One year and four months ago today I lived a normal happy life. That all went to hell when Mold came into my life.
I have two daughters. One is five and is one is three. When my oldest daughter was three, she started preschool. Within months she was having high fevers and severe back pain and had to be hospitalized. This continued along with leg pain, throat pain and fevers that would not budge even with appropriate medicines for two years.
We saw over ten doctors and they were all stumped and could not tell us what was wrong with her. Push forward a year and my youngest daughter and I started going to the same preschool as I became a teacher. For nine months straight, all three of us were so sick. I had recurrent bacterial infections vaginally and the OBGYN could not tell me why. Both of my girls had unidentifiable infections, pneumonia, high fevers, chronic ear infections and conjunctivitis. I had what I thought was Sinus Infections and took so many antibiotics that my gut is forever ruined.
I also developed a rash on my feet and legs that I am yet to get rid of. Trying to work and take care of two sick children and being sick yourself is the ultimate hell that I never wish upon anyone. My throat hurt so bad I couldn't even let loose and sing out loud in my car anymore, which was a great stress relief for me.I had horrible headaches and started losing weight and also became allergic to almost everything I ate. I all of a sudden had no tolerance for alcohol. I would have a glass of wine and be deathly ill and feel hungover for a week afterwards. Chocolate - particularly chocolate brownies made me evil. I know, it sounds completely insane, but it's real. I became a different person -an angry, unrecognizable sad person. My symptoms were not only getting worse, they were changing every month. Interstitial Cystitis, nausea, cold intolerance, extreme fatigue, depressed symptoms, horrible anxiety, the never-ending sinus issues etc etc.
I had thick green, yellow and bloody mucus coming out of me. It literally looked like silly putty and you could not break it apart. Absolutely disgusting and it poured out. The more I got out, the more that filled it's place. I was also pooping blood, a lot of blood. It was terrifying. I had horrible water retention and lower pelvic swelling to the point that I couldn't button my pants. My hands and face would swell so bad I looked like a different person. AGAIN, bloodwork was normal. I cried only when I was alone because I literally felt like I was going crazy and felt like I was dying and all of the doctors I saw were baffled and didn't have an answer. I finally saw one doctor in particular that said I had extremely high levels of inflammation And high IGM levels in my blood that suggested there was something seriously wrong but he couldn't tell me what was causing it. Hello!? Mold. Mold causes inflammation and wreaks havoc on your immune system. If only I knew then!
Another doctor called me anorexic and wouldn't even listen to me. I was also seeing a dentist. The first week working in the school, my teeth started to hurt and one fell out while stapling ABC decor to my classroom wall.
I must say, I am NOT anorexic and would honestly do anything to be a strong healthy woman for my girls so to say that doctor upset me would be an understatement! I saw many doctors and had many anti anxiety and anti depressants thrown at me. I refused to take them because I knew deep down I was NOT depressed but that I felt this way because I was so sick and my kids were so sick and NOONE knew why!!
I was suffering, but more importantly, my babies were suffering. As soon as they started feeling better - BOOM. They were so sick and it was the most heartbreaking thing for me to watch and I became more angry. My mama bear came out and I was fed up with the doctors not listening to me and helping me and my girls. This past August was the last bad episode my daughters had. When the doctor gave me a look of disbelief - Omg, I would not have wanted to be her that day.( Yes my kid has had fevers of 103-105 for 16 fucking days!!! How dare you question me!!) I later apologized and got a hug when at first she thought it was nothing serious and came back in the room to tell me my daughter was severely sick and needed a hospital right away. ( Of course she was dammit. I'm her Mom!! I know my kid best and also knew after staying up all night for months reading and educating myself exactly what the bloodwork meant and what tests had to be to done ,etc.) I was knowledgeable and that gave me power. I knew I was their only advocate and that sadly gave me anxiety as I knew I was sick too. I couldn't be sick. I had to take care of my babies. I had to fake it. I still fake it. I had no support during this which made me emotionally unstable on top of it. I was and am still living a nightmare that I wish I could wake up from.
All of this continued to worsen and I made the decision to pull us all out of school, quit my job and get us better. During all of this, my ENT was trying to tell me it was Mold. I shrugged her off in disbelief that mold could do such harm.
I was so wrong. So wrong.
My oldest daughter , at age four, got her tonsils and adenoids removed after being diagnosed with a periodic fever syndrome which I thought was complete bullshit. She did not have classic symptoms of it and I disagreed with the diagnosis. After her tonsils were removed, my daughter's ENT told me that she had severely inflamed tonsils and they were the size of a 12 year old child and she believed there had to be an environmental trigger. Bam. I left that day and looked over all of the medical documents and the timing of it all and for the first time I put it all together and it finally made sense. My "Aha!" moment. We had been in a very toxic environment and not known.
