Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 In a message dated 10/29/01 12:35:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, mmklhughes@... writes: > How did you all have your children tested for antimony, mercury, etc? We'll > be having a blood work up done on soon so I thought if we could check > for that also we should. Or is it a hair analysis (which I've heard the > results to be not too reliable?)? The majority of us are having hair testing done with Doctor's Data and this is who Dr. Holmes recommends. I had my local Pediatrician order this test for us. Jo Unlocking Autism State Rep. for South Carolina www.unlockingautism.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 In a message dated 10/29/01 12:35:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, mmklhughes@... writes: > How did you all have your children tested for antimony, mercury, etc? We'll > be having a blood work up done on soon so I thought if we could check > for that also we should. Or is it a hair analysis (which I've heard the > results to be not too reliable?)? The majority of us are having hair testing done with Doctor's Data and this is who Dr. Holmes recommends. I had my local Pediatrician order this test for us. Jo Unlocking Autism State Rep. for South Carolina www.unlockingautism.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Michele - Metals testing is sometimes difficult. In the case of Mercury, it usually doesn't show up in the blood or hair unless the exposure has been very recent. One of the things I found out from Dr. Amy Holmes' lecture was that elevated lactic acid in the urine and an abnormal organic acid panel are both possible indicators of Mercury toxicity. Also, elevated blood copper level and low blood zinc level could be an indication of metal problems. The only real way to see if there is mercury in your child is by doing a chelation challenge. This should be done with a doctor. Essentially you give the child the medicine to chelate them and measure what comes out. If you have lots coming out at a high level, then you know you should proceed with chelation. At the recent DAN! conference they stated that it was important to heal the gut first prior to chelation. Obviously, since you are on this list, you are doing GFCF - that's good, since that is step one. Anyway - if you can find a good DAN! doctor to go over the results of your blood tests that would be great. Our original ped looked at the lactic acid and abnormal organic acid and didn't think it showed her anything important - she didn't know what to look for. Good luck. Moira mom to Vico (4.5 ASD) and Culzean (17 months) > How did you all have your children tested for antimony, mercury, etc? We'll > be having a blood work up done on soon so I thought if we could check > for that also we should. Or is it a hair analysis (which I've heard the > results to be not too reliable?)? > > Thanks, > Michele > (, ASD, 7yrs, Logan, 3.5yrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Michele - Metals testing is sometimes difficult. In the case of Mercury, it usually doesn't show up in the blood or hair unless the exposure has been very recent. One of the things I found out from Dr. Amy Holmes' lecture was that elevated lactic acid in the urine and an abnormal organic acid panel are both possible indicators of Mercury toxicity. Also, elevated blood copper level and low blood zinc level could be an indication of metal problems. The only real way to see if there is mercury in your child is by doing a chelation challenge. This should be done with a doctor. Essentially you give the child the medicine to chelate them and measure what comes out. If you have lots coming out at a high level, then you know you should proceed with chelation. At the recent DAN! conference they stated that it was important to heal the gut first prior to chelation. Obviously, since you are on this list, you are doing GFCF - that's good, since that is step one. Anyway - if you can find a good DAN! doctor to go over the results of your blood tests that would be great. Our original ped looked at the lactic acid and abnormal organic acid and didn't think it showed her anything important - she didn't know what to look for. Good luck. Moira mom to Vico (4.5 ASD) and Culzean (17 months) > How did you all have your children tested for antimony, mercury, etc? We'll > be having a blood work up done on soon so I thought if we could check > for that also we should. Or is it a hair analysis (which I've heard the > results to be not too reliable?)? > > Thanks, > Michele > (, ASD, 7yrs, Logan, 3.5yrs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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