Re: Wait before amalgam removal?

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi! I haven't posted in a bit because I've wanted to read Andy's

book in depth first.

>

> First a quick history recap:

> My dh, Todd, had 3 amalgams removed mid-Feb for cavity treatment.

The day after the

> removal (this was not done according to IAOTM protocol as we were

ignorant of the

> danger), Todd went downhill. Severe fatigue, brain fog, muscle

aches, tinnitus, vertigo,

> and feeling like his body's electrical system is on the fritz are

the main symptoms. He has

> recovered a bit - he will have a couple of " good days " and then be

at the bottom for a day

> or two.

>

> My question:

> Is there any really good reason to wait to take out the rest of his

amalgams (he only has 3

> in one quadrant)?

>

Many people will experience a couple of months of feeling good

immediately after all amalgam is removed and then at about the 3 month

point the organs start to 'dump' mercury leading to symptoms. If your

husband is already having trouble he may find this period quite

difficult. The first year after amalgam removal was extremely

difficult for me.

The important thing is to be sure that you both understand how to

chelate him properly, and how to supplement, modify diet and possibly

use medications for symptom relief. If you are ready to chelate soon

after amalgam removal the chelation will help to make him feel way

better during this post amalgam 'roller coaster ride'. I didn't

understand chelation at the time. If I had known how to chelate

myself I wouldn't have suffered so much.

> When we first went to our dentist (IAOTM-certified/sits on the FDA

advisory committe on

> amalgams) to get a treatment plan for getting Todd's amalgams out,

Todd was in such bad

> shape that the dentist really wanted him to see a doctor for

complementary care BEFORE

> removing the rest of the amalgams ( " let's get you stabilized before

we go further " ).

Theoretically this is a good idea. The problem is that most doctors

have no idea how to help mercury poisoned people and many try

interventions that make people worse (as I think you already know).

The

> current DO/NP we were seeing is the one who wanted him to do a

cuprimine-challenge

> test and would treat him with cuprimine if it was determined he was

toxic. (We now know

> this is a huge no-no and also completely ineffective for Hg, if not

downright harmful)

>

> The MD that the DDS recommended wants to charge nearly $500 just for

the initial

> assessment! And on his website it states that he uses IV-DMPS

challenge tests to

> determine toxicity. Something that *is* dangerous!

>

That guy's out.

> We had hoped to be able to work with a healthcare provider so that

Todd could at least get

> IV-Vit C on whatever day he got his amalgams out, per Andy's

suggestions.

The dentist who did my amalgam removal gave me vitamin C IVs with

every removal (he has a nurse on staff for this).

A healthcare provider is needed if Rx medications are needed. There

are a _couple_ of practitioners recommended in the files or links here.

But it appears

> that Andy recommends not waiting even for this (if it is

unavailable), and just getting the

> amalgams out so that chelation can start.

>

Yes, and start chelation soon after removal.

> What Todd would like to do is go ahead and get that quadrant taken

care of in one shot.

>

> What do you all think?

I removed mine one quadrant at a time and had no problems at all (I

think because of the skill of the dentist, he protected me well, the

amalgam was all out in seconds).

As long as you are ready to start chelating (slowly) after amalgam

removal.

We are a single-salary household and he is a commercial real-

> estate broker and he is feeling desperate to start getting well

again as this summer is

> already slated to be extremely busy.

>

> Thank you again and again for all of your helpful

information/suggestions.

>

> Sincerely,

> CJ

>

> PS: We sent in hair analysis last week and are awating results.

It would be good to see the test results when they come in. From

symptoms above it sounds like your husband needs adrenal support. If

he needs Rx medications, then it would be good to have a health care

provider willing to prescribe them (not easy to find for some

medications).

As you talk to people in this group you will be able to try things

that may help your husband to feel better. For example, has he tried

eliminating sulfur foods yet? This simple intervention can help some

people to feel much better.

J

We are suspicious that he

> might also be lead-toxic as he grew up in the newspaper business

(literally), during the

> time that lino-type was used: that is a line of lead type. Yikes!

>

[Guest guest]

> First a quick history recap:

> My dh, Todd, had 3 amalgams removed mid-Feb for cavity treatment. The day

after the

> removal (this was not done according to IAOTM protocol as we were ignorant

of the

> danger), Todd went downhill. Severe fatigue, brain fog, muscle aches,

tinnitus, vertigo,

> and feeling like his body's electrical system is on the fritz are the main

symptoms. He has

> recovered a bit - he will have a couple of " good days " and then be at the

bottom for a day

> or two.

>

> My question:

> Is there any really good reason to wait to take out the rest of his

amalgams (he only has 3

> in one quadrant)?

Were the fillings measured first to determine amperage and polarity

according to Huggins? I watched the most interesting DVD of his with a

dentist over the weekend and measured teeth to prove it to myself. It was

amazing to see the difference in amperage between normal teeth and

amalgams-filled ones. In this case they were 80 times the readings on the

normal teeth!

Anyway, Huggins says that in the past when he removed fillings with the

positively charged ones first his patients either mostly got worse or did

not get better. 10% improved. When he started removing the negative ones the

improvements jumped by 40%. The dentist confirmed this and the importance of

measuring them, expressing that most people don't critically analyse the

idea before rejecting out of hand it mentally, as if they have researched it

and concluded otherwise. It sounds like it is going just a little too far -

just like what most dentists say about mercury still. But when the polarity

IS used it makes a huge to patient progress and recovery.

If at all possible, I would find someone that can measure the fillings so

you know in what order to proceed in. Having said that if you only have 3

left in the same quadrant there are likely to be the same polarity.

Just don't listen to anything about chelation from Huggins, only Andy is to

be listened to in that department. You can use Ascorbic acid (vitamin c) and

take in large oral doses to bowel tolerance after the removal or now (not

on the day of dentistry or it will affect the anaesthetic)

I'm sure you can find a doctor that will just administer Vit C.

Why not get some Cortef asap to support the adrenal for a little while.

Often the mercury in the removal poisons them. It seems that nothing else

works if cortisol is missing.

Dean