Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 My son's lead levels have consistently gone down with chelation. Do you have blood work done? If so, have you tested her blood lead levels? Anne > > Hi, > > My daughter has problems with mercury, lead and copper. She's just > finished her 39th round of chelation. I have been doing hair tests to > monitor copper about every 2 months. Once we started chelation the > lead in her hair tests has gone up and up and now is in the red range. > > We did water testing about a year ago and determined that the faucet > in the bathroom she uses has lead. She now brushes her teeth with > bottled water. We drink nothing but bottled water. > > My question: How can you tell the difference between lead finally > coming out of bones due to chelation vs. additional lead coming in > because you've not having found all the sources of exposure? In other > words, my daughter's hair test lead levels have gone up as we chelate > - is that a good thing? Has anyone else with lead issues tested hair > frequently enough to say if this is what happened for them? > > Thanks, > > W. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Have you tested/checked everything in and around your home for lead/school? Your child is not drinking tap water at school right? You could do a blood lead but keep in mind this only gives you the previous three days of exposure. You are using dmsa on a frequent low dose protocol? > > > > Hi, > > > > My daughter has problems with mercury, lead and copper. She's just > > finished her 39th round of chelation. I have been doing hair > tests to > > monitor copper about every 2 months. Once we started chelation the > > lead in her hair tests has gone up and up and now is in the red > range. > > > > We did water testing about a year ago and determined that the > faucet > > in the bathroom she uses has lead. She now brushes her teeth with > > bottled water. We drink nothing but bottled water. > > > > My question: How can you tell the difference between lead finally > > coming out of bones due to chelation vs. additional lead coming in > > because you've not having found all the sources of exposure? In > other > > words, my daughter's hair test lead levels have gone up as we > chelate > > - is that a good thing? Has anyone else with lead issues tested > hair > > frequently enough to say if this is what happened for them? > > > > Thanks, > > > > W. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 > > Have you tested/checked everything in and around your home for > lead/school? We homeschool. I have tested water and her lunchbox. Our house is 6 years old and we built it, so I don't think it has lead paint. We don't have the kind of blinds that have lead. What else is worth checking? > Your child is not drinking tap water at school right? She might occasionally drink from a public water fountain. I know there have been problems with them in the Seattle schools (which is not where we live), but I would say not more than 1 sip / week. > You are using dmsa on a frequent low dose protocol? Yup. 17 Mg DMSA and 10 MG ALA 9 times/day, 63 hours every 2 weeks for 84 lb child. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 What was on the land before you built your house? Gas station? Farm? Other? S S ><br> > Have you tested/checked everything in and around your home for <br> > lead/school? <br> <br> We homeschool. I have tested water and her lunchbox. Our house is 6<br> years old and we built it, so I don't think it has lead paint. We<br> don't have the kind of blinds that have lead. What else is worth<br> checking?<br> <br> > Your child is not drinking tap water at school right?<br> <br> She might occasionally drink from a public water fountain. I know<br> there have been problems with them in the Seattle schools (which is<br> not where we live), but I would say not more than 1 sip / week.<br> <br> > You are using dmsa on a frequent low dose protocol?<br> <br> Yup. 17 Mg DMSA and 10 MG ALA 9 times/day, 63 hours every 2 weeks for<br> 84 lb child.<br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 > What was on the land before you built your house? Gas station? Farm? Other? > S S I think it was apricot (or some other fruit) orchards until WW II and then had a house on it previous to the one we built. We had some soil testing done prior to building (of course only a few areas were tested), but no toxics were found. That report said there had been a gas station that leaked a quarter of a mile away, but we are not on well water. W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 > > My son's lead levels have consistently gone down with chelation. Do > you have blood work done? If so, have you tested her blood lead > levels? > > Anne Are you talking about levels in hair or blood going down? We have not had blood levels checked for 5-6 years. Then it was well below a level that concerned the pediatrician. (I think it was 10% of the lower end of the range that indicated officially poisoned.) Of course, I realize ANY level of lead showing up is bad. Also, she does not take any form of calcium carbonate, which I know if also a potential lead source. Thanks, W. P.S. Here are her hair test lead levels: 7/15/05 1.1 (just started chelation with DMSA) 9/23/05 2.0 (1st round of ALA on 8/18) 11/15/05 1.6 1/17/06 1.6 5/15/06 2.2 8/12/06 4.5 So, the level has gone from the boundary between green and yellow, to the boundary between yellow and red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I read somewhere that PVC pipes contain lead. We filter our tap water & all the water we drink we run through a Britta & then put it in the fridge. judyblondblue > > > > Have you tested/checked everything in and around your home for > > lead/school? > > We homeschool. I have tested water and her lunchbox. Our house is 6 > years old and we built it, so I don't think it has lead paint. We > don't have the kind of blinds that have lead. What else is worth > checking? > > > Your child is not drinking tap water at school right? > > She might occasionally drink from a public water fountain. I know > there have been problems with them in the Seattle schools (which is > not where we live), but I would say not more than 1 sip / week. > > > You are using dmsa on a frequent low dose protocol? > > Yup. 17 Mg DMSA and 10 MG ALA 9 times/day, 63 hours every 2 weeks for > 84 lb child. > > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 , I've looked in Onibasu, and I've thumbed through HTI, and I can't find it. I seem to remember reading, somewhere, that as lead is released from the bones, subsequent hair tests can show higher lead. Now, don't hold me to that. in Illlinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 > We homeschool. I have tested water and her lunchbox. Our house is 6 > years old and we built it, so I don't think it has lead paint. We > don't have the kind of blinds that have lead. What else is worth > checking? Here is some info http://www.danasview.net/cheltest.htm http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm One thing that comes to my mind is to test the bathtub. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Wow, if it was an orchard, I would look for arsenic! Barb [ ] Re: Another lead question > What was on the land before you built your house? Gas station? Farm? Other? > S S I think it was apricot (or some other fruit) orchards until WW II and then had a house on it previous to the one we built. We had some soil testing done prior to building (of course only a few areas were tested), but no toxics were found. That report said there had been a gas station that leaked a quarter of a mile away, but we are not on well water. W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 > > Wow, if it was an orchard, I would look for arsenic! > > Barb Arsenic went from low green to low yellow and back down to low green over the span of her tests, so if she had much, it seems to be going away. While there are remnants of apricot orchards around, our property might have ben a farm. Would that make lead in the soil more likely? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 If there were an old house or barn there before your home, then yes, there would be lead in the soil where those buildings were. A farm over 40 years ago would have been using mostly lead paint. It wouldn't hurt to test the soil. While she may not play in it, it does get tracked inside, and travel in on the wind when windows are open. > > > > Wow, if it was an orchard, I would look for arsenic! > > > > Barb > > Arsenic went from low green to low yellow and back down to low green > over the span of her tests, so if she had much, it seems to be going > away. > > While there are remnants of apricot orchards around, our property > might have ben a farm. Would that make lead in the soil more likely? > > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 -this post Andy says that hair lead is usually higher in older kids as that is where they excrete it. http://onibasu.com/archives/am/148482.html?highlight=chelation%2C% 20higher%20hair%20lead -- In , " mmc2315 " <m.chelap@...> wrote: > > , I've looked in Onibasu, and I've thumbed through HTI, and I can't find it. I seem to > remember reading, somewhere, that as lead is released from the bones, subsequent hair > tests can show higher lead. > > Now, don't hold me to that. > > in Illlinois > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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