Update on 2nd round DMSA/ALA

[Guest guest]

Yesterday Dylan got on the bike he received for christmas and rode it!!

He has always had coordination difficulties and has basically sat on

the bike several times with only limited attempts to ride (the pedals

really threw him off). We took him to the sidewalk outside, he got on,

and after a few prompts he rode it like a little expert!

Also, this was the second weekend in a row that we got to go out and

eat together as a family!!! Dylan even saw a busboy using a push vacuum

(vacuums are my son's OBSESSION) and when I told him we would look at

it later he sat down and started eating again. No whining or freaking

out about touching the vacuum!

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the great post! it's really important to share the results

people see

both good and bad along the way of chelation. I have a few more questions.

Is Dylan on a restricted diet? Did he tolerate the supps needed before

chelation? This is

only round 2-ever on chelation? Was there any regression so far?

I'm so happy for Dylan, riding a bike is a BIG accomplishment!

Dani

>

> Yesterday Dylan got on the bike he received for christmas and rode it!!

> He has always had coordination difficulties and has basically sat on

> the bike several times with only limited attempts to ride (the pedals

> really threw him off). We took him to the sidewalk outside, he got on,

> and after a few prompts he rode it like a little expert!

>

> Also, this was the second weekend in a row that we got to go out and

> eat together as a family!!! Dylan even saw a busboy using a push vacuum

> (vacuums are my son's OBSESSION) and when I told him we would look at

> it later he sat down and started eating again. No whining or freaking

> out about touching the vacuum!

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I live for the posts about progress....really helps when I feel like I'm

running in circles!

I had Dylan on a very strict low oxalate, gf/cf, and low phenol diet. I do

give HNI Peptizyde and No-Fenol too. This weekend and last weekend I did allow

infractions (with a LOT of enzymes before the meal !! ) I'm still pretty torn on

the whole diet thing. I don't really see a behavior difference when I give

enzymes with food infractions. Actually, we went a whole month just using

enzymes and giving him gluten and casein and his behavior was great. I went back

to the diet because he seemed to be struggling with yeast ( yucky bms). So, now

I just don't know what to do with the diet.

Dylan has always tolerated supps really well (except for milk thistle...it's

too high in oxalates) so he was on all the recommended supps for about 3 weeks

prior to us beginning chelation. I actually noticed some improvements just with

these (more pointing, wanting to know what things are, noticing more of the

world around him)

These are the first 2 chelation rounds ever. The bad stuff I've noticed is the

yeast and I try to stay on top of it with biotin, threelac, and probiotics.

Dylan also has a " stink " to him. Not sure if it's a result of the metals or the

yeast but it sure does smell! He gets gassy too....but it doesn't seem to bother

him (just those of us who have to be around him!)

Thanks for the support!

rathmanmom <dani@...> wrote:

Thanks so much for the great post! it's really important to share the results

people see

both good and bad along the way of chelation. I have a few more questions.

Is Dylan on a restricted diet? Did he tolerate the supps needed before

chelation? This is

only round 2-ever on chelation? Was there any regression so far?

I'm so happy for Dylan, riding a bike is a BIG accomplishment!

Dani

>

> Yesterday Dylan got on the bike he received for christmas and rode it!!

> He has always had coordination difficulties and has basically sat on

> the bike several times with only limited attempts to ride (the pedals

> really threw him off). We took him to the sidewalk outside, he got on,

> and after a few prompts he rode it like a little expert!

>

> Also, this was the second weekend in a row that we got to go out and

> eat together as a family!!! Dylan even saw a busboy using a push vacuum

> (vacuums are my son's OBSESSION) and when I told him we would look at

> it later he sat down and started eating again. No whining or freaking

> out about touching the vacuum!

>

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