Andy/Others, What to make of this baffling urine metals test?

[Guest guest]

We currently chelate every weekend using 15mg DMSA/15mg ALA every 3 hours. We

did 17 rounds of DMSA only and now are on round 10 of DMSA/ALA.

I was absolutely shocked when we got back our latest first morning urine metals

test from GPL. Our latest results for (20mgDMSA/20mgALA) first morning:

Mercury 0 vs <5

Lead 6.2 vs <5

Aluminum 79 vs < 60

Previous tests:

DMSA 20mg only 10/19/09 first morning:

Mercury 1.9

Lead 3.4

Aluminum 47

DMSA 20mg only 8/10/2009 first morning:

Mercury 2.2

Lead 8.3

Aluminum 14

Other tests prior to AC chelation protocol for a frame of reference:

Approx 40th CaEDTA IV 1/27/2009 (12 hour):

Mercury 3.3

Lead 7.4

Aluminum 20

DMSA 200mg Challenge by DAN doc 11/15/2007 (8 hour):

Mercury 2.3

Lead 11

Aluminum 6.8

What do you make of this latest urine test with no mercury in it, along with

lead and aluminum back up again?

I was shocked to find no mercury this time.

[Guest guest]

ALA primarily increases fecal excretion of mercury.

The urine tests are not very helpful partly because of the large amount of

error. They must be costly.

J

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> We currently chelate every weekend using 15mg DMSA/15mg ALA every 3 hours. We

did 17 rounds of DMSA only and now are on round 10 of DMSA/ALA.

>

> I was absolutely shocked when we got back our latest first morning urine

metals test from GPL. Our latest results for (20mgDMSA/20mgALA) first morning:

> Mercury 0 vs <5

> Lead 6.2 vs <5

> Aluminum 79 vs < 60

>

> Previous tests:

> DMSA 20mg only 10/19/09 first morning:

> Mercury 1.9

> Lead 3.4

> Aluminum 47

>

> DMSA 20mg only 8/10/2009 first morning:

> Mercury 2.2

> Lead 8.3

> Aluminum 14

>

> Other tests prior to AC chelation protocol for a frame of reference:

> Approx 40th CaEDTA IV 1/27/2009 (12 hour):

> Mercury 3.3

> Lead 7.4

> Aluminum 20

>

> DMSA 200mg Challenge by DAN doc 11/15/2007 (8 hour):

> Mercury 2.3

> Lead 11

> Aluminum 6.8

>

> What do you make of this latest urine test with no mercury in it, along with

lead and aluminum back up again?

> I was shocked to find no mercury this time.

>