I haven't had much time to do any more research lately since Peanut and Doshi started their fall quarter of homeschool at the end of August and it's a lot more hands on this year (which takes a majority of my time) and leaves no time for looking things up. It also is one of the reasons why I haven't been here lately and I apologize to those of you who have tried keeping up with me this way. I'll try to be better!
Follow up from the Heavy Metal testing results: Today I started DMSA chelation (key-lay shun). I take 500 mg. of DMSA 3 times a week for six weeks. Then I'll be taking another toxic element test afterwards to see if and how much heavy metals were removed from my system. I'm thankful that I'm finally to this stage. This is what I feel I've been needing since I came to the realization that it could be mercury causing my problems. I originally didn't want to be taking DMSA or DMPS because I've read many negative things on them, but I know that this is a much faster way of detoxing the metals out. The food-only method was working, it was just going to take a long time. Taking DMSA was not my idea; it was the protocol given by a naturopath doctor at the clinic where I saw the NP. My ND, Dr. S, is willing to go this method and see what happens. I am a little concerned about the side effects I have read about regarding DMSA, but I think it is worth trying. I'm trying to keep an open mind about this, because I don't want to get my hopes up and it might not help at all. I believe, with the test results from the first toxic element test and all of the research I've done, it will help. I also have proof in the daily journals that I keep for Dr. S that I had three great days immediately following the high dosage of DMSA following that first toxic element test that tells me that we're on the right track. Boy, I sure hope so.
