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Post by Sidney on Nov 6, 2009 16:47:39 GMT -5
What we need.
A reliable lab or labs to send biopsies and skin scrapings.
The biopsies and scrapings would obviously be taken by a medical doctor/plastic surgeon if necessary.
We will need to know how the specimens are to be preserved.
We need to know what bacterial coinfections are commonly or rarely found as coinfections. with mold related disease.
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Post by Sidney on Nov 6, 2009 23:38:00 GMT -5
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 12:40:14 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] Friday 11-06-09[/glow] This is incredible! This is 24 hours after I put in a few tiny (salt granule size) specimens into the petri dish "gelatin" that is in the bottom of the dish. I'm holding the petri dish up to the window blinds so you can see through it basically. Next picture, is 24 hours after THIS picture. be right back
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 12:43:24 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] Saturday 11-07-09[/glow] This is really amazing! This is just 24 hours later (from the picture in above post). This "mold" is fibrous and the density is immense. It's thin clearish like fibers and they're even growing up wards through the gel in the petri dish. Almost looks like super fine cottony fibers. be back with a close up
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 12:53:55 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] Saturday 11-07-09[/glow] Closer up to this petri dish of what's grown in less than 48 hours. I'd say the petri dish is 3/4 covered with this "growth" now - and just 48 hrs time too!
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Post by Sidney on Nov 7, 2009 13:13:53 GMT -5
Thanks, Toni-Sue.
Looks like we're all growing the same stuff.
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 13:37:17 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] Saturday 11-07-09[/glow] Here's a better picture of this growth in the petri dish. See the density of it below, it's soooo many fibrous branches all meshed together as can be seen in this even closer shot.
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Post by bannanny on Nov 7, 2009 14:55:51 GMT -5
That's incredible toni... I just got on here real quick cuz I have to go to town. But I wanted to read the instructions per you guys before putting my sample in the petri dish... which is the goo from my hands. It's not a very good pic, but this is what I rolled out of them this morning... I'll check back tonight or tomorrow. hugs ~~ bannanny
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Post by ruth on Nov 7, 2009 15:14:06 GMT -5
toni, that is what mine looks like too.
are you able to do any bottom light to try to get the spores?
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 15:35:45 GMT -5
Thanks Bannanny!
Ruth, yes, I'll get a bottom shot too!
OH !!!!!
I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS! I AM SEEING AMAZING STUFF RIGHT NOW!
This morn, was the first I saw ALL this growth of fibrous fibers, like mold, or fungi...
Well..the first picture above was taken YESTERDAY.
I put my specimens in on Thurs, but saw nothing much happening on Friday (as posted above).
Then today (Saturday) I'm seeing all this growth!
Well..guess what!?!?
My petri dish is almost completely covered now in this growth.
Yes, I mean in a matter of hours it's grown from the petri dish being about 3/4 covered to now about 8/10th's covered.
At this rate, I'd think it will be totally covered before the next few hours goes by.
Man this stuff grows darn near before your eyes!!!
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 16:05:56 GMT -5
I think these are the spores. There's a very dense cotton puff in the center, and then all these fibrous strands that are very thick extending from this part. Wait till you see the next pics! It's growing up the sides of my petri dish already!!!
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 16:09:07 GMT -5
I'm holding the petri dish with gloves on (for sure) and holding it in front of the window. See how this is already growing UP the sides of the petri dish?
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 16:12:05 GMT -5
Another pic of how it's growing up the sides of the petri dish. It looks dark, but it's white as it can be...it's only cause it's lighter outside, and I'm holding it by the window. Reminds me of a hurricane, with the center and all the whirling around it.
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Post by ruth on Nov 7, 2009 17:54:32 GMT -5
great pics, toni. when scoping, i could see it growing before my very eyes as the spores would grow out of view of the camera.
i am so hoping your spores look like mine. the growth does.
hahaha, then surgeon toni, you can do those delicate things you do so well and see what is in the circles
is that the dish you are sending in?
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Post by ruth on Nov 7, 2009 18:21:49 GMT -5
sorry toni, i do not have the dexterity.
the first tray is getting dirtier looking.
lots of the spores. i think they are liquid filled spheres
as sometimes i'll get a reflection off of one where you
can see the surface texture.
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 18:43:51 GMT -5
Thank you Ruth, I'm sure glad you're doing this (growing this stuff).
I'm glad I finally got with the program here.
Yeah...I've got good steady hands (thank God) for now anyways, and when I see something interesting, I'll sure get pics of it.
I used my new camcorder/camera for these pictures above since it's got a 70X zoom on it.
Tomorrow I'll put the QX5 over it and and see what goodies might be hidden inside all this. Maybe there will be those "spores' like yours too.
And you'd asked if this petri dish I was going to send in. I was ...then I thought about it today, and realized ( I best get another one for sending in) because I've got too many things in this one):
I'd put in a couple of nose hairs, (ouchie)
tunnel pickings
2 drops urine (which that area *the 6 o'clock spot in the dish) grew nothing. I'm actually glad, or I'd be extra concerned.
Hairs cut short leaving the bulbs on after I pulled them from my head.
Gosh...I can't think of what else.
Oh...tomorrow I want to have Mr Toni prick my finger with his diabetes needle thingie, and I'll put in a drop of blood. And saliva too.
So (this petri) might be too much stuff for the lab people.
I'll just put in some "tunnel pickins" for the one they get.
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Post by ruth on Nov 7, 2009 21:06:21 GMT -5
toni, the scope i am using i bought from jose in florida.
i am unable to capture the conida or whatever it is called with the digital blue.
i can hardly get any focus nowadays with the digital blue it is covered in the hardened goo. i need to focus and do some cleaning.
even with the scope from jose............these are very smalll
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2009 21:24:56 GMT -5
I've sure heard that about that goo hardening like that on the scopes.
Gosh, I'm lucking out I think cause so far I've only wiped down my scope with Windex and it's clear as a bell. And it's in here with specimens and cigarettes, and it's still fine.
I really wonder if that Windex (which works great for everything I put it on) is keeping these growths off?
Gosh, it really might be killing this stuff (the ammonia in it) possibly?
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Post by camv35s on Nov 7, 2009 23:30:42 GMT -5
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Post by jeany on Nov 8, 2009 10:17:57 GMT -5
Hey Toni, you might be right about the ammonia. I've also noticed that Windex seems to wipe this stuff out..keeps the screen Morgs free for quite a long time. I also use it to clean the keyboard and mouse.
Jeany
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