Thanks for this Bex. It helps a lot. I suspected that the DMSA must be grabbing onto some mercury that needed pulling out, that's the only explanation I could think of myself. I suppose it's a good sign that this is happening, because it means my body is eliminating mercury rather than holding on to it. But yes, I'm afraid that if I decide I'm well enough to stop one day, I'll get whacked again if there's more mercury to come out. I guess I'll know it if that happens and I'll know what I need to do to chelate it out.

I wouldn't mind so much if DMSA were cheaper. It's going to be costing me £40 a month at this dosage. I actually saw my GP and asked him if it was possible to get a prescription. He said he's open to the possibility that I have mercury poisoning from my amalgams, but the national body here that decides who gets which medications (they are called NICE) are strongly in favour of evidence-based medicine, and they would not allow my GP to prescribe DMSA. Would you believe that when someone from his office phoned the toxicology centre on my behalf, they said they didn't have any tests for mercury at all. I said, well what happens if someone has eaten a lot of fish with high mercury content and they go see him because they are ill? Still no tests. It's crazy isn't it. Anyway this conversation wasn't a total waste of time because at least I know my GP is taking me seriously. He also said that he has used traditional Chinese medicine to cure his asthma, and his wife is doing some form of crystal healing. LOL out of the mouths of doctors.

Maybe I should look into getting Andy Cutler's book. Do you know of any place that seels it cheaply? Maybe I can get it second-hand.

I'd better go get ready, I've got to cycle to a job interview of sorts in half an hour. I sent letters out to local schools asking for part-time work after Christmas and it sounds like this school would like me to do maternity leave cover. It's not the permanent position I've been dreaming of, but I'm sure it would be better than straightforward substitute teaching. It's hard to wrap my head around doing this job again after having been out of it for so long, but I've got to believe I can do it. Wish me luck <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />