(OT) What tests should my mother have done.

[Guest guest]

My mother has started top have some symptoms lately, and of course, the

docters do not really know whats happening.

-insomnia - she has been using a RX sleep aid, and is now reporting

needing a LOT of sleep to get through the day (in bed by 9:30)

-Short periods of be 'uncoordinated' - suddenly stumbling and not being

able to control her legs/feet to walk properly.

-memory loss. She says it's not typical, where you can't quite remember

all the details of a conversation - She has no recognition of the

conversation ever happening.

The docters suspect she may have been having 'mini-strokes', and her

symptoms seem to have stopped with 'asprin therapy' -blood thinner.

She knows of the time and research I put into Jacks health, so when

I suggested she not get the flu shot this year, she agreed with no

argument (though she has gotten the shot yearly, for many years). I

also shared with her some of the topics being discussed right now like

alziemers and MS, and how these are strongly linked to metal poisining.

She has had a LOT of metal in her mouth, fillings, root canals, you name

it. Over the last ten years, it has been eliminated (purely frustrated,

with all the dental work the dentist wanted to do. So whenever there

was a another problem she instructed him to 'just pull it!' She now

just has a bit of metal in her bottom plate, that she only wears when

she leaves the house.

She did have a Lyme disease test, which came back neg. However,I

thought I've read these test are not accurate at all, and that false +/-

or very common. She does live in a high deer/tick populated area, with

a cat, and for 6 months looked after my dogs. Is there anything we can

do to get a definate pos or neg?

She now would like to test herself for metals. She does highlight

her hair, so we could wait a little while and collect some hair for a

hair test. Or should we do the French Porphyrins test? I'm really

excited that she is on board with this. I would love to get some test

results and get her started on some good supps. My parents are due to

visit us at Christmas time (we are currently in the UK) If not before,

we will sit down together then and discuss chelation, probably ALA, but

I'm worried about the night dose, beings she is using the sleeping pills.

So that's where I am right now. I'd love to hear ANY comments or

suggestions

-Jenna

[Guest guest]

She can have a hair test done using pubic hair, or wait a couple of

months for new head hair to come in. The essential elements test is

available through www.directlabs.com (check with DDI about how long to

wait after hair color).

Andy's list of supplements and possibly diet interventions will help

with symptom control. His " Amalgam Illness " book is available at

www.noamalgam.com

The supplement file and the " Diet - how to pick the right one for your

kid " are in the files section here. Both will help her to make

changes to her diet and pick out supplements.

Adequate Mg may help with the insomnia.

Andy's hair test book has many case histories that are encouraging to

read www.noamalgam.com/hairtestbook.html

If you get her started on these things now then you can teach her how

to chelate when she comes to visit.

One lab that does the porphyrins test is here:

http://www.labbio.net/

J

>

> My mother has started top have some symptoms lately, and of course, the

> docters do not really know whats happening.

>

> -insomnia - she has been using a RX sleep aid, and is now reporting

> needing a LOT of sleep to get through the day (in bed by 9:30)

>

> -Short periods of be 'uncoordinated' - suddenly stumbling and not being

> able to control her legs/feet to walk properly.

>

> -memory loss. She says it's not typical, where you can't quite

remember

> all the details of a conversation - She has no recognition of the

> conversation ever happening.

>

> The docters suspect she may have been having 'mini-strokes', and

her

> symptoms seem to have stopped with 'asprin therapy' -blood thinner.

>

> She knows of the time and research I put into Jacks health, so when

> I suggested she not get the flu shot this year, she agreed with no

> argument (though she has gotten the shot yearly, for many years). I

> also shared with her some of the topics being discussed right now like

> alziemers and MS, and how these are strongly linked to metal

poisining.

> She has had a LOT of metal in her mouth, fillings, root canals, you

name

> it. Over the last ten years, it has been eliminated (purely

frustrated,

> with all the dental work the dentist wanted to do. So whenever there

> was a another problem she instructed him to 'just pull it!' She now

> just has a bit of metal in her bottom plate, that she only wears when

> she leaves the house.

>

> She did have a Lyme disease test, which came back neg. However,I

> thought I've read these test are not accurate at all, and that false

+/-

> or very common. She does live in a high deer/tick populated area, with

> a cat, and for 6 months looked after my dogs. Is there anything we can

> do to get a definate pos or neg?

>

>

>

> She now would like to test herself for metals. She does highlight

> her hair, so we could wait a little while and collect some hair for a

> hair test. Or should we do the French Porphyrins test? I'm really

> excited that she is on board with this. I would love to get some test

> results and get her started on some good supps. My parents are due to

> visit us at Christmas time (we are currently in the UK) If not before,

> we will sit down together then and discuss chelation, probably ALA, but

> I'm worried about the night dose, beings she is using the sleeping

pills.

>

> So that's where I am right now. I'd love to hear ANY comments or

> suggestions

>

>

> -Jenna

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> My mother has started top have some symptoms lately, and of course, the

> docters do not really know whats happening.

> -insomnia - she has been using a RX sleep aid, and is now reporting

> needing a LOT of sleep to get through the day (in bed by 9:30)

> -Short periods of be 'uncoordinated' - suddenly stumbling and not being

> able to control her legs/feet to walk properly.

These can be related to yeast overgrowth.

Dana