Re: New here, wondering where to start..

[Guest guest]

Welcome!

Look for my response way down in the text of the message.....

>

> Hello,

> I'm new here and have been devouring all the great info in the files

> and links section. What a great resource this group is!

> I am overwhelmed by all the info and wondering where to begin.

> I have 7 mercury amalgams.

> Last year a pc of one broke off and I swallowed it.

> I was in good health at the time. 43 yr old female.

> Shortly after my joints swelled up and I could only walk w/ braces.

> Sever fatigue and brain fog. MD said hypothyroid w/ Hashi's.

> Then my adrenals crashed and I started on biological doses of cortisol

> which helped quite a lot. LDN has helped bring down antibodies.

> I recently took a small amount of iodine for help w/ thyroid and

> fybrocystic breasts. The iodine caused a sever reaction. Intense

> kidney pain, the MOTHER of all headaches and joint pain, brain fog,

> adrenal symptoms, chest pain w/ racing heart (not hypothyroid

though) etc.

>

> I am pretty convinced I have high levels of mercury. In addition to

> the amalgams, my mother used to break open thermometrs and let my

> brother and I play w/ the mercury (good times!)

>

That has to be significant exposure.

> I know I can chelate before removing amalgams.

>

Probably a typo - *can't* chelate before removing amalgams.

> Here are my questions:

>

> If you were me, would you bother testing levels before proceeding w/

> amalgam removal?

>

Do not do any sort of challenge testing. They are dangerous, and of

no diagnostic utility.

An essential elements hair test from Doctor's Data will likely give

much useful information. They can be ordered without a doctor from

www.directlabs.com. Mention the autism mercury group, or Moria's web

page for a discount. The results can be posted here - see the file in

the files section for details. It is easiest for us to see the

results if you email the pdf or scanned copy to DeanNetwork and he

posts on his hair test page. Andy's book at

www.noamalgam.com/hairtestbook.html gives all details on what the test

reveals.

> I've read that tests are often inconclusive anyway. Is it important to

> get baselines to work with, or is it more important to go by symptoms?

>

The hair test is the best place to start.

Symptoms are most important. Andy's other book at www.noamalgam.com

tells you about the myriad of symptoms that mercury can cause.

> If I do test, I understand hair is best. This is the most economical

> test I could find to order online ( no insurance)

> http://www.luckyvitamin.com/item/itemKey/58849 $70

>

> Would it likely give reliable results?

>

It's better to use the Doctor's Data hair test because those are the

tests that Andy determined the counting rules for. The cost is fairly

close to the above especially if you get the discount.

> It's going to take some time to be able to afford all the amalgam

> removals (again, no insurance) sio in the interim, would I do well to

> take something like Algin to mop up the mercury that is likely

> floating around inside?

>

Algin is of no use.

The best thing to do is to prepare your body for healing.

Look at Andy's " Diet - How to pick the right one for your kid.txt "

file in the files section, plus the diet section of " Amalgam Illness "

and start to determine what dietary changes are right for you.

Read the Supplement section of " Amalgam Illness " and start on the

basic recommended supplements. Determine if there are certain ones

that are appropriate for you.

Continue to balance hormones, as you have been doing, to optimize the

doses that are appropriate for you. Cortisol needs to be at the right

dose, there needs to be an appropriate replacement of thyroid hormone,

and it is possible that others need to be replaced. Consider DHEA,

pregnenolone, testosterone, progesterone.

J

> I appreciate any thoughts or input that any of you may have and look

> forward to learning and participating here.

>

> Thanks very much,

> DD

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you so much for the generous response!

I appreciate you directing me to the appropriate links as I am

struggling through this maddening brain fog and knowing where to begin

is quite overwhelming!

THANK YOU!!!!

Oh, I was wondering if it's okay to take iodine while one still has

amalgams?

Again, BIG thanks!

DD

> >

> > Hello,

> > I'm new here and have been devouring all the great info in the files

> > and links section. What a great resource this group is!

> > I am overwhelmed by all the info and wondering where to begin.

> > I have 7 mercury amalgams.

> > Last year a pc of one broke off and I swallowed it.

> > I was in good health at the time. 43 yr old female.

> > Shortly after my joints swelled up and I could only walk w/ braces.

> > Sever fatigue and brain fog. MD said hypothyroid w/ Hashi's.

