Hi Duper, welcome to the forum!
Sorry to hear that you too have become a victim of the toxicity of amalgam mercury. The "hives" you are getting, may well be the mercury rash. As the body heats up (exercise/hot bath, hot weather etc), mercury rises (literally). So similar to mercury in a thermometer! But the reaction on skin can result in an allergic reaction (hives/rashes).
I had this so severely after a DMPS IV injection, which pushed a load of stored metals into the more outer areas, that everytime I heated up, I'd be covered in a hot red rash. Even taking stuff to aid my body's antioxidants (like vitamin C, selenium etc) would also be enough to encourage this further. You may find a simliar reaction yourself when taking anything that encourages toxin release. Selenium can be quite powerful.
However, as bad as the rashes were, it did enable quite a bit of mercury to escape via the pores (this was after amalgam removal). So that was one way my body was trying to eliminate it.
Unfortunately, depending on how long a person has had amalgams, the mercury in them usually becomes tightly bonded inside you. So that even though a person may remove their amalgams, they may still have a lot of stored mercury to get rid of.
After ALL amalgams are replaced, some go through what they call a "dumping stage". The body seems to eventually start to offload some of this storage, once it detects that it is not getting it's daily intake of mercury from amalgams....so it is then free to start dumping it.
This can be a painful and slow process, but is helped greatly by chelation (detox). There are many many ways of chelating mercury and you'll see this on here by people using them.
Two fillings isn't much, but if you are sensitive and are not a good excretor of mercury it can still be a big deal. E.g. in Hal Huggins book "It's all in your head" he mentions a young guy (about your age) who got ONE tiny pit filling and this devasated him. That finished his sport's career, until they removed it and he came right.
So yep, it can happen! Most of us have had much more than two. I've heard some can have over 16 amalgams !! which is deplorable. Why do we get any at all? Mercury does not belong inside the human body and has no place there. THe oral environment is actually the worst. Consider the chewing, hot fluids, heat, saliva etc that is there daily and the vapors coming off those amalgams and this is the most toxic metal known to man. A neurotoxin....um what did they think was going to happen? Is it any wonder it's been banned in certain area/countries around the world! It should never have happened in the first place.
Anyway, sorry for digressing. But it is a good thing you do not have many and have not had them for long. I would DEFINITELY look at having these replaced. But you may want to take this procedure carefully and thoughtfully. It is not just about rushing out and having them yanked out and getting just anything put in, as this can make a person worse in some cases (much worse).
You must find a reputable biologic (holistic) dentist who is going to give you full protection during the removal. Luckily it is just two fillings, so you'd be able to get that done in one session. You may also be wise to find out what dental materials your dentist uses (the names of composites, bonding and lining agents). And possibly get testing done to check if your body is compatible with them.
There are various tests you can do for this. One is the serum test in US. Here is the link to it.
http://www.ccrlab.com./This is the first thing I would do if I were in your position. Any other testing as well as this might be some extra help to narrow things down further. Finding out which materials turn out favourably on most tests. I cannot say how accurate any of these tests are, it is a very difficult area.
But certainly, you might be wise to do it. Some people don't and simply have whatever the dentist is using, but unfortunately some materials maybe more reactive to you than others. Alternative materials have their issues too, not just amalgams.
You can test for oral reactions by having a small sample of each materials the dentist may use (hardened) and put it into your mouth a few hours a day and see if there is any adverse response.
There are just things you can do if you want to be extra careful, that is up to you.
I would also check up the other posts on this forum by others who are new here and asked questions. This too maybe of help to you:
http://herballure.com/ubbthreads/sh...=5&o=&fpart=1#Post248810http://herballure.com/ubbthreads/sh...&sb=5&o=&fpart=1So take your time and read what you can (print them out if you want) and refer to them as needed.
I hope this is helpful to you.
