going to get rid of the mold because its in the walls and needs to be removed. Given the health issues you have, having a good hepa filter would be a good thing regardless. Check in the closet and make sure there is no mold on the walls. I would pull everything out of there and anything porous should go in the trash. Any clothing should be washed. Get a respirator from Home Depot and use gloves. I would wipe everything down in the closet where the thing was stored with bleach.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2013 21:43:59 GMT -5
whoami, I'm sorry about your MIL. I'd already looked, and there isn't any mold on the walls in the closet. Unfortunately I recently hung my winter clothes in there after the weather warmed up. Other than that, the good news is I've been planning to empty that room out anyway because I wanted to put my computer desk in there. I hadn't done anything yet because I haven't figured out how to dispose of the furniture that's in there. Since disposing of it instead of selling it or giving it away was my plan all along, that's not a problem. I've felt better since that horrible day after I discovered the carpet cleaner, so I can start getting rid of the easy stuff in that bedroom. I got a HEPA filter for DD's bedroom when she had the baby. I'll look into one for me that's suitable. Thanks for all your advice!
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