A Personal Mold Story

I’m not sure if mine is mold although from what I’ve been told and read I believe it is or something just as serious. I live in this old house that was converted to a duplex (illegally I’m being told now)for a little over 3 yrs now, a little over 2 and a half yrs ago I got Cellulitis in both my lower legs confirmed by 2 civilian doctors and 2 doctors at the V.A. Hospital near where I live. during this time my legs have remained somewhat swollen, hot, red and painful. On 4/10/2012 I noticed (and felt) that my left leg had swollen to at least twice (if not more) the size it had been and was very painful and a vivid reddish, purple color so I called my doctor at the V.A. and was told to get to the emergency room ASAP, so I dialed 911 and off I went. They took blood, did their tests and admitted me. My veins are hard to find so after 8 attempts to find a vein they put a pic line in me and for 5 days they pumped a very strong antibiotic through me, 3 bags (I believe) the 1st couple of days then 2 a day after that, each bag taking approximately 2 hrs to empty. By the 16th of April the swelling was gone in not just the left leg but both of them although my left leg is still a weird purple color, so they let me come home, with a very heavy duty oral antibiotic to be taken 3 times a day for the next ten. I felt pretty good till I got home and opened my door and walked inside and was overwhelmed by whatever, my BP dropped to around 87/63 and I felt like I was going to die, the next day my BP came up but I stayed in bed, keeping my leg elevated and trying to sleep. Later on I got up and went outside and felt good but as soon as I came back inside I felt sick again, nothing I eat or drink tastes right so I can’t finish a meal, even my favorite foods and drinks don’t taste good except for maybe a bite or two and a drink. This morning I went out with some friends and felt great but when we come back here I opened the door, walked to my chair, sat down and got dry heaves for about 5 minutes and now my leg is starting to swell again. I know there is mold in here as you cannot only smell it but I have seen it, plus there are several other health and safety code violations going on here. I’ve been asking the landlord for a year now to please fix these problems, he always says he will, but doesn’t but he does jack up my rent another $50.00 I told him about me going to the hospital and the mold, but he says there is no mold here. I talked to him yesterday and today and he told me if I didn’t like it then I should move out. He then gave me a 60 day notice to vacate the premises. I now know what a “slumlord” is!!
Thank You,
Sincerely, Fredrick Burbank

I live in an apartment complex in Northridge, California. Out of kindness I wont mention the name right now but i lived here going on 3 years . Ever since I lived here nothing but problems with apartment and semi-rude non caring attittudes from managers. The building is a poor design with no windows in the back only a small window by front door the just the sliding door to the patio at the front of the apartment. So is next to impossible to get good cross ventilation in this place. I been seeing many spots that keep showing up on the carpets. The first few times I seen them I thought was because I spilled something there so I just clean the up with Resolve carpet cleaner. Then in a few months I see more spots and I clean them up again. All during this time my health seems to be declining. Overall, I feel lousy most of the time. Just s few weeks ago out od the blue I get this itchy red stuff on my foot, ankle and lower leg all red a swollen called cellulitis. It got infected and the infection went to my blood then to my kidneys . After a lot of antibiotics and some homeopathic remedies it has cleared up some. Now on my left arm where I use to wear my watch is another red skin problem about the size of a 50 cent piece that does not go away. Other areas of my skin on face and neck have like a burning sensation that comes and goes. I just contacted the manintenance here and told them I suspect mold in here am waiting for them to contact me back. I do all that I can to prevent mold in here I towel dry the bathroom after shower. I run the bathroom ceiling fan, I run the AC fan only for like 2 hours. I open the small window and patio door to let air in this place and I keep the place clean and vacuumed thats about all I can do on my own. I am hoping they dont try to blame me if there is a mold problem in here. The carpet and pad underneath should be replaced and soon. They need to check my AC/heater vents and air ducts too because when I turn on the heater I smell a musty smell might be there is mold in the AC ducts too, I dont know. If they dont want to help me about this I might have to get a lawyer and sue them.