So for almost a year I have been experiencing some crazy symptoms that seem to have baffled the med. professionals I have sought for help. Initially I was diagnosed with gerd, then symptoms were atributed to abscessed teeth, next was neurological disorder, anxiety, auto immune disorder..the list of "guesses" made by countless "professional" is tru;ly endless..Main symptoms have been trouble swallowing, tiny pieces of food caught in throat, swollen lymph node in neck, swollen tonsils, dry mouth/nose/throat, rotten smell/smell smoke, sensation of swallowing glass, fatigue, brain fog, memory loss, muscle pain, constipation, blisters on inner cheeks, tooth decay, and the list goes on....Most recently my nose has become extremely dry, ears itch like crazy all the time (for weeks), and have what I guess are tonsil stones that get packed deep into a crevice aboove left tonsil, slimey feeling thru out mouth..I have seen ents, allergist, oral surgeon, pcp, emergency docs, dentists..had many blood tests that showed an elivation in rheumatiod factor (indicate inflammation), and a slight elivation of zinc..Had ct of sinuses/normal..I am simply exhausted and slowly falling into a state of Depression as my quality of living is nill..I can only atribute my symptoms to an exposure to a toxic level of mold (several unidentified types)..Have left the home where the mold infestation occurred yet I continue to have symptoms. Not only that, but now my mother whom has copd and emphysema had started to experience some pains in her back and chest.. She has had two surgeries on her lungs for bullas or air pockets that had formed and were the size of mellons, and from what I have read is at high risk for infection when exposed to fungus..Yet I cant convince of this. Shes old sbhool and says shes been around mold all her life and thinks I am paranoid. Three months ago her pulmonologist found a spot on her lung and treated her with Antibiotic (she didnt tell him about the exposure). After the Antibiotic treatment she was rechecked, the spot was still present but not bigger or smaller so he dismissed it I assume. Now three months later she has pain in the center of her back she discibes as being similar to pleuracy only different, stabbing pain that radiates from back to chest, and I a fearful that she has acquired an aspergullis (sp) ball in the cavity inside her lung. She is old school and if she says she needs to see a doctor you can be sure it must be pretty bad, as she can withstand much pain. She has taken items from the home where the mold was, things I refused to take due to fear of reexposure..She sleeps on my sons old mattress, which had no visible signs of mold but that means nothing really! The docs I have seen think I need a xanax and hypnotherapy and my pcp is convinced I am smoking meth, which is causing my symptoms. In 2005 I lost my father, a diabetic renal transplant patient, to fungal meningittis..That has stemmed from an untreated pneumonia infection. I need advice on how to convince everyone around me that this sh#@ is serious..My family, friends, and the doctors.. My two sons also have some baffling symptoms, which I will get into at a later time. i am currently concerned for my mom and any advise would be helpful!!