My progress after 8 months of chelation:

I have been amalgam free for 8 months:

I started chelation as per Andy Cutler Protocol 7 days after going amalgam
free and have done 19 rounds and am currently at 5mg DMSA every 2.5 hours in the day and 3
hours at night. Rounds are smooth, only have minor mild symptoms and
I can continue my life whilst on rounds. Mild and sometimes no
redistribution at the end of rounds. 3 days on 4 days off, then 3
days on 11 days off. ALA not tried yet. My gut instinct says wait
until I can increase the DMSA dose until I add ALA. I don't feel
that's possible yet….but it must be coming soon? I have tried
lengthening the rounds and it most certainly did not agree, not even
close. I have just reduced the time interval to 2.5 hours and reduced
the DMSA dose too, so don't feel I can increase the dose yet.

For the majority of last year my food allergies went crazy and I was
reduced to eating salad at breakfast, lunch and dinner for most of
the year…and that excluded sulphur foods and nightshades too. Last
year I was a physical and mental wreck......but now:

Dairy allergy – gone
Wheat allergy – gone
Gluten allergy - gone
Soya allergy – gone
Nightshade allergy – gone
Passive smoking allergy – gone
All processed food allergy – gone
Sulphur food problem – gone
Fruit allergy – much reduced and can tolerate 1-2 fruits a day, but
in small doses only and not too sweet.

Sugar problem – well I don't eat refined sugar ever so I have no
idea if that's a problem or not. I can handle a little honey these
days, but not tested it out properly. I'm ok in small doses only...

I used to have big problems with food additives, colourings, e-
numbers etc. I have no idea if I still have a problem with them as I
no longer knowingly eat that muck. Even though the allergy to
processed food is gone I still religiously avoid processed food, I do
occasionally eat white rice but I am fine with that now.

Multiple chemical sensitivities - still there a little, but much less
of a problem nowadays. Because I am aware of so many chemicals and
where they are…I avoid lots of them. My house has been totally
detoxed of chems….as soon as I find more they are removed…they are
hidden in the strangest of places! I do feel it in the office
sometimes but it's a much reduced problem. Tingling arms/hands/legs
remains but is much reduced too.

Chronic back problems and chronic back pain for 10 years – gone. I
still have a bad back….. but it is getting much better and I am no
longer in constant pain 24/7. Most days I don't think about my
back….which is wonderful.

Muscle weakness – this was an utter nightmare and its much reduced
now, but still an issue. 70pct better than it was.

After 4 years of zero exercise/yoga I have restarted working out
again. I felt like a rusty hinge at the beginning but the more I do,
the looser I get. 4 years ago when I was forced to stop all exercise,
any exercise wiped me out. Now….i am actually getting better when I
work out. I do need to take it easy and go slow. Yoga is perfect.

Chronic heartburn – gone. I do get some on rounds of DMSA but I know
all the tricks to make it go away now.

Chronic fatigue – much better. Adrenals on-line now and seem to be
working….thank you ACE. Thyroid support in place….this is taking some
time and it is still don't have masses of extra energy. My temps are
stable now but consistently low. When I chelate my temps no longer
drop. This is a marathon not a sprint, the program I have for this is
working slowly but surely. Would be nice if this would speed up, but
I'm patient…overall I am a zillion times better than I was….since
learning about adrenals and thyroids…I have obviously had issues my
whole life and its gonna take time to sort out.

Memory – getting slightly better but short term memory still plays
tricks on me.

All in all my life is getting back on track now. I no longer need to
focus so intensely on my health, I am no longer in constant pain and
brain fog has lifted….I am 39 years old and I can live a little now.
I have read a wealth of information and books in the past 18 months
and I have revolving system of chelation as per Cutler protocol and
cleansing going on all the time. All my cleansing is herbal or uses
natural methods only and I use no man made gunk. I tried dropping my
man made supplements but the adrenals suffered immediately so I still
take the supps as per Cutler.

