Hello all,

I have found a place that can test for mercury in the blood and urine. I am 5 months in the post removal stage. My amalgams were drilled out withouth any precautions. Would you please advise me if it is useful to do the blood/urine test at this stage. I am currently taking Algin, vitamin C and selenium/vitamin E and I am wondering if these tests will be accurate at all and if it's worth the money and the hassle. I am 99% sure that I have mercury toxicity based on all of the symptoms that I exibit and the fact that Algin helps lessen them. Thanks!

Is it really expensive? I want to have the tests done so I can know generally how much my mercury level is and how it compares to other peoples tests. Ideally, a year or so after removal of my fillings and detox, I'd like it again to see if it's gone down.

Do they just take a blood test?

It depends on what tests you are talking about. Remember, mercury generally does not show up in urine, unless there is a provocation test being done by a heavy metal chelation doctor who will give you a chelating agent like DMSA or DMPS and then have you go home and collect your urine. Beware of anyone wanting to give you a DMPS challenge test because they are extremely dangerous. So, urine alone, will not show up mercury because it is in our tissues and brain and other organs. Also, blood may not show it up either. If you read Andy Cutler's book or Dr. Huggins Book, they explain safe ways to be tested for mercury. One of these tests is the urine porphyrin test. Then they list a bunch of blood tests that are indicative of mercury toxicity which can be diagnositic to a doctor familiar with amalgam illness.

The bottom line is; you could take some DMSA or DMPS which will provoke the mercury and then collect your urine. This would be done by a doctor who knows what the heck he is doing. But straight urine alone will not show up mercury, unless one was acutely poisoned, e.g. broken thermometer exposure. Chronic poisoning from amalgam fillings does not show up in a straight urine test (usually). Is this doctor heavy metal chelation doctor?

Sandra

Thanks for the info. I mean to get the books some time, but I don't think I can cope to read them right now. I have lots of phobias and medical and dental stuff is the worst for me. Jjust reading websites on the poisoning is hard enough for me. Also I can't concentrate that long. Reading is an effort.

I'll see what the specialist says tomorrow. I won't have any tests done, unless it's just straight urine or blood without any injections. Don't want to stir anything up.

All I want, really, is for someone who got better to tell me exactly what to do. I can't work it out for myself, too hard for me right now. I'll just have to see what the dentist says.