James, thanks for the advice on pricing amalgam replacements. I'm pretty sure I'm going to talk to the dentist that removed my husband's fillings and see what he can do.

I talked to my cousin tonight - she's a hygienist in a regular dentist's office (poor gal - but she's still a sweetie!) She told her employer what the Huggins dentist's quote for my removals was, and said his jaw just hit the pavement! She gave me some of their prices for amalgam replacements (non-biological, of course!) and man, what a difference!! We're talking over a thousand dollars a tooth - how insane!!

About this ileocecal valve problem of yours - did you say you have funny reactions to supplements because of it? I used to be able to take any darned kind of vitamin or supplement with no problem, but for the past year, I get a noticeable reaction to almost EVERYTHING I take. We're just talking normal things like multivitamins, mineral supplements, even olive leaf extract to get rid of a cold. Now some of these things make me crabby, or dizzy, or anxious - depending on the supplement.

Could this be attributed to a possible ileocecal valve problem, or just more mercury-induced body craziness??