We have been out of the school for eight months now and thankfully my girls are getting much better minus the yeast infections which will not go away and I unfortunately have not gotten better.
My sinus infections are not as extreme but I have continued to lose weight and develop new symptoms and have daily headaches.
The fatigue is the worst. I used to be so energetic and fun. I have also developed a sensitivity to smells. It's the weirdest thing that I've ever experienced. Brand new coffee table reeks of mold and I can't tolerate certain smells-- it's hard to explain unless you have gone through it. I also have acne and horrible throat problems that I never had before. It's basically tonsillitis that never goes away. It's so painful. I feel sick all the time and they constantly hurt and smell like death. I squeeze green and yellow pus out of them weekly. I am scheduled to get them removed after Christmas.
Other symptoms I left out:
Red shot eyes
Swollen and bloated
Fingernails breaking
Constant mucus
Rage. Rage. Rage.
Bladder pain (I pop AZO like candy)
Heartburn every day
Stuffy nose and thick clear stuff
(I'm happy it's clear or white)
My dog has horrible skin irritation and chronic ear infections and yeast in his paws
Memory loss/ unable to concentrate
Bowel problems/ digestive issues
Horrible headaches daily
Severe lower back pain
Water retention
The list goes on and on and I pray we get through this and get better. I get worse when we use the heat in the house and smell a moldy urine smell all over the house that makes me feel terrible.
Follow me and my story and I'll keep you posted on our recovery.
All of this is from toxic mold. I wish I had known. I wish that people, particularly doctors, were more educated on the topic because its real. Its REAL and it's completely miserable. I have not been the same person since working in that school.
I will do everything I can to get the word out that toxic mold is dangerous and deadly.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
MyMoldHell
One year and four months ago today I lived a normal happy life. That all went to hell when Mold came into my life.
I have two daughters. One is five and is one is three. When my oldest daughter was three, she started preschool. Within months she was having high fevers and severe back pain and had to be hospitalized. This continued along with leg pain, throat pain and fevers that would not budge even with appropriate medicines for two years.
We saw over ten doctors and they were all stumped and could not tell us what was wrong with her. Push forward a year and my youngest daughter and I started going to the same preschool as I became a teacher. For nine months straight, all three of us were so sick. I had recurrent bacterial infections vaginally and the OBGYN could not tell me why. Both of my girls had unidentifiable infections, pneumonia, high fevers, chronic ear infections and conjunctivitis. I had what I thought was Sinus Infections and took so many antibiotics that my gut is forever ruined.
I also developed a rash on my feet and legs that I am yet to get rid of. Trying to work and take care of two sick children and being sick yourself is the ultimate hell that I never wish upon anyone. My throat hurt so bad I couldn't even let loose and sing out loud in my car anymore. I had horrible headaches and started losing weight and also became allergic to almost everything I ate. I,all of a sudden, had no tolerance for alcohol. I would have a glass of wine and be deathly ill and feel hungover for a week afterwards. Chocolate - particularly chocolate brownies made me evil. I know, it sounds completely insane, but it's real. I became a different person -an angry, unrecognizable person. My symptoms were not only getting worse they were changing every month. Interstitial Cystitis, nausea, cold intolerance, extreme fatigue, depression, horrible anxiety, etc etc.
I had thick green, yellow and bloody mucus coming out of me. It literally looked like silly putty and you could not break it apart. Absolutely disgusting and it poured out. The more I got out, the more that filled it's place. I was also pooping blood, a lot of blood. It was terrifying. I had horrible water retention and lower pelvic swelling to the point that I couldn't button my pants. My hands and face would swell so bad I looked like a different person. I cried only when I was alone because I literally felt like I was going crazy and felt like I was dying and all of the doctors I saw were baffled and didn't have an answer. Most bloodwork was normal. all except CRP levels. One doctor in particular said you have extremely high levels of inflammation And high IGM levels in your blood that suggest there is something seriously wrong but I just can't tell you what it is.
Another doctor called me anorexic and wouldn't even listen to me. I was also seeing a dentist. The first week working in the school, my teeth started to hurt and one fell out while stapling ABC decor to my classroom wall.
