I tested negative for mold allergy (blood and skin prick).. but I know that mold and dust and pollution make me sick... I have a few theories:
1st Hypothesis: The allergy tests are wrong because my body is too sick to make antibodies
PROS for this hypothesis:
- I have very low NK cells
- I had a bad virus in 2001, and even though I tested negative for mono, the doctor said he's seen enough mono to know that I had mono... So maybe my body couldn't make antibodies for mono??
- I am hypothyroid, and even though I don't have thyroid antibodies, I've always suspected that I have Hashi's
CONS for this hypothesis
- My allergist and ENT doctors think that any particle irritates my airways... It's not an allergic reaction per se, but an irritation caused by particles.. That induces cytokines and brain fog, so it feels like allergies. Anti histamines hardly ever work on me, so I think their theory could work
2nd Hypothesis: It's not actually the mold spores that are the problem, but the toxic gas that the mold releases that causes my problems..
- I'm just learning about VOC's, so I don't have a lot of comments, but I think I may be on to something because I've always been very sensitive to smells.. when I use bleach to clean (which is very rare) I need a lot of rest the next day... I'm really affected by pollution; when the index is even on the high end of "GREEN" I can feel it..
The only place I've ever felt GREAT is Durango, CO, which is high altitude/low humidity, and no pesticides (rural but no agriculture), and no pollution.... Surely there was some pollen in the air (it was june), but I don't think it was the worst pollen season..
What do you think.. Hypothesis 1 vs Hypothesis 2?
1st Hypothesis: The allergy tests are wrong because my body is too sick to make antibodies
PROS for this hypothesis:
- I have very low NK cells
- I had a bad virus in 2001, and even though I tested negative for mono, the doctor said he's seen enough mono to know that I had mono... So maybe my body couldn't make antibodies for mono??
- I am hypothyroid, and even though I don't have thyroid antibodies, I've always suspected that I have Hashi's
CONS for this hypothesis
- My allergist and ENT doctors think that any particle irritates my airways... It's not an allergic reaction per se, but an irritation caused by particles.. That induces cytokines and brain fog, so it feels like allergies. Anti histamines hardly ever work on me, so I think their theory could work
2nd Hypothesis: It's not actually the mold spores that are the problem, but the toxic gas that the mold releases that causes my problems..
- I'm just learning about VOC's, so I don't have a lot of comments, but I think I may be on to something because I've always been very sensitive to smells.. when I use bleach to clean (which is very rare) I need a lot of rest the next day... I'm really affected by pollution; when the index is even on the high end of "GREEN" I can feel it..
The only place I've ever felt GREAT is Durango, CO, which is high altitude/low humidity, and no pesticides (rural but no agriculture), and no pollution.... Surely there was some pollen in the air (it was june), but I don't think it was the worst pollen season..
What do you think.. Hypothesis 1 vs Hypothesis 2?