So…..what do I think caused this turnaround in my health? Because it
is a glorious turnaround for sure…last year was a nightmare.

Well obviously amalgam removal was important, ditto chelation. I'd
love to say it was just the 19 rounds of chelation that did it.
BUT….it wasn't JUST because of the chelation. Its helped…100pct chelation has helped. I know I will not get better without
chelation…but getting the mercury out is gonna take a couple of years
and my drastic improvement in health is down to everything that I
have done COLLECTIVELY. I have been hard at work body cleansing in
every-which-way I can. Individually each cleanse and each chelation
round has helped a little bit. Chelation actually makes me feel worse
and I feel great when I break from chelation to do a month long
cleanse.

I have a rotating program of cleansings that goes like this:
30 days parasite cleanse which includes bowel cleansing herbs too
from Humaworm(HW)
Wait 90 days then do another 30 days parasite cleanse(HW)
In those 90 days in-between I do bowel cleasing, herbal liver
cleansings, herbal kidney cleansing, herbal Lung cleanse.
I also regularly do castor oil packs, dry skin brushing, oil massage
and my diet is 90pct organic and zero processed foods and zero
pasteurised dairy. I regularly drink veg juices and often have liquid
veg juice meals and have done some veg juice fasts.

Basically I am doing some type of cleanse all the time and chelation
fits in between everything. I try hard not to do too many things
together, but its tricky to fit everything in, so some things do
overlap. When I over-do it, which I must admit I do sometimes…I break
until I recovered and restart…but only takes a couple of days.

I have researched and done all the cleanses….and the only one I avoid
now is liver flushing (with olive oil and grapefruit)…Andy Cutler is
correct …after 10 flushes I know its way too heavy duty….and beside
the alternatives are much more civilised!

Each cleanse I feel some improvements. I would say the parasite
cleansing and Bowel cleansing has led to the biggest gains in my
health ….but one parasite cleanse is not enough. My body got totally
and utterly clogged up and after 18 months of furious detoxing I am
now finally getting better. I been bowel cleansing lots, at least 150
days in the last 10 months alone, and I still get gunk called mucoid
plaque coming outta me…I am continually amazed at the amount of
toxins in me. Its taken a long time to clean me out, but because I
been at this hardcore for 10 months, (and 18 months overall) always detoxing in some
form….now…..i am reaping the rewards and getting better.

The mercury is still in me. My tolerance to DMSA remains low but all
the cleaning out of my body has help tremendously make me cleaner
inside so that my mercury compromised organs have less toxins to
worry about. I don't really understand why my tolerance to DMSA
remains so low when I am continually regaining my health and feeling
so much better?? I guess it means chelation must continue long term
removing the stored mercury and the cleanses I have done have cleared
out the backlog of toxins stuck in me?

I plan on chelating & cleansing for as long as possible until I reach
optimum health. I learned a lot and it's a cool goal for me to aim
for. I guess I'm half way there now…so hopefully only 1.5 years
chelating and cleanses to go.

My only concern is the dreaded mercury dump 6-12 months post amalgam
removal. I am 8 months amalgam free now. Everything Andy C has said
so far has turned out just as he said it would, so I see no reason
why I will avoid it…but I might! Not everyone gets it and I may be
lucky! Nothing I can do about it anyway so I don't worry about
it….but it does drive me forwards and is a strong motivator for me to
continue Chelating and doing all the cleanses. I find the cleanses
much easier now. at first I had some pretty amazing die-offs and
incredible healing crisis's but now…..i get a few minor symptoms and
then feel better without fail. I did a 2 week herbal lung cleanse
last month and was rewarded with a much improved brain….mentally
sharper. Will probably have to do some more lung cleansing herbs
because 2 weeks is probably not enough time to right 20 years of me
smoking.

I did think long and hard about typing this up, I don't want to tempt
fate with the dread mercury dump…but…its nice to be getting better
and I have learned so much from my friends here on herb allure….i know its encouraging to
read of people getting better….and I most certainly am. Long may it continue:-)

Sunshine