> > Then my adrenals crashed and I started on biological doses of cortisol

> > which helped quite a lot. LDN has helped bring down antibodies.

> > I recently took a small amount of iodine for help w/ thyroid and

> > fybrocystic breasts. The iodine caused a sever reaction. Intense

> > kidney pain, the MOTHER of all headaches and joint pain, brain fog,

> > adrenal symptoms, chest pain w/ racing heart (not hypothyroid

> though) etc.

> >

> > I am pretty convinced I have high levels of mercury. In addition to

> > the amalgams, my mother used to break open thermometrs and let my

> > brother and I play w/ the mercury (good times!)

> >

>

>

> That has to be significant exposure.

>

>

>

> > I know I can chelate before removing amalgams.

> >

>

>

> Probably a typo - *can't* chelate before removing amalgams.

>

>

> > Here are my questions:

> >

> > If you were me, would you bother testing levels before proceeding w/

> > amalgam removal?

> >

>

>

> Do not do any sort of challenge testing. They are dangerous, and of

> no diagnostic utility.

>

> An essential elements hair test from Doctor's Data will likely give

> much useful information. They can be ordered without a doctor from

> www.directlabs.com. Mention the autism mercury group, or Moria's web

> page for a discount. The results can be posted here - see the file in

> the files section for details. It is easiest for us to see the

> results if you email the pdf or scanned copy to DeanNetwork and he

> posts on his hair test page. Andy's book at

> www.noamalgam.com/hairtestbook.html gives all details on what the test

> reveals.

>

>

>

>

> > I've read that tests are often inconclusive anyway. Is it important to

> > get baselines to work with, or is it more important to go by symptoms?

> >

>

>

> The hair test is the best place to start.

>

> Symptoms are most important. Andy's other book at www.noamalgam.com

> tells you about the myriad of symptoms that mercury can cause.

>

>

>

>

> > If I do test, I understand hair is best. This is the most economical

> > test I could find to order online ( no insurance)

> > http://www.luckyvitamin.com/item/itemKey/58849 $70

> >

> > Would it likely give reliable results?

> >

>

>

> It's better to use the Doctor's Data hair test because those are the

> tests that Andy determined the counting rules for. The cost is fairly

> close to the above especially if you get the discount.

>

>

>

> > It's going to take some time to be able to afford all the amalgam

> > removals (again, no insurance) sio in the interim, would I do well to

> > take something like Algin to mop up the mercury that is likely

> > floating around inside?

> >

>

>

> Algin is of no use.

>

> The best thing to do is to prepare your body for healing.

>

> Look at Andy's " Diet - How to pick the right one for your kid.txt "

> file in the files section, plus the diet section of " Amalgam Illness "

> and start to determine what dietary changes are right for you.

>

> Read the Supplement section of " Amalgam Illness " and start on the

> basic recommended supplements. Determine if there are certain ones

> that are appropriate for you.

>

> Continue to balance hormones, as you have been doing, to optimize the

> doses that are appropriate for you. Cortisol needs to be at the right

> dose, there needs to be an appropriate replacement of thyroid hormone,

> and it is possible that others need to be replaced. Consider DHEA,

> pregnenolone, testosterone, progesterone.

>

> J

>

>

>

>

> > I appreciate any thoughts or input that any of you may have and look

> > forward to learning and participating here.

> >

> > Thanks very much,

> > DD

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > > I'm new here and have been devouring all the great info in the files

> > > and links section. What a great resource this group is!

> > > I am overwhelmed by all the info and wondering where to begin.

> > > I have 7 mercury amalgams.

> > > Last year a pc of one broke off and I swallowed it.

> > > I was in good health at the time. 43 yr old female.

> > > Shortly after my joints swelled up and I could only walk w/ braces.

> > > Sever fatigue and brain fog. MD said hypothyroid w/ Hashi's.

> > > Then my adrenals crashed and I started on biological doses of

cortisol

> > > which helped quite a lot. LDN has helped bring down antibodies.

> > > I recently took a small amount of iodine for help w/ thyroid and

> > > fybrocystic breasts. The iodine caused a sever reaction. Intense

> > > kidney pain, the MOTHER of all headaches and joint pain, brain fog,

> > > adrenal symptoms, chest pain w/ racing heart (not hypothyroid

> > though) etc.

> > >

> > > <snip>