Valley Fever

I hope you mean he drinks probiotics, because antibiotics do not work for fungal infection and actually make them worse.
If he hasn't seen a doctor yet he should! While about 60% of cases resolve by themselves, valley fever can have serious complications including infections of the lungs and brain. Severe cases can be treated with antifungals like diflucan to avoid.
Other than that just rest and tlc.

Please get him to a doctor today. It sounds like you are trying to treat him without a doctor's advice. Listen to the person who said her otherwise healthy friend died from this. If he's not seeing a doctor, why on earth not? Please go and be sure how to treat this properly.

Please get your husband to a doctor. My good friend and mentor died from Valley Fever in his early 40's. He was healthy and a regular runner til he got sick. It wasn't diagnosed till too late, still, we thought he was going to pull through...

if its mold its a spore that is attacking his body he needs to be on anti fungal meds ASAP keep up on the PRObiotic that is super important if this spore were to get into his intestines then he can get c-diff which is another problem altogether take him to the E.R. this is no joke.

Find another doctor. My friend had this and almost died. He's a real estate developer and was in AZ on business. Symptoms didn't show up until he was home in San Diego so the Dr.'s there didn't know what it was. He just kept getting sicker and sicker until they figured it out. He was hospitalized for weeks. I'd get a 2nd opinion right now!

E.,

First, was a blood test done? And it was positive?

I lived in Phoenix, AZ at one time and came down with Valley Fever the first year I lived there. I was miserable. Every single day for about 2 months, my body would feel 'on fire' as the virus migrated through out my body.

Because it is a virus, antibiotics will not help it at all. The doctor who prescribed that was trying to be sympathetic and help you think he was helping. It's called the placebo effect.

Your husband must rest and sleep more than usual. He absolutely must eat right and do gentle exercise like walking, swimming, yoga and nothing too strenuous. He must wait this out and while he's waiting it out he should boost his immune system with fresh fruits, veggies, green powdered supplements from wherever you choose.

There is no cure for this virus. One's immune system and body must fight it off itself. The motrin will alleviate the achiness.

Also, for the red bumps, try the Psorian product, it has coal in it and it seemed to do the trick for me. The coal helps pull toxins out of the body.

I don't think going to another doctor is going to resolve this. I would only go again if something more serious than red bumps appeared.

Another option is to go a chiropractor for immune boosting treatments.

GL!

It sounds like an illness a friend of mine was telling me about. Apparently her brother-in-law was working and a dust cloud rolled past him and he is now disabled because he has a respiratory disease from the dust he breathed in. Apparently there is something in our soil that made him ill and it is painful for him to breath. He uses a cane to walk. I don't know any other details, but she says it doesn't go away.

Your husband would need to have a blood test called Cocci Serology, valley fever is also known as Coccidioidomycosis. It is caused by a fungus in the soil. Many Arizonians have exposure to this and often it does not cause problems. The fungus is inhaled and settles in the lung, it may stay there or travel and cause neurological problems. Pneumonia is often the first indicator due to the infection and inflammation in the lungs. Antibioitcs would help the pneumonia but not the valley fever. Diflucan is the oral medication of choice. A good primary care doctor can help with the diagnosis but often time a Pulmonologist is the best to manage. Diflucan therapy can be lengthy and liver function tests need to be monitored. Emergency Departments can order the blood work if the physician feels it is warranted. ED physicians typically choose to not start treatment because they cannot monitor and the blood test takes a couple of days to get the results. I had valley fever, I never had a rash but we found the pneumonia first. As a result of the fungus in my lungs my body developed a nodule in my lung and I had to have that monitored for a couple of years. I tried the Diflucan for a month and chose to stop it. My biggest complaint was fatigue and it lasted for more than four months.Hope this helps a little and you get the answers you are looking for. Best of luck to you both.