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Posted 12/9/2018 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
I had my lead test and found 15 ug / dl (abnormal cutoff is 5 ug/dl)
That was an unprovoked test by Bio Reference Labs.

I then did a DMSA provocation and had:
60 ug/g creat (abnormal cutoff is 2 ug/g creat)

I'm wondering if these levels are higher than average for other Lyme patients or not and if anyone has anything to report on their chelation process to remove it and what the numbers got down to afterwords.

I've been doing IV EDTA chelation and EDTA suppository but haven't rechecked my levels since.
Posted 12/9/2018 12:53 AM (GMT 0)
Do you currently have mercury fillings in your mouth?

If so you need to stop chelating immediately
Posted 12/9/2018 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Not to my knowledge
Posted 12/9/2018 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
the qeusiton is why are you lead toxic?

the lead has to be coming from somewhere. Drinking water?

Regardless, you are doing the right thing then although oral chelation w/ DMSA would likely be better and much cheaper than IV's
Posted 12/9/2018 2:34 AM (GMT 0)
I also have high lead. None of my doctors have found metals to be a common driver of this disease so i never did much in the way of chelation
Posted 12/9/2018 2:45 AM (GMT 0)

lymelearner said...
Not to my knowledge

You should know if you have mercury amalgams - all you have to do is open your mouth in front of a mirror and look
Posted 12/9/2018 2:55 AM (GMT 0)

Lapis_29 said...
the qeusiton is why are you lead toxic?

the lead has to be coming from somewhere. Drinking water?

Regardless, you are doing the right thing then although oral chelation w/ DMSA would likely be better and much cheaper than IV's

So far the only thing that tested positive for Lead was one of my supplements according to the department of health. But the amount was not something they considered unsafe.

To my knowledge the Horrowitz study showed that about 85% of the patients with late stage Lyme had elevated heavy metals. So I'm guessing there is something about Lyme that stops us from eliminating heavy metals as well as the normal population.

Lead is in the soil so it's in food as well. I actually checked out the FDA report about lead in common foods, and found my exposure from the supplement is much less than what is expected in a normal diet.

Am I the only one with super high lead?
Posted 12/9/2018 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
My lead was 5.4 ug/dl at its high point. I never tested high but still benefited from chelation with DMSA/ALA. I also had some arsenic & mercury when I began chelation. Testing was done through Doctor's Data, urine provoked and hair tests.
Posted 12/11/2018 8:19 PM (GMT 0)
So far no one else with lead levels anywhere near me.

Am I really the only one with these levels?
I had thought it would be more common based on the Horrowitz study, but maybe most Lyme patients only have very mildly elevated levels?
Posted 12/11/2018 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Did you test your water? Lead paint? Possibly from past exposure.

My level was 8.4. When i tested regular water lead was low. I also tested our reverse osmosis and it came back double. Here the faucet itself had lead in it. Replaced it and retested low.

Post Edited (k07) : 12/11/2018 2:06:08 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/11/2018 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Tested paint, water, supplements.

Still waiting for water results, but I would be surprised since the rest of my family drinks it and none have any noticeable lead in multiple tests.

One of my herbal supplements tested positive, but below the cutoff concern for the department of health. I stopped it just in case.
Posted 12/11/2018 11:27 PM (GMT 0)

lymelearner said...
Tested paint, water, supplements.

Still waiting for water results, but I would be surprised since the rest of my family drinks it and none have any noticeable lead in multiple tests.

One of my herbal supplements tested positive, but below the cutoff concern for the department of health. I stopped it just in case.

I’m wondering if it’s possibly something you were exposed to years ago.

I did a few rounds of dmsa, bentonite clay baths, and modified citrus pectin. When I retested my levels dropped quite a bit. And of course I was no longer drinking lead water!

I hope you figure it out.
Posted 12/12/2018 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
old pewter jewelry ?

cosmetics?

its very possible there is small lead contamination in your environment (air pollution, water, etc) but everyone else in your family is able to detox it, but you are not due to lyme so it accumulates in your body. That is the most simple explanation.
Posted 12/12/2018 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
I don't wear jewelry. I use an acne regimen of benzol peroxide.

But I was actually tested in the beginning when Lyme broke out and I had no lead readings.

Sometimes I wonder whether the excessive amount of supplement pills that Lyme patients take is the reason for heavy metals in Lyme patients. From what I've found most lead testing requirements on supplements assume you are taking the daily recommended value of the supplement. And the supplement is flagged for heavy metals if the amount contained is too high based off of that. But often times Lyme patients are taking much much more supplements and higher than the recommended amount. And if you add that up the heavy metals contamination may end up being much higher intake than a regular supplement user would have.
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