Questions - to Dana and others

[Guest guest]

We are on our 4th round of DMSA with my son. We haven't seen big, significant

changes in him. Should I be expecting to, or is it too early, yet?

Also, his urine metal tests have come back with elevated levels of tin and

aluminum. He has other metals coming out, but they are still in the " normal "

range (whatever that is!!!) I was really expecting mercury to be showing up

more in his tests. Does it sometimes come later? Or does it mean that mercury

is not an issue? I'm starting to wonder about the validity of the urine tests.

Has anyone had this experience? Did you keep chelating? I want to know that

this kind of therapy is right for him...when do I know to stop chelating?

Here is the results of his last urine heavy metal test:

Metal Result Reference Range

aluminum 21 60

Arsenic 34 130

cadmium .6 2

lead 11 18

mercury 2.3 5

nickel 2.5 15

Thallium .3 1.1

Tin 950 15

tungsten .6 1.5

shannon

[Guest guest]

> We are on our 4th round of DMSA with my son. We haven't seen big,

significant changes in him. Should I be expecting to, or is it too

early, yet?

I don't use DMSA, but I have read that it usually takes longer with

DMSA. Are you eliminating lead? Or just clearing the body first?

> Also, his urine metal tests have come back with elevated levels of

tin and aluminum. He has other metals coming out, but they are still

in the " normal " range (whatever that is!!!) I was really expecting

mercury to be showing up more in his tests. Does it sometimes come

later? Or does it mean that mercury is not an issue? I'm starting to

wonder about the validity of the urine tests.

Just based on my son's experience [no test results], it would appear

that mercury was the last metal to be addressed. Also, DMSA would not

be addressing brain metals [except lead], so you might just be

clearing the body but you might not see any " significant " results

until you start addressing the brain metals.

> Has anyone had this experience? Did you keep chelating? I want to

know that this kind of therapy is right for him...when do I know to

stop chelating?

Try adding ALA and go for maybe 5 more rounds, see if you notice

something.

Good luck.

Dana

[Guest guest]

> We are on our 4th round of DMSA with my son. We haven't seen big,

significant changes in him. Should I be expecting to, or is it too

early, yet?

(can be either way)

>

> Also, his urine metal tests have come back with elevated levels of

tin and aluminum. He has other metals coming out, but they are

still in the " normal " range (whatever that is!!!) I was really

expecting mercury to be showing up more in his tests. Does it

sometimes come later? Or does it mean that mercury is not an issue?

sometimes it comes later-- or it may be it is not an issue.

I would suggest that you add ALA.

good wishes,

Moria

> I'm starting to wonder about the validity of the urine tests.

>

> Has anyone had this experience? Did you keep chelating? I want

to know that this kind of therapy is right for him...when do I know

to stop chelating?

>

> Here is the results of his last urine heavy metal test:

>

> Metal Result Reference Range

> aluminum 21 60

> Arsenic 34 130

> cadmium .6 2

> lead 11 18

> mercury 2.3 5

> nickel 2.5 15

> Thallium .3 1.1

> Tin 950 15

> tungsten .6 1.5

>

>

> shannon