Help. I had a heavy metal challenge test done on my youngest two children. I was particularly worried about my youngest who has many symptoms similar to mine that developed in the last year. He will be 6 on Sunday, and last year he developed food allergies, gastritis, and I noticed hand tremors that seem worse when he gets the gastrointestinal symptoms. A lymph node in his neck swelled up last summer and is smaller now but still more noticeable than before. At one stage, he had night sweats. Last October, I had a stool test done on him - and he had no lactobacillus and an overgrowth of klebsiella bacteria. He did not come up high for yeast, but seems to have yeast symptoms and did test as allergic to yeast. He is intolerant of carbohydrates. I had a filling replaced (before I knew any better) while I was pregnant with him. In the months that followed, I was very ill and had an ER visit for vomitting and had to have a full cardiology workup for irregular heartbeat symptoms and dizziness, all while pregnant with him. When he was one month old, he was hospitalized for a fever and at the same time, I went to the ER for chest pain and was diagnosed with pleurisy (not the first time). I was breastfeeding him for the first 7 months, not knowing that I had mercury toxicity or that it is transferred in breast milk. So, today I got the results and he did test high for mercury. My middle son was in the normal range, but just on the border of being elevated.

My doctor who ran the test has closed his office quite suddenly. So now I have to find a new doctor. I am wondering if anyone has suggestions as to what I can do for him until I find a new doctor. I used oral DMPS for myself and infrared sauna. It is difficult to put him in the sauna - he doesn't sweat much for the time he is able to stay in so I don't know how much good it is doing. Does anyone know if the clay baths are really helpful and if so, what kind do I get and from where? I have been giving him Epsom salt baths which seem to help him overall. Also, I have read people on this site talk about Algin. I have not tried it for myself. Is it safe for children and does it need to be used with DMSA or DMPS to make sure the mercury is excreted or can it be used alone? Any advice on this or supplement suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I will probably try to find a DAN! doctor who has experience with chelation. And I am going to hold off on vaccinations for now as I think it could be a trigger for even worse health.