Andy...Anyone help with lab values

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My son just got his urine toxic metals and urine essential elements

test back from DDI. We just finished our 5th round of chelation

(using your protocol with DMSA only every 4 hours). My son is showing

aluminum, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, tin, and

uranium all within the green reference range. (His initial urine test

before chelating showed no mercury so I'm glad to see some coming

out). I'm concerned about his essential elements lab values...out of

21 elements, he is extremely high in 8 elements,moderately high in 6,

low in 5, and in the normal range for 2. His creatinine is 55 (ref

range 21-76). He is really high in sodium-a value of 3750 (norm 760-

2350), potassium is 6580 (norm 360-1640), molybdenum is .091 (norm

is .011-.063), lithium is .081 (norm .003-.039). Why would these

values be so high? I'm really concerned about the sodium and

potassium. Any input would be greatly appreciated. My son is doing

well with chelating but these values concern me. We have just

finished a CBC to check liver and kidney function and everything was

fine. Thanks for any help you can offer!

I am supposed to start chelating Friday, but not sure whether or not

to wait.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Was it a timed collection? If not, it is uninterpretable.

The high Na and K probably reflect dietary intake. If not it reflects

sudden adrenal impairment since that can't go on long without dietary

replacement.

Andy . .. . . . . . ..

> My son just got his urine toxic metals and urine essential elements

> test back from DDI. We just finished our 5th round of chelation

> (using your protocol with DMSA only every 4 hours). My son is

showing

> aluminum, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, tin, and

> uranium all within the green reference range. (His initial urine

test

> before chelating showed no mercury so I'm glad to see some coming

> out). I'm concerned about his essential elements lab values...out of

> 21 elements, he is extremely high in 8 elements,moderately high in

6,

> low in 5, and in the normal range for 2. His creatinine is 55 (ref

> range 21-76). He is really high in sodium-a value of 3750 (norm 760-

> 2350), potassium is 6580 (norm 360-1640), molybdenum is .091 (norm

> is .011-.063), lithium is .081 (norm .003-.039). Why would these

> values be so high? I'm really concerned about the sodium and

> potassium. Any input would be greatly appreciated. My son is doing

> well with chelating but these values concern me. We have just

> finished a CBC to check liver and kidney function and everything was

> fine. Thanks for any help you can offer!

>

> I am supposed to start chelating Friday, but not sure whether or not

> to wait.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

> Was it a timed collection? If not, it is uninterpretable.

> It was a timed collection. Gave him his last dose of DMSA and

collected the next 10 hours of urine.

> The high Na and K probably reflect dietary intake. If not it

reflects

> sudden adrenal impairment since that can't go on long without

dietary

> replacement.

> What would cause sudden adrenal impairment? The only thing in the

diet that's changed (and I just thought of it now), is that he's

eating pretzels. Nothing else has changed though. He only eats about

8 different meals that I rotate...very picky texture wise. Anyway,

should I continue with my next round of chelation Friday? Thanks

Andy!!

> Andy . .. . . . . . ..

>

> > My son just got his urine toxic metals and urine essential

elements

> > test back from DDI. We just finished our 5th round of chelation

> > (using your protocol with DMSA only every 4 hours). My son is

> showing

> > aluminum, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, tin,

and

> > uranium all within the green reference range. (His initial urine

> test

> > before chelating showed no mercury so I'm glad to see some coming

> > out). I'm concerned about his essential elements lab values...out

of

> > 21 elements, he is extremely high in 8 elements,moderately high

in

> 6,

> > low in 5, and in the normal range for 2. His creatinine is 55

(ref

> > range 21-76). He is really high in sodium-a value of 3750 (norm

760-

> > 2350), potassium is 6580 (norm 360-1640), molybdenum is .091

(norm

> > is .011-.063), lithium is .081 (norm .003-.039). Why would these

> > values be so high? I'm really concerned about the sodium and

> > potassium. Any input would be greatly appreciated. My son is

doing

> > well with chelating but these values concern me. We have just

> > finished a CBC to check liver and kidney function and everything

was

> > fine. Thanks for any help you can offer!

> >

> > I am supposed to start chelating Friday, but not sure whether or

not

> > to wait.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

> > The high Na and K probably reflect dietary intake. If not it

> reflects

> > sudden adrenal impairment since that can't go on long without

> dietary

> > replacement.

> > What would cause sudden adrenal impairment? The only thing in the

> diet that's changed (and I just thought of it now), is that he's

> eating pretzels.

Pretzels have tons and tons of sodium in them. Depending on brand

they may also have some potassium.

>Nothing else has changed though. He only eats about

> 8 different meals that I rotate...very picky texture wise. Anyway,

> should I continue with my next round of chelation Friday? Thanks

> Andy!

[Guest guest]

My daughter had identical results. What was amazing is her hair

results showed really low levels of the same elements. I tried to

get answers to this question last year. I took this information to a

metabolic specialist who makes about 400k a year. He gave me the

typical response which is a rolling of the eyes and a schrugging of

the shoulders. He charged my insurance about 650.00$ though. What a

great system.

> He is really high in sodium-a value of 3750 (norm 760-

> 2350), potassium is 6580 (norm 360-1640), molybdenum is .091 (norm

> is .011-.063), lithium is .081 (norm .003-.039). Why would these

> values be so high? I'm really concerned about the sodium and

> potassium. Any input would be greatly appreciated. My son is doing

> well with chelating but these values concern me. We have just

> finished a CBC to check liver and kidney function and everything

was

> fine. Thanks for any help you can offer!

>

> I am supposed to start chelating Friday, but not sure whether or

not

> to wait.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!