too Re: Re: mercury excretion

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> > > TK et al:

> > >

> > > I have been following the posts and debates

> > regarding measuring

> > urine mercury excretion. This topic is of great

> > interest to me,

> > since I too am struggling with this issue.

> >

> >

> > > For one thing, my doctor insists and runs a

> > mercury urine excretion

> > test through Great Smokies every fifth round of my

> > chelation.

> >

> >

> >

> > TK--- This is not necessary, an added expense,

> > providing no valuable

> > information. Hair analysis and symptoms, side

> > effects are

> > informative.

> >

> >

> > He says he uses this to track progress.

> >

> >

> > TK--- This is just his way of making some extra

> > money. If you feel

> > like you owe him extra money and have it to spend

> > then this is fine

> > otherwise you are wasting money unless you have to

> > have him for other

> > reasons.

> >

> >

> > I realize that most of these doctors don't know

> > what they are doing

> >

> >

> > TK--- exactly

> >

> >

> > , but my problem with all of this is as follows:

> > >

> > > 1). Andy says in the book and I quote " continue

> > chelating until

> > urine mercury excretion is low " ...

> >

> >

> > TK--- If you quote the book it would be beneficial

> > to also provide

> > page numbers for people to read the information

> > themselves so it is

> > not taken out of context. Andy is not talking about

> > continual urine

> > testing.

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > 2). My doctor hasn't seen much mercury during my

> > last two tests

> >

> >

> > TK--- Which is why continual testing does not

> > provide useful

> > information as you do not excrete Hg at the same

> > rate all the time.

> >

> >

> > and says that if there's not much there in the next

> > few tests, he's

> > going to terminate my chelation. Granted, I know I

> > don't need him to

> > continue chelation, but he writes the prescriptions

> > for my DMSA and

> > therefore my insurance covers it. Since I am on

> > SSDI and barely

> > surviving, this is very important to me. Granted I

> > realize I could

> > quit the DMSA and just keep going with ALA alone, as

> > I could come up

> > with the money for just one of these, but not both.

> >

> >

> > Also, ALA alone will take longer.

> >

> >

> > TK--- ALA alone will not take appreciably longer and

> > it is the

> > chelator of choice as it chelates both intracellular

> > and

> > extracellular Hg. DMSA is used primarily to reduce

> > extracellular

> > body burden, reduce the side effects of ALA and

> > speed up the process

> > somewhat. IMO if you can use ALA alone you really

> > don't have a

> > problem unless you have a lead issue also, you can

> > get rid of the dr

> > that is taking advantage of you and have more $ to

> > spend on what you

> > do need - up to you.

> >

> >

> > >

> > > 3). People here say that urinary mercury

> > excretion tests are

> > useless and should not be run....

> >

> >

> > TK--- correct

> >

> >

> > >

> > > What's a fellow mercurian to think and to do?

> >

> >

> > TK--- follow the protocol.

> >

> >

> > >

> > > PS: I would just like to add that I don't think

> > there's any place

> > for insults or rudeness on this list........We are

> > all sick and

> > should be supporting eachother and that's it!!

> >

> >

> > TK--- This thread was on the Adult list. I do not

> > allow insults on

> > this list and would moderate any one that did, but

> > thanks I agree. I

> > was only trying to discuss the issue with Glen and

> > he had no need or

> > provocation to do so.

> >

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