Great to hear that you're on the way to recovery and have found the problem. Unfortunately, I have found the problem in many people and family members but the difficult part is getting them to believe it, especially when their doctors don't believe it. Amazing and frustrating!

It's good that you're seeking advice as this can be a dangerous area to tread without knowledge and experience.

Obviously, the first and best solution is to find a doctor who has experience and training in mercury toxicity and proceed from there. The second best solution is to find a source of solid information that will help you and your current doctor guide you along, and fortunately, I have found it.

It's a book called, Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment. This is absolutely the best book I found on the subject anywhere. It was written by a doctor who had amalgam illness himself and cares about getting this information out to others.

You can find it here:

Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment by Andrew Cutler

I'm not recommending this book because my company sells it. My company sells it because it's the best book on the subject I've found anywhere. It's also one of the ulgiest books I've ever seen but Dr. Cutler is intent on keeping it the same. I even asked him in a phone conversation to update the layout and design and even offered to help (after all, we are a publishing company) but he said he wants to keep it just the way it is.

Anyway, the important thing is that it contains easy-to-read and complete information on diagnosing and recovering from amaglam illness. Cutler even recommends giving a copy to your doctor while he's helping you for his own reference. It really is that thorough.

I truly wish you the best in your journey and would like to ask you to share your story at some future time if you wish. The details about your experience will not only help others believe there is a problem with amalgam fillings (even though all the major health organizations still deny it, including the ADA!) but many will relate to your experience and be convinced to look further to see if it is the cause of their problems. Like I said, convincing people to even consider mercury as the source of their illness is by far the most difficult step.

Thanks for sharing and be sure to search this forum for more information about what to do before, during and after removal.

Here are a few other resources that may help:

Mercury Talk Website

AmalgamIllness.com

Remember that gentle detox is often the best way to go and sweating is often the best way to detox.

About your questions:

What is the best approach to determining if my nephews problems are due to mercury in his tissues?

This is not simple. For example, a hair analysis alone will often (usually) turn up low mercury levels during stage 2 mercury poisoning even when mercury levels are high in certain body tissues. This is because of the way the body quickly filters mercury out of the blood stream. During stage 3, the body is no longer able to filter the mercury and it starts to "spill over" into the blood. At this time, hair-mercury levels will usually show a marked increase. Of course, by this time, you're usually already very sick.

You have to use a combination of tests and know how to read the results. The Amaglam Illness book expains this thoroughly. It's too complicated to explain here.

Has anyone else encountered the swollen lymph ducts or glands or nodes in the feet due to similar circumstances?

Oh yes! ...But not in my feet. The nodes under my arms became huge during detox days and during heavy physical activity. You can read more about this in my story located here:

My Mercury Story

Thanks again and please keep us posted.