Hello,
I have a daughter that is 3 years old. We adopted her from China at 11
months. After having her in our arms for one month, she had her first
pediatric appt...a blood draw...and found she had a lead level of 19.6 -
no chelation necessary, they said, because her level was not 20.
So...being naive about the whole thing, I never thought twice. Until
we began noticing that she wasn't developing. We now have a 3 year old
that does not walk, talk, or communicate except for whining. (She has
had non-stop PT, OT and Speech therapies). Dr.s have negated any of
the "typical" syndromes like autism, Rhett, etc. However, there is
one dr. that is looking at chelation. Her lead level is 3, but I have
no doubt that it is in her body, and who knows how high her level was
in China before we got her. My feeling is right now that she has
suffered mental retardation because of the lead, and that can't be
reversed. But...
Is chelation worthwhile? Any positive results out there?
Thank you for your thoughts,
Angie, Michigan