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)?

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 " ). 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!

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. 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.

What Todd would like to do is go ahead and get that quadrant taken care of in

one shot.

What do you all think? 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. 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!