Ten Steps Back

It actually has been a long week since my last post. By the next day, my neck tightened up again, my head started hurting really bad, and I had irritability beyond what I've been used to. I also have been having dizzy spells a lot as well. It has lasted all week, and things are barely at a comfortable range today.

Over the weekend, Sparky (thank you, Sparky!) and I had some time to search some more websites with a lot of good information on them. One is a video of an extracted tooth with amalgam still in it. The video shows the tooth held by a special screen (they explain what it is) and rub the tooth with different instruments. It shows the amount of vapor the tooth lets go of with each rub or scrape. I was sickened as I watched it just thinking how much mercury I was spewing out before I had the amalgam removed every time I opened my mouth!

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I also read over the weekend the introduction to Hal Huggins website under the heading "Setting it Straight". It seems that my reading and research hasn't even begun to hit the surface of the protocol in which to take in amalgam removal, and I've read two of Mr. Huggins' books. According to this article he writes, I should have had all of my amalgam removed within a month's time in order to do it properly, as long as I don't have any work done on consecutive 7 day cycles (more on this in his book "It's All In Your Head"). He says the likelihood of recovery is not as good if this is not followed. I'm a little discouraged to say the least that I didn't know about this before. I certainly would have made arrangements to have it all done as soon as possible if I knew that. I was under the assumption from reading elsewhere that it should be done one filling at a time, and over a period of time. I thought I was in danger of moving along too fast by having two and three, sometimes four done at a time. I don't know what my prognosis is now that I didn't do it the way Huggins encourages. It, along with my root canaled teeth, could be why I'm still struggling so much now.

I also am discouraged to find no other alternatives for root canals. Having any type of metal implant put into the bone structure of the jaw if a dead tooth is removed is not any better than having amalgam in the teeth. Bridges aren't any better as they also need to use metal to give stability to the tooth. But having the root canal is the worst! So now what? I have no idea, and I am frustrated beyond belief. If any of you are doing your own research and find anything, would you be willing to share? Please post a comment with your information so others can see what you've found as well. Thanks.