Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had a mouthful of amalgams for YEARS. I have been tested twice for heavy metals (blood serum test) with NO detectable evidence of heavy metals—specifically mercury. The first time in 2000, was to determine the cause of peripheral neuropathy in my feet—no diabetes, even tested for MS. All negative, although was on high doses of neurontin for a bit due to either major fireworks or numbness in them and had some difficulty w/walking and balance, tripping while just walking and sliding down the stairs a few times before relearning how to navigate. For a few years then, did NOT need the neurontin after weaning down, but again the last 2? years again have needed smaller doses of neurontin again, on and off. However, due to a confluence of factors, in 2005, lost all my upper teeth—actually, all teeth w/any amalgam, except possibly one. I do have implants but any crowns are all porcelain—I went to U.MI Dental School. Extractions were done by the Grad Perio dept, but don't imagine any special precautions were used, yet last March 2007, another heavy metals panel again, w/ non-detected again. I am a bit mystified about both results, as amalgams are supposed to be such a great hazard. One of my gold crowns was 30 yrs old w/amalgam, as most of them were. , any ideas? After a change of doctors beg 2007, asked for thyroid antibodies, not just TSH, which came out positive for Hashimotos/61 (<35) w/TSH of 30.92 (.4-5.5). In retrospect, I wonder whether the Hashi's actually began in Fall 1999 with a 10 day stomach virus following major abdominal surgery (and 20 months of MAJOR incapacitating pain before being diagnosed). Am not quite optimized on thyroid meds, but that is another long story. The recent discussion kind of piqued my curiosity. Thanks for any thoughts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 How were you tested for mercury? Mercury lives inside of cells, and is quite tricky to test for. The average doc, or more like most every doc has absolutely no idea on how to test for mercury and that goes for labs as well. I remember when I first asked my kids' doc. He said the lab would know. He says that about every test. The lab people said they don't know anything, and just do what the doc asks. They were both correct when they said they didn't know, but both incorrect when they said the other would know. Anyhow, there are several ways to test for mercury. One is a challenge test, where they give you a very strong amount of something like DMSA to pull the mercury from you tissues. This is not recommended as it pulls some mercury from your fat storage and redistributes it to your brain. Then there is the porphyrin test. This is a good test, but tricky to read. Then there is the hair test. The hair test has its own set of rules on how to read it. Now note, with mercury, having no mercury in your hair infers you have much in your body, and that your body is not excreting it. Thus, as you can see, one needs to study, study and study to figure all this out. I would just assume you have mercury and start off with safe, gentle methods on excreting it before using stronger ways. Foot ionic cleanses and Pectasol Chelation Complex are considered on the safe side. Heidi N From : "I had a mouthful of amalgams for YEARS. I have been tested twice for heavy metals (blood serum test) with NO detectable evidence of heavy metals—specifically mercury."The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 had you had a quinolone antibiotic in the prior 3-6 months? Cipro, levaquin, avelox, etc? cindi > to determine the cause of peripheral neuropathy in my feet—no > diabetes, even tested for MS. All negative, although was on high doses of neurontin for a > bit due to either major fireworks or numbness in them and had some difficulty w/walking > and balance, tripping while just walking and sliding down the stairs a few times before > relearning how to navigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 , Blood serum tests only detect acute mercury poisoning. The body quickly moves mercury and heavy metals out of the blood and into storage in organs of the body. You cannot conclude you don't have heavy metals just because they aren't showing up in your blood. The simplest way to know if you have mercury is with a hair analysis test. The mercury level on the hair analysis is meaningless in itself. Many people with mercury toxicity have low levels of mercury in their hair because they are not excreting it. However, the presence of mercury disturbs the metabolism of other minerals, so mercury can be detected indirectly by looking at the pattern of other minerals in the hair analysis. Dr. Andy Cutler has developed counting rules for Doctor's Data hair analysis which indicate if mercury is present or not. The urinary porphyrin test will also indicate if mercury is present. Lynn >I had a mouthful of amalgams for YEARS. I have been tested twice for heavy metals (blood serum test) with NO detectable evidence of heavy metals-specifically mercury. Extractions were done by the Grad Perio dept, but don't imagine any special precautions were used, yet last March 2007, another heavy metals panel again, w/ non-detected again. I am a bit mystified about both results, as amalgams are supposed to be such a great hazard. One of my gold crowns was 30 yrs old w/amalgam, as most of them were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 No, I don’t believe so—what do they do? C On 2/16/08 11:41 AM, " cindi22595 " <cindi22595@...> wrote: had you had a quinolone antibiotic in the prior 3-6 months? Cipro, levaquin, avelox, etc? cindi > to determine the cause of peripheral neuropathy in my feet?no > diabetes, even tested for MS. All negative, although was on high doses of neurontin for a > bit due to either major fireworks or numbness in them and had some difficulty w/walking > and balance, tripping while just walking and sliding down the stairs a few times before > relearning how to navigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 lots of bad stuff to some folks. www.fqresearch.org but peripheral neuropathy is one of the black box warnings on quinolones...but can show up up to 18 months after the exposure...so often folks don't make the connnection. cindi > > No, I don¹t believe so‹what do they do? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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