I completely understand what you are saying about visiting the dentist Bex. My six-monthly checkup for myself and my daughter is coming up and I'm tempted to cancel; now seems like a really bad time to go there. You never know, the dentist might have been drilling amalgams in the previous patient in the room and there could be toxic levels of vapour around. It would be interesting to measure the levels with some kind of detector. Surely the dentists would be horrified to see concrete evidence like that.

As for me, I think I am very slowly getting better. The change is small, but noticeable. I just feel "different." It's like a glimmer on the horizon, but it's there; and unlike previous times when I've felt a little better for half a day or so, I feel like this day after day. I'm holding onto that as a good sign.

Hang in there Bex. It does indeed sound like your immune system is very compromised. I wonder if there are ways to boost it? Do you take lots of vitamin C? (Silly question I guess, but it's a starting point at least.)