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. He says he uses this to track

progress. I realize that most of these doctors don't know what they are doing,

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 " ...

2). My doctor hasn't seen much mercury during my last two tests 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.

3). People here say that urinary mercury excretion tests are useless and should

not be run....

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

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!!