I must say, I am NOT anorexic and would honestly do anything to be a strong healthy woman for my girls so to say that doctor upset me would be an understatement! I saw many doctors and had many anti anxiety and anti depressants thrown at me. I refused to take them because I knew deep down I was NOT depressed but that I felt this way because I was so sick and my kids were so sick and NOONE knew why!!
I was suffering, but more importantly, my babies were suffering. As soon as they started feeling better - BOOM. They were so sick and it was the most heartbreaking thing for me to watch and I grew angry. My mama bear came out and I was fed up with the doctors not listening to me and helping me. This past August was the last bad episode my daughters had. When the doctor gave me a look of disbelief. Omg, I would not have wanted to be her that day.( Yes my kid has had fevers of 103-105 for 16 fucking days!!! How dare you question me!!) I layer apologized and got a hug when at first she thought it was nothing serious and came back in the room to tell me my daughter was severely sick and needed a hospital right away. ( Of course she was dammit. I'm her Mom!! I know my kid best and also knew after staying up all night for months reading and educating myself exactly what the bloodwork meant and what tests had to be to done ,etc.) I was knowledgeable and that gave me power. I knew I was their only advocate and that gave me anxiety as I knew I was sick too. I couldn't be sick. I had to take care of my babies. I had to fake it. I still fake it. I had no support during this which made me emotionally unstable on top of it. It was and is a nightmare that I dream of being over.
All of this continued to worsen and I made the decision to pull us all out of school, quit my job and get us better. During all of this, my ENT was trying to tell me it was Mold. I shrugged her off in disbelief that mold could do such harm.
I was so wrong. So wrong.
My oldest daughter , at age four, got her tonsils and adenoids removed after being diagnosed with a periodic fever syndrome which I thought was complete bullshit. She did not have classic symptoms of it and I disagreed with the diagnosis.
We have been out of the school for eight months now and thankfully my girls are getting much better minus the yeast infections which will not go away and I unfortunately have not gotten better.
My sinus infections are not as extreme but I have continued to lose weight and develop new symptoms and have daily headaches.
The fatigue is the worst. I used to be so energetic and fun. I have also developed a sensitivity to smells. It's the weirdest thing that I've ever experienced. Brand new coffee table reeks of mold and I can't tolerate certain smells-- it's hard to explain unless you have gone through it. I also have acne and horrible throat problems that I never had before. It's basically tonsillitis that never goes away. It's so painful. I feel sick all the time and they constantly hurt and smell like death. I am scheduled get them removed after Christmas.
Other symptoms I left out:
Red shot eyes
Swollen and bloated
Fingernails breaking
Constant mucus
Rage. Rage. Rage.
Bladder pain ( I pop AZO like candy)
Heartburn every day
Stuffy nose and thick clear stuff
(I'm happy it's clear or white)
My dog has horrible skin irritation and chronic ear infections and yeast in his paws
Memory loss/ unable to concentrate
Bowel problems/ digestive issues
Horrible headaches daily
Severe lower back pain
The list goes on and on and I pray we get through this and get better. I get worse when we use the heat in the house and smell a moldy urine smell all over the house that makes me feel terrible.
Follow me and my story and I'll keep you posted on our recovery.
All of this is from toxic mold. I wish I had known. I wish that people, particularly doctors, were more educated on the topic because its real. Its REAL and it's completely miserable. I have not been the same person since working in that school.
I will do everything I can to get the word out that toxic mold is dangerous and deadly.
I have two daughters. One is five and is one is three. When my oldest daughter was three, she started preschool. Within months she was having high fevers and severe back pain and had to be hospitalized. This continued along with leg pain, throat pain and fevers that would not budge even with appropriate medicines for two years.
We saw over ten doctors and they were all stumped and could not tell us what was wrong with her. Push forward a year and my youngest daughter and I started going to the same preschool as I became a teacher. For nine months straight, all three of us were so sick. I had recurrent bacterial infections vaginally and the OBGYN could not tell me why. Both of my girls had unidentifiable infections, pneumonia, high fevers, chronic ear infections and conjunctivitis. I had what I thought was Sinus Infections and took so many antibiotics that my gut is forever ruined.
I also developed a rash on my feet and legs that I am yet to get rid of. Trying to work and take care of two sick children and being sick yourself is the ultimate hell that I never wish upon anyone. My throat hurt so bad I couldn't even let loose and sing out loud in my car anymore. I had horrible headaches and started losing weight and also became allergic to almost everything I ate. I,all of a sudden, had no tolerance for alcohol. I would have a glass of wine and be deathly ill and feel hungover for a week afterwards. Chocolate - particularly chocolate brownies made me evil. I know, it sounds completely insane, but it's real. I became a different person -an angry, unrecognizable person. My symptoms were not only getting worse they were changing every month. Interstitial Cystitis, nausea, cold intolerance, extreme fatigue, depression, horrible anxiety, etc etc.
