too Re: Re: mercury excretion

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Me too I am confused on this. I thought you HAD To

make sure the mercury in the urine went to much lower

levels or else ALA was very dangerousl

page 203 " I suggest NOT using ala till urine or

blood mercury is obeserved to haave fallen 80% from

its peak value for cases wher he onset of poisioning

was within the last 2 years, or 50% for cases where

the oneset of poisioning was much earler and wehre it

was believed there ......... "

That sounds to me like it is not safe for me to start

ALA until I have a urine mercury test that shows

either 80% reduction in mercury level or less than

detectable, during a normal round of chelation DMSA

NOT bad challenge test.

--- TK wrote:

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> >

> > TK et al:

> >

> > I have been following the posts and debates

> regarding measuring

> urine mercury excretion. This topic is of great

> interest to me,

> since I too am struggling with this issue.

>

>

> > For one thing, my doctor insists and runs a

> mercury urine excretion

> test through Great Smokies every fifth round of my

> chelation.

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>

>

> TK--- This is not necessary, an added expense,

> providing no valuable

> information. Hair analysis and symptoms, side

> effects are

> informative.

>

>

> He says he uses this to track progress.

>

>

> TK--- This is just his way of making some extra

> money. If you feel

> like you owe him extra money and have it to spend

> then this is fine

> otherwise you are wasting money unless you have to

> have him for other

> reasons.

>

>

> I realize that most of these doctors don't know

> what they are doing

>

>

> TK--- exactly

>

>

> , but my problem with all of this is as follows:

> >

> > 1). Andy says in the book and I quote " continue

> chelating until

> urine mercury excretion is low " ...

>

>

> TK--- If you quote the book it would be beneficial

> to also provide

> page numbers for people to read the information

> themselves so it is

> not taken out of context. Andy is not talking about

> continual urine

> testing.

>

>

>

> >

> > 2). My doctor hasn't seen much mercury during my

> last two tests

>

>

> TK--- Which is why continual testing does not

> provide useful

> information as you do not excrete Hg at the same

> rate all the time.

>

>

> and says that if there's not much there in the next

> few tests, he's

> going to terminate my chelation. Granted, I know I

> don't need him to

> continue chelation, but he writes the prescriptions

> for my DMSA and

> therefore my insurance covers it. Since I am on

> SSDI and barely

> surviving, this is very important to me. Granted I

> realize I could

> quit the DMSA and just keep going with ALA alone, as

> I could come up

> with the money for just one of these, but not both.

>

>

> Also, ALA alone will take longer.

>

>

> TK--- ALA alone will not take appreciably longer and

> it is the

> chelator of choice as it chelates both intracellular

> and

> extracellular Hg. DMSA is used primarily to reduce

> extracellular

> body burden, reduce the side effects of ALA and

> speed up the process

> somewhat. IMO if you can use ALA alone you really

> don't have a

> problem unless you have a lead issue also, you can

> get rid of the dr

> that is taking advantage of you and have more $ to

> spend on what you

> do need - up to you.

>

>

> >

> > 3). People here say that urinary mercury

> excretion tests are

> useless and should not be run....

>

>

> TK--- correct

>

>

> >

> > What's a fellow mercurian to think and to do?

>

>

> TK--- follow the protocol.

>

>

> >

> > PS: I would just like to add that I don't think

> there's any place

> for insults or rudeness on this list........We are

> all sick and

> should be supporting eachother and that's it!!

>

>

> TK--- This thread was on the Adult list. I do not

> allow insults on

> this list and would moderate any one that did, but

> thanks I agree. I

> was only trying to discuss the issue with Glen and

> he had no need or

> provocation to do so.

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