Re: Start chelation and keep DAN doctor???

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I'd keep your DAN as a resource. At the end of the day, you be the quarterback.

You make the decisions. Allow the DAN doc to be a member of your team. You must

do your homework. ...just my $.02.

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> So, I feel like I've come to a crossroads. After researching and being a

member of this group for a while, I feel that I have no time to waste in

starting chelation. So I got both of Andy's books and have started reading, and

I will be ordering a Hair Elements test this week. BUT... my daughter is being

treated by a DAN doctor. We are between appointments right now. The subject of

chelation has never been brought up by him, but I know that he has some kind of

plan that he is following. He had tests done that showed my daughter has some

vitamin deficiencies, some yeast, and TONS of bacteria in her gut. So she takes

DMG, vitamin D, zinc, cod liver oil, probiotics, and MB12 shots. She also

finished a 7 week course of Fluconazole a couple of weeks ago. So we have sent

her stool and urine again to test and see if the probiotics and Fluconazole have

been effective in treating her yeast and gut bacteria. In a couple of weeks, we

are also supposed to get her blood drawn to see if the supplements are working

or if there are still deficiencies. So, to me, that's all good stuff we are

doing, but I'm growing impatient because I feel that chelation is what she

needs. I feel that we are treating " symptoms " instead of the " disease " . I feel

that this doctor is a good one and is doing his best to help my daughter, so if

I start chelating without him, I feel like I'm going behind his back when he has

been nothing but helpful. I feel that I have to do this, but I'm not sure if I

should continue with these supplements. I don't want to just ditch this

doctor...I'm just looking for support here.

>

> Thanks,

> Emerson

> momma to 2 little girls

>

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I'm leaving a more decisive response to the " big guns " of this forum,

but I can at least say that severe gut problems are definitely a root

part of the disease and not a symptom. Most of the body's immune system

is in the gut and optimizing a child's natural ability to detoxify can't

be a bad thing, but your situation does raise the very good question,

when to start chelation given all the other problems of possible yeast,

bacteria, virus, allergy, methylation pathway, and leaky guy issues in a

young and damaged immune system? I haven't read Andy's book yet, but I'm

getting there. I'm looking forward to the responses.

emjuliet7 wrote:

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> So, I feel like I've come to a crossroads. After researching and being

> a member of this group for a while, I feel that I have no time to

> waste in starting chelation. So I got both of Andy's books and have

> started reading, and I will be ordering a Hair Elements test this

> week. BUT... my daughter is being treated by a DAN doctor. We are

> between appointments right now. The subject of chelation has never

> been brought up by him, but I know that he has some kind of plan that

> he is following. He had tests done that showed my daughter has some

> vitamin deficiencies, some yeast, and TONS of bacteria in her gut. So

> she takes DMG, vitamin D, zinc, cod liver oil, probiotics, and MB12

> shots. She also finished a 7 week course of Fluconazole a couple of

> weeks ago. So we have sent her stool and urine again to test and see

> if the probiotics and Fluconazole have been effective in treating her

> yeast and gut bacteria. In a couple of weeks, we are also supposed to

> get her blood drawn to see if the supplements are working or if there

> are still deficiencies. So, to me, that's all good stuff we are doing,

> but I'm growing impatient because I feel that chelation is what she

> needs. I feel that we are treating " symptoms " instead of the

> " disease " . I feel that this doctor is a good one and is doing his best

> to help my daughter, so if I start chelating without him, I feel like

> I'm going behind his back when he has been nothing but helpful. I feel

> that I have to do this, but I'm not sure if I should continue with

> these supplements. I don't want to just ditch this doctor...I'm just

> looking for support here.

>

> Thanks,

> Emerson

> momma to 2 little girls

>

>

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john wrote:

> I'm leaving a more decisive response to the " big guns " of this forum,

> but I can at least say that severe gut problems are definitely a root

> part of the disease and not a symptom.

Um, no.

The word " root " means " primary cause " .

Gut problems may be important, big, life-changing symptoms, but it's

still symptoms.

You start chelation ASAP to heal the true root cause after removing the

source of the metals and you deal with symptoms along the way.

> Most of the body's immune system

> is in the gut and optimizing a child's natural ability to detoxify can't

> be a bad thing, but your situation does raise the very good question,

> when to start chelation given all the other problems of possible yeast,

> bacteria, virus, allergy, methylation pathway, and leaky guy issues in a

> young and damaged immune system? I haven't read Andy's book yet, but I'm

> getting there. I'm looking forward to the responses.

>

> emjuliet7 wrote:

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>> So, I feel like I've come to a crossroads. After researching and being

>> a member of this group for a while, I feel that I have no time to

>> waste in starting chelation. So I got both of Andy's books and have

>> started reading, and I will be ordering a Hair Elements test this

>> week. BUT... my daughter is being treated by a DAN doctor. We are

>> between appointments right now. The subject of chelation has never

>> been brought up by him, but I know that he has some kind of plan that

>> he is following. He had tests done that showed my daughter has some

>> vitamin deficiencies, some yeast, and TONS of bacteria in her gut. So

>> she takes DMG, vitamin D, zinc, cod liver oil, probiotics, and MB12

>> shots. She also finished a 7 week course of Fluconazole a couple of

>> weeks ago. So we have sent her stool and urine again to test and see

>> if the probiotics and Fluconazole have been effective in treating her

>> yeast and gut bacteria. In a couple of weeks, we are also supposed to

>> get her blood drawn to see if the supplements are working or if there

>> are still deficiencies. So, to me, that's all good stuff we are doing,

>> but I'm growing impatient because I feel that chelation is what she

>> needs. I feel that we are treating " symptoms " instead of the

>> " disease " . I feel that this doctor is a good one and is doing his best

>> to help my daughter, so if I start chelating without him, I feel like

>> I'm going behind his back when he has been nothing but helpful. I feel

>> that I have to do this, but I'm not sure if I should continue with

>> these supplements. I don't want to just ditch this doctor...I'm just

>> looking for support here.

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Emerson

>> momma to 2 little girls

>>

>>

>>

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