Re: Re: When to do challenge tests

December 31, 2000

Newcomer questions here...

My 9 year old had a hair analysis last year and was found to have high levels

of mercury, arsenic and lead as well as some others. I've been doing some of

the natural forms of chelation that were recommended to me at the time as I

searched for a physician to do the oral chelation. Can't say I feel

confident with either of the doctors we have locally who do this. The one I

feel is more knowledgable is a cardiologist using IV almost exclusively and

has never dealt with a child. He does seem to be very open minded (his whole

office staff couldn't say enough about his willingness to consider all

options) and although he told me what his protocol would be for oral

chelation, he said he is open to looking at others. His recommendation is

DMSA " on " Monday, Wednesday and Friday and off the other days, giving only

one dose each " on " morning. After reading the messages here for the past

week I see that his way is just the way to make my child really sick. Can

anyone recommend a place where I might download information or study results

which would show the preferred protocol that has been in discussion here on

the list? I'd like to be able to show him on paper why keeping the chelating

agent at a constant level would be better than his protocol. Any ideas

about where to look for study results with ALA combined with DMSA would be

helpful as well. He was open to using ALA as well providing I could bring

him proof that it would help us. My daughter is doing extremely well and the

last thing I want is to send her backward.

He also wants to do a 12 hour challenge test this week. He sent me home

with 250mg of DMSA to give her. Does this sound like the right dosage for a

9 year old weighing 65 pounds? He actually had given me the option of

bypassing the challenge test and just beginning actual chelation. We're

certainly not ready for that though until we can agree on the protocol.

Has anyone had success using electrodermal testing for chelation? We had

been going to a great guy who helped alot with allergies and candida, but he

moved out of state and I haven't found another practitioner nearby who uses

either BEST or LISTEN system. I always wondered if EDT would have uncovered

anything in the heavy metal area had we stayed with the treatments.

Any suggestions/ideas/answers?

Thank you,

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