Thanks all for your welcome messages; I really appreciate them. although Hg poisoning has crossed my mind before, it's finally setting off my alarm bells. why on earth, I didn't believe myself the first time I thought it years ago, I don't know -- I mean it's MERCURY, come on!

sorry if I missed something, y'all (yup, I'm from Texas <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ). I have such a hard time concentrating these days, I'm having a hard time researching this. I jokingly say I don't have two brain cells to rub together anymore. DH can ask me to do him a favor and two minutes later I have forgotten about it. Yet, I continually obsess about my health and one thing or another -- to the point it feels like addiction. When I've mentioned this phenomenon to family, they just laugh and say it's part of growing old. Nope, not buying it.