Can I chelate later? (Long, sorry!)

July 24, 2007

Some of you may have read from my earlier posts that I was scheduled

to have my remaining 3 amalgams removed around mid September. I had a

total of 11 or 12 amalgams, I don't remember exactly - 3 were

improperly removed (drilled and I inhaled vapors) and 4 were wisdom

teeth extractions, and I think 2 were part of a metal bridge which

came apart in my mouth and got replaced with a metal free crown.

I have decided (with my holistic iaomt dentist) to have the 3 amalgams

replaced ASAP, since my Crohn's is acting up and two of the amalgams

have a chipped area and I taste metal, and in the mornings I wake up

with a burning mouth.

Initially the dentist had wanted to give me some time to help

stabilise my system with supplementation and only then do the

replacements and placing of new zirconium crowns etc.

After I spoke to her yesterday, she felt that seeing how I felt

mentally strong to go through with the replacement I need not wait

till September. I was actually ready to start taking Entocort

(Budesonide or prednisone) to help with this recent flare up of my

Crohn's. These are meds that I have always avoided taking if I could.

She was not keen that I start on this med and suggested that I get all

3 amalgams replaced at one sitting immediately. She will follow this

up with IV Vit C (which will have just lipo-proteins added to it and

nothing else).

Now that you have the background, my question is regarding follow up

chelation. I will be travelling in a month's time where I leave the

country and am away for about 10 days. I know it will be a tiring

trip. Is it better to start chelation when I return? This means there

will be a gap of 6 weeks before I start chelation. I thought I would

follow the DMSA protocol. If I can wait for the chelation, should I

just take the basic supplements suggested by Andy? (Molybedenum, Zinc,

amino acids, fish oil, probiotics, Ascorbate, milk thistle)?

One of the reasons for my slight panic to get the amalgams out ASAP

was that I noticed a few facial tremors two nights ago, and also my

right upper arm and its shoulder which have been hurting off and on,

hurts even more with physical work (like chopping stuff in the

kitchen) - this is a new development over the past two months or so.

It got particularly bad after a dentist extracted my right lower

wisdom tooth that had huge amalgam in it. At the same appointment a

root-canaled tooth that had a metal rod in it had also been extracted.

Since it was just an extraction no particular protection was used (was

that right by the way?), I just had accupuncture sessions prior to the

appointments. I also have been getting various nerve twitches over

different parts of the body since the extractions.

I now feel that I am at the crossroads where I decide whether the

Crohn's needs to settle first or I start dealing with the mercury

toxicity issue first (which came first - the chicken or the egg?).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

July 24, 2007

>

> What dose of prednisone would they prescribe for Crohn's? You may

> find the prescription very helpful and safe at low doses.

>

Entocort - 3 mg ramped upto 6 or 9 mg and eventually tapered down,

when wanting to stop it. The effect usually kicks in only after 2-3

months. I have been through two courses of prednisone (as high as 60

mg) during the first 5 years of this illness with rather bad side

effects (rotten moods and huge moon face, easy bruising etc.) and

decided no more - that's how I jumped on the SCD bandwagon. I took

entocort(budesonide) for the first time last year when I felt symptoms

return - 6 mg for about 2 months, basically for it is said not to have

the side effects prednisone has.

>

She will follow this

> > up with IV Vit C (which will have just lipo-proteins added to it and

> > nothing else).

> >

> What does she mean by lipo-proteins?

>

lipo-proteins - she said they are just essential fatty acids - does

this sound right? I know Andy recommends EFAs, so I assumed it should

be ok in the IV. Am I wrong?

>

> I don't see a problem waiting 6 weeks to start chelation. You already

> have lots to juggle with diet restrictions and attempting to start on

> new supplements.

>

> I do think the prednisone prescription might help, but up to you of

> course.

Can I continue with prednisone/entocort while chelating? One does not

affect the other? Won't it be difficult to figure out which one to

attribute side effects to - the chelating agent or the entocort?

>

July 24, 2007