Lyme and mold exposure

Guys,
I have lime and co's and now suspect mold issues as I was exposed to mold and have it in my home that was just remediated and as soon as I can get it put back together im having a air exchanger installed.. Im not working and on LTDissability for many reasons you all would be familiar with .The most being fatigue and brain fog. At first my nose would run a lot during the day or walking even in freezing temps But never seemed plugged or any breathing difficulty Aprox. a month or ago I started smelling odd smells and like something burning and the smell of chemicals or gas or cooking all got stronger and I started to be congested at night but nothing in my nose really and the outside of my nose on each side were swollen .I would mouth breathe while sleeping and wake up with sore dry mouth and dry lips and blood in my nose .I am on abx and flucozonole for yeast as well as something for neuropathy and otc antihistamine.I am in eastern Canada with almost no options for treatment but I started seeing a dr in Maine who is a LLMD .I guess I said all that to ask this is there something I could do for the swelling nose and passages that feel restricted but there is no mucus the when I blow it or check it with my finger and tissue(gross but true).My throat is sore a lot especially in the morning and I have white patches on my tongue as well and just figured it was lyme since ive had it since September when I became ill. Thank you

I got bit in July and became very sick in September and looking back I was sick a week after the bite and then a couple weeks after that and never put it together as I knew nothing about ticks and figure the first was a summer cold and the second was something I ate. Boy was I wrong. I was having brain fog ,memory issues,constant headaches, cognitive issues insomnia ,pain to any previous body part got worse ,stress depression over not working and not knowing what was wrong or what was happening. My dr prescribed sleeping pills and antidepressant and I would sleep but wake up at the same time every morning and not be able to go back to sleep. I had several blood and urin tests and ended up in the ER at 3:30 am after not sleeping for days .My depression got worse, My penis would sting after I urinated, my eyesight was getting blury in one eye my ears rang and popped and hummed,I twitched anytime I tried to sleep or rest. I had nightmares, my head felt like my skin was crawling and I had to get up in the night due to night sweats, my throat was sore, I have white patches on my tongue there, my eyelids are swollen is more but I cannot remember.I told my dr about the bite but he dismissed it .I went to a NP who has lyme patients who suggested I get my dr to order the lyme test as I scored high on the Horawits(sp)he gave me and cautioned me about the false negs and positives but was not interested in sending my blood to igenex or armin due to my mental state at the time he figured if it came back positive I would not be able to handle it.I started seeing a therapist and they suggested exercise and mindfulness and yoga but I have problems with my feet and I cannot even walk a lot on many days.I had that injury before lyme and it got worse due not being able to stay off my feet or lyme.I attended a couple lyme support groups and most of them suggested the dr I'm seeing as well as people I met on fb or references that I called or emailed .I had started diet changes based on what people were saying and what I read.He came highly recommended from people in my area and the suggested that most people usually start with the antibiotics first and then try or switch to the NP side or a combination.I knew nothing about lyme or how to treat it naturally or with drugs so I figured that the llmd was my best option.We went, I had the clinical diagnosis based on my symptoms , the bite and the area I was in.Treatment started December 18th.I missed all the holidays and my birthday with my dying mom who passed feb 11,2019.I would try and see her in the hospital and then hospice but I was so ill we both ended up crying and my head was splitting..That alone left me very sad and over the next months consisted of me spending most of the time in tears and in bed most of the time getting up to eat and take my pills and some days I did not want to take them and no interest in anything and suicidal thoughts.I would try and cope and do a few things but the simplest task like walking the dog or shoveling snow left me soaked in sweat or the constant head pain getting worse.The though of taking all the pills after not taking anything most of my life is depressing and still upsets me but i'm trying not to think about it.There is also the stress of when I pick up the scripts when the pharmacist asks me if I know about the side affects and drug interaction etc...I tell him that I don't have a lot of options and he asks me what are the syptoms and when I try and tell him he really does not understand.I figured I would have been somewhat better a few months after I started taking the pills in December but he said my LLMD wanted to go low and slow as I was nervous about all the pills.I then started to read about mold as I knew I had some in my mini split heater in the summer when I cleaned it then I had some on my windows this fall and some in a closet in the basement and had no water leak or where it came from so I started looking around and then decided to have several companies come and look at it and they all said that it was not bad and they could get rid of it.The reps said it could be a matter of the house being to airtight and no air exchanger and basement humidity to high in the summer. .I picked the guys that I felt the most comfortable with and that could do the best job and they used negative air and heppa vaccs and bagged the material and treated what remained after they removed the impacted drywall I asked them to take up any carpet and ask me about anything in question and had everything written down that I wanted done.Three days later the basement we though we finished the last room in was now 60% demolished. I was sick to my stomach when I saw it and my wife cried and she hardly ever cries.She had just repainted every room down there last summer.The mold was in spots that you had to really look for like a closet or above the dropped ceiling none was black rather little yellow spots.I would say it would be impossible to get it all because mold is everywhere and we live in the country but I asked to see the back of the impacted drywall and there was none on it so that is really good and I put on a respirator and went in while they sprayed the antimicrobial and made sure they sprayed everywhere and they did.Now that the drywall ceiling has been removed we can see where water had entered the house a bit at a time over the years so now I have to have someone remove my deck,repair that area and seal it properly.We had no idea this was happening so its actually a blessing in disguise and the deck was getting old .It's just more added stress and money and im not working and am not rich.Friday night was the 3rd night I started taking an increase in the mirtazapine for stress and sleep and I slept pretty good for a change and I have not cried in 3 days which is unusually for me and i've more added stress now that a week ago this time.Its either the prayers,drugs or knowing the mold is gone and one less thing to worry about (or all three)and I can start to heal. I had literally sat and layed around for months but Saturday I did a good 1/2 days physical labor(still never felt like I use to) My dr warned me about doing too much when i'm having a good day.and I was not too bad off Sunday and today it is raining and i'm sitting around kinda bored and a bit sore.Currently .I am taking the scripts the llmd has prescribed and the following symptoms have improved. Night sweats, twitching, headaches(its always there and determines what I can and cannot do )insomnia.I have a fan/air filter in my room that helps with the ringing and air quality.I think that enough for this post.Thanks

