J's progress report and hair test (long)

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Hello all

My hair tests are posted as nos. 58 a and b here:

http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/hairtest.html

My medical problems are serious adrenal fatigue, chronic pain,

hypothyroidism (with low TSH and increased antibodies), and MS.

58a was sampled about 6 months after amalgam removal. I count it as

meeting two counting rules because I had been supplementing lithium at

the time (dropped it soon after the test). The Ca, Mg high, Na, K low

most definitely fits with my symptoms - very poor adrenal funtion and

thyroid problems.

58 b was sampled about a year and 4 months after I started chelation

with DMPS. Initially I chelated with 18 mg DMPS every 8 h for rounds

that were 3 weeks long. What I discovered was that the pain in my

lower legs got better while I was chelating and then worsened

substantially every time I stopped a round. I repeated the rounds

several times and every time the pain worsened at the end of rounds.

This pain was limiting my ability stand, walk around, and to do

things. I decided to chelate continuously.

From Jan 2006 to Dec 2006 I chelated continuously with DMPS. I found

that I felt better taking doses every 6 h. I tried several times to

increase the dose to 25 mg. Each time fatigue became overwhelming and

I dropped the dose back to 18 mg. About Nov I was able to take 25 mg

without the fatigue. I stopped in Dec because of what I thought was a

flu. Then I got a nasty respiratory virus that knocked me flat for

most of Jan.

The pain in my lower legs completely resolved during that year of

chelation. (I still have generalized muscle and joint aches and pains

that aren't as difficult to cope with).

I just started chelating again in Feb. Again, I noticed a huge

improvement in how I feel when I started to take the DMPS. I feel so

much better while I am chelating.

******* The thing that I wanted to show you on this most recent hair

test is that it doesn't meet the counting rules anymore!!!!!!! That

means that my year of chelation has made my mineral transport more

orderly and hopefully that will help me to heal even better!!!! The

pattern is still 'all low' and I am thinking about what I can do to

address that.

The adrenal and thyroid indications are not as pronounced on the

second test. I think that is because of medication increases.

The other thing that I wanted to report is that I am functioning way,

way better than I was before. The roller coaster ride year after

amalgam removal was horrific for me. Now I am functional for most of

the day, almost like a normal person. Part of the increased function

is because I have increased doses of some hormones and added some

medications.

J