Well it's been 2 weeks since I saw the doctor, and no sign of any test dates coming through the post. Does it really take this long in the NHS just to get a test date, let along the actual test? It's a good thing I don't feel like I'm dying, sheesh.

I'm on day one of my 4th round of chelation. I took 12.5mg of DMSA every 4 hours for the first two rounds, then was able to up it to 25mg on the 3rd round without any problems. Back in the 2nd round I tried adding a little ALA, just 12.5mg to match the DMSA, but got very irritable and depressed and decided I'm not read for that yet.

Strange how things all change. I've been pretty steady, whether I'm chelating with the DMSA or not. Last round symptoms were minimal. Today, let's say they're quite tolerable, but calling attention to themselves. There seems to be a standard package of them for me: fatigue, brain fog, loss of appetite, sort of like I've got flu. Maybe it's just one of those things. Everyone seems to say that one day can be very different from the next, and there can be good days and bad.

I think I've seen evidence enough that I've got at least some mercury, and that it's coming out with the chelation, so that's good. I think it's going to take getting a job for the depression to really lift though. Tricky when you're a teacher and it is the middle of the summer. I'm going on a return to teaching course this autumn if no employment pops up, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it, but heavens it would really help to have some money too.

I can't say I feel better or worse overall, hard to tell. Just plugging along. I'm feeling the chelation today, that's for sure.

Linda.