saraeli said...
If I am interpreting your post correctly, then it seems like you have several things going on: Lyme, mycotoxins, candida, MCAS, and neuropathy. Of course many of those overlap.

Some things to try:
Neti pot with salt water (and distilled or boiled water)
Xlear nasal spray (xylitol and saline)
Humidifier (I know, seems odd after mold remediation, but dryness in the sinus passages can be an issue)
Nebulized or topical antifungal essential oils (oregano, clove, etc.) (start very slowly, as oregano can burn your nasal passages and lungs)
Glutathione (or NAC) (to help your body process out the mycotoxins)
Maintain one or more bowel movements per day
Binders to help absorb and eliminate mycotoxins (charcoal, bentonite clay, chlorella, zeolite, modified citrus pectin, cholestyramine, okra, etc.) (different binders bind best to different mycotoxins, so it helps if you have had the urine test or at least a dust sample, so you can make an educated guess about which binder will help best)
Infrared sauna (to help eliminate the mycotoxins through your skin)
Air purifier (to help reduce the amount of particulates of all kinds that your respiratory tract has to deal with)
Antifungal treatment for candida (the white on your tongue sounds like thrush, which could be colonizing your sinus cavities as well, causing all your issues) (just fluconazole isn't usually enough) (this is especially vital if you have been on pharmaceutical antibiotics, which often cause candida overgrowth)
Probiotics (if you have histamine issues, then steer clear of fermented food sources and stick with probiotic supplements that contain only low-histamine strains)

Good luck! Hope this passes soon!

I am going to get the nasal irrigation kit calle neil med from Costco
I don't know of any place in Canada where I could send my urin for testing .My local dr isn't any help and the dr in maine cannot be visited right now due to covid and chances are he give me another prescription and im on 9 now.