Hello Everyone,

I have recently found that I have very high Lead on a 6 hour DMSA Urine provocation test. The result was 72 ( should be <5 ). My blood Lead level was within normal limits.

This probably came from when we renovated a 1930's house about 15 years ago. I was the one who stripped all the paint of all the rooms with a hot air gun....some of it was several layers thick. This all took about 3 years.

I started getting symptoms around then, but the picture has been complicated in that I also caught Lyme Disease then, and also had Hemochromatosis. I have only been treated for both of these in the past 3 years. Now it seems that my residual problems may be the Lead.

My ND has started me on IV Calcium EDTA, 3gm given as an IV push over 15minutes, once a week.

I don't see anyone else given these pushes....most seem to have the IV over 3 hours ?

Afterwards I am exhausted for 3-4 days, have muscle aches, and have had some cardiac pain. I've only had 2 IV's so far. Are these side effects to do with it being a "Push", or is it to do with the Lead being mobilised. I think the EDTA is out of the system within a couple of hours , so it's not that, I guess.

Is EDTA the best way to go for Lead? On the Adult Metal Site they follow Cutler's guidelines, and he is anti-EDTA for Lead.....so I don't feel like that site gives an unbiased opinion. Any other thoughts here from you folk who have gone the distance?

I see that there is not a whole lot of activity on this site....but I hope someone is reading today !!!!

Anne
(Montreal, Canada )