I did an update, now here are my questions. Help! Andy too please!

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Okay so we've had some pretty good gains. But, I am pretty sure we

had the whole yeast issue flare up in our faces. For the past 3 or 4

weeks, has been cranky as sin, pushing me and his therapist,

crying (a lot) oh just everything. So, I am looking for some

thoughts on this.

I started him on Nystatin to get this, what I figure is yeast, under

control. How do I know if this is yeast going on here? It is hard

to see the doctor that is helping us but I've heard that if you give

your kid the antifungal and it's not a yeast problem but a bacterial

one (like clostridia or something). Any signs that one might tell?

I noticed that he would push in on his bladder area (as if it were

hard to start peeing); we had him checked for bladder infection, that

wasn't it. His poop was kinda wierd - sort of verging on the pasty

mustardy stuff (we are gfcf) and smelly. We generally give him 20

billion acidophilus in the am; what do you guys think of using GSE?

What about Primal Defense - does that do anything?

The other thing was that he started peeing in his pants again... and

pooping unless I was really fast in catching him (he wasn't hiding or

anything). Dr. suggested that his bladder was getting hit kinda hard

with the crap getting hauled out by detox (using Andy's protocol).

So told me I should make sure he is getting his minerals and stuff

and to go back to his protocol (which, by the way, is 1 capsule of

100 mg of DMSA at night for 7 days, then 7 days off). That kind of

scares me when I read about the redistribution stuff and all --

heaven knows I wouldn't want to make anything worse here.

A friend of mine who was so encouraged by the positive stuff with

started her 8 year old son (150 lbs) on that protocol (1

capsule of 100 mg DMSA once per day at night, 7 days on, 7 days

off). By her reports, her son is improving (she's done 3 rounds now)

but when she had his DDI hair test done, mercury wasn't a problem;

arsenic, antimony, and magnesium and zinc were super high. So, at

least I suppose she doesn't have to worry about redistribution???

So, she's encouraged me to move to that protocol. I haven't had the

hair test done (but I think I will in early 2003) but I did have the

live red blood cell testing done which showed quite a bit of heavy

metals in the blood (didn't tell us which ones). And, I am one of

those people who thinks that my kid was poisoned by the vax and other

environmental insults anyway.

To top off, the dr gave another lady who has an eight year old

daughter dx autism our phone numbers. This doc wants to start

detoxing her daughter right away even though she has 2 amalgam

fillings in. This lady tried to get them replaced but apparently

there are no dentists in this area (Alberta, Canada) who remove these

and replace them properly. Is there a website with information on

proper removal techniques I can give this lady (I don't know how

accurate the doctors requirements for proper removal are; I do know

that he does attend dentistry conferences); ie what would she ask the

dentist? She doesn't have internet so I would like to let her know.

She asked me if I thought she should go ahead and detox with the

fillings in; I told her I wouldn't give her permission so to speak -

this was really a decision she needs to make herself. She is

positive that her child is mercury poisoned and wants to help her

child... what does she need to do to start? Her thought is that if

DMSA doesn't cross the blood brain barrier then she could start and

get out what is in her body at this point. I told her I didn't think

it was the DMSA that was the problem, it was the redistribution that

might occur during the off period.

Sorry this is SO lengthy. Hopefully you will have some ideas on

this. Thanks in advance.

Nicola

's mom