I had thick green, yellow and bloody mucus coming out of me. It literally looked like silly putty and you could not break it apart. Absolutely disgusting and it poured out. The more I got out, the more that filled it's place. I was also pooping blood, a lot of blood. It was terrifying. I had horrible water retention and lower pelvic swelling to the point that I couldn't button my pants. My hands and face would swell so bad I looked like a different person. I cried only when I was alone because I literally felt like I was going crazy and felt like I was dying and all of the doctors I saw were baffled and didn't have an answer. Most bloodwork was normal. all except CRP levels. One doctor in particular said you have extremely high levels of inflammation And high IGM levels in your blood that suggest there is something seriously wrong but I just can't tell you what it is.
Another doctor called me anorexic and wouldn't even listen to me. I was also seeing a dentist. The first week working in the school, my teeth started to hurt and one fell out while stapling ABC decor to my classroom wall.
I must say, I am NOT anorexic and would honestly do anything to be a strong healthy woman for my girls so to say that doctor upset me would be an understatement! I saw many doctors and had many anti anxiety and anti depressants thrown at me. I refused to take them because I knew deep down I was NOT depressed but that I felt this way because I was so sick and my kids were so sick and NOONE knew why!!
I was suffering, but more importantly, my babies were suffering. As soon as they started feeling better - BOOM. They were so sick and it was the most heartbreaking thing for me to watch and I grew angry. My mama bear came out and I was fed up with the doctors not listening to me and helping me. This past August was the last bad episode my daughters had. When the doctor gave me a look of disbelief. Omg, I would not have wanted to be her that day.( Yes my kid has had fevers of 103-105 for 16 fucking days!!! How dare you question me!!) I layer apologized and got a hug when at first she thought it was nothing serious and came back in the room to tell me my daughter was severely sick and needed a hospital right away. ( Of course she was dammit. I'm her Mom!! I know my kid best and also knew after staying up all night for months reading and educating myself exactly what the bloodwork meant and what tests had to be to done ,etc.) I was knowledgeable and that gave me power. I knew I was their only advocate and that gave me anxiety as I knew I was sick too. I couldn't be sick. I had to take care of my babies. I had to fake it. I still fake it. I had no support during this which made me emotionally unstable on top of it. It was and is a nightmare that I dream of being over.
All of this continued to worsen and I made the decision to pull us all out of school, quit my job and get us better. During all of this, my ENT was trying to tell me it was Mold. I shrugged her off in disbelief that mold could do such harm.
I was so wrong. So wrong.
My oldest daughter , at age four, got her tonsils and adenoids removed after being diagnosed with a periodic fever syndrome which I thought was complete bullshit. She did not have classic symptoms of it and I disagreed with the diagnosis.
We have been out of the school for eight months now and thankfully my girls are getting much better minus the yeast infections which will not go away and I unfortunately have not gotten better.
My sinus infections are not as extreme but I have continued to lose weight and develop new symptoms and have daily headaches.
The fatigue is the worst. I used to be so energetic and fun. I have also developed a sensitivity to smells. It's the weirdest thing that I've ever experienced. Brand new coffee table reeks of mold and I can't tolerate certain smells-- it's hard to explain unless you have gone through it. I also have acne and horrible throat problems that I never had before. It's basically tonsillitis that never goes away. It's so painful. I feel sick all the time and they constantly hurt and smell like death. I am scheduled get them removed after Christmas.
Other symptoms I left out:
Red shot eyes
Swollen and bloated
Fingernails breaking
Constant mucus
Rage. Rage. Rage.
Bladder pain ( I pop AZO like candy)
Heartburn every day
Stuffy nose and thick clear stuff
(I'm happy it's clear or white)
My dog has horrible skin irritation and chronic ear infections and yeast in his paws
Memory loss/ unable to concentrate
Bowel problems/ digestive issues
Horrible headaches daily
Severe lower back pain
The list goes on and on and I pray we get through this and get better. I get worse when we use the heat in the house and smell a moldy urine smell all over the house that makes me feel terrible.
Follow me and my story and I'll keep you posted on our recovery.
All of this is from toxic mold. I wish I had known. I wish that people, particularly doctors, were more educated on the topic because its real. Its REAL and it's completely miserable. I have not been the same person since working in that school.
I will do everything I can to get the word out that toxic mold is dangerous and deadly.
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