tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140596912012-02-16T02:12:35.623-05:00The story of my struggle and the facts about mold and allergyMoldChronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133136283118768843noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059691.post-1144906830278949862006-04-13T01:22:00.002-04:002010-02-15T00:11:04.914-05:00

Once again the rash on my right hand has returned - with a really nasty vengeance. This time I'm holding off using the Protopic .. for OBVIOUS reasons! If you're not familiar with Protopic .. then click the link to the right under Mold: Pharmacology: Protopic. Be sure to read all of the entries. This can be really bad stuff!!I put Olux on it in the morning - burned like fire! And it did not

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Well .. we needed to have the car cleaned out. And taking it to detailing shops the last 4 times was a waste of money; and we don't have it to waste anymore. So, I opted to clean it out: outside. I didn't have any other choice. My bum rash (RABs) has pretty well cleared and only a slight rossetta was showing on my right hand. Besides ... it was so beautiful outside. Warm sunshine beckoned me. I

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I love Spring time. It's the time when everything springs forth with new life. The trees bud, flowers bloom, animals come out, birds fly and sing ... and of course - MOLD begins to bloom. No I don't like that, but it is a natural part of the environmental flow. So how can I enjoy the beauty of Spring without falling prey to my new adversary, mold? That's a good question. I've not really found a

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I have waited all year long for a shot at going outside. To do this meant we had to have temperatures in the range of 20F or lower. Mold will continue to cast spores even down as low as 25F. But aside from a few days back in mid-November 2005, we've been unseasonably warm. In years past this would have been a real boon! I'd have hit the streams and farm ponds for some mid-winter fishing fun. But

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For nearly 4 months I was completely free of the painful rash and eczema that manifests on my 'bumper' when exposed to mold. Oh, how nice it was, too. But as all things do - they come to an end. Well, it didn't have to, but it came back to my 'end' .. ': (Now I am dealing with the painful discomfort that comes with the rash. It also means that I am once again forced to remain indoors. I also will

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UPDATE: In my 02 JULY 2005 post Up and Down, Up and Down, I wrote about using coconut oil to treat my mold allergy itch; with success. I'm back to tell you more about the specifics of Coconut Oil and the brand I recommend.A BIT ABOUT COCONUT OILWhat is coconut oil?Well, first off, it's from coconuts. That much everyone is pretty well aware of. But not all coconut oil is alike. Like many

MoldChronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133136283118768843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059691.post-1123527058453898552005-08-08T13:35:00.000-05:002006-09-24T09:14:52.880-04:00

It's been a while since I've posted to MoldChron - I've either been busy trying to find another job, working on other projects or just trying to get my 'act together'; and when you feel louzy, that's hard to do.The weather this year in Hooseirland has more than made up for last year's - to some - dismall lack of HOT WEATHER. But for me - not yet knowing I was suffering from an allergy to mold -

MoldChronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133136283118768843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059691.post-1143178304181952892005-08-06T12:10:00.000-05:002006-09-24T08:59:44.026-04:00

Today ... Sunday, August 6, was the 26th anniversary of my father's death and it was also the 33rd anniversary of meeting my wife. So, it's both a day of very pleasant and horrible memories. I can now add another horrible memory to it ... it was the day I underwent another round of eczema rash display due to mold toxicity. How long this bout will last ... only time will tell.I am just a month

MoldChronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133136283118768843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059691.post-1121190576697423292005-07-12T08:31:00.000-05:002006-09-24T09:00:24.593-04:00

We got rain. We needed rain. Badly. Now we'll have mold. It's a natural flow. But for me and those who suffer from mold allergies - it's a difficult time.The plants and animals will benefit - as will all of us humans - from the recently fallen rain: and to come. However, the humidity and heat have fully financed the next bounty of mold spores.Today has begun as most days have for the past several

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As you may well imagine, I've scanned the Internet regularly and extensively for information on molds and mold allergy. I've learned a lot and continue to do so. One of the reaons for THIS BLOG has been the discussion and dissemination of information as I find it.I've just recently come across a site that gives a great deal of information - clinical and researched - on the causes, effects and

MoldChronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133136283118768843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059691.post-1120296151587147482005-07-02T03:48:00.002-05:002010-03-12T15:13:10.170-05:00

Sleep is a good thing. Good sleep is a blessing. I used to be able to sleep without any problem.Of course I took advantage of that and deprived myself of sleep for many years. In doing so I thought I was serving the better good by producing needed value for education - at my former job in education - and building my business for my own personal empirical desires.However, academia din not value

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It works! I will be able to POSTDATE my entries BACKWARD to keep the chronology is proper order. This is great! I will be able to reference between posts to items that occur on different time lines, yet share similar and interesting correlations.Alright, now let's get to work at building this Blog into a real reference on, history of and documentation about -- The Allergy.MoldChron

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Journaling something like an illness was not intuitive for me, it should have been though. I am no stranger to keeping notes on projects and activities. But this didn't seem the same. I guess I was more involved in the 'doing day-to-day' in dealing with the effects of my allergy. And as time progressed it became more and more demanding.Another reason I was ineffective in keeping copious notes

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Many say they can remember the first time they ____ , fill in the blank. Events in our life that set the flow of the following days, weeks, months or years of our lives remain close and easily remembered. I can remember -now looking back- to the 'genesis' of the expression of my allergy to mold.At the time I didn't think it was anything other than an 'itch', but it was really so much more. The

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Well - it's not all that difficult really. Since I began dealing with what I found out later to be a severe allergy to all eleven (11) types of mold, I have kept an unofficial journal of my journey though this condition. I hope that through this series of stories of my plight with the allergy and the information I've gleaned in the process of trying to understand it - I can help others who may be

MoldChronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133136283118768843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059691.post-1120070465343508382005-06-29T13:30:00.002-05:002010-03-12T10:47:36.753-05:00

I am allergic to mold .. all molds. Not just one, or two or three .. but all eleven (11) mold species. And I am allergic to them ALL YEAR LONG. But I didn't always know I was allergic to molds. But come to find out I've been 'bothered' by molds all my life.So where do I begin ... at the beginning of course.I have been allergic to Penicillin since I was born. My mother was allergic to penicillin

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