Posted by Ian Kemp on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/FILLINGS-THANKS-tp1539463p1539469.html

My wife Sue probably would NOT have had electrosensitivity if she had not had her mercury fillings removed. So we would say, be very very careful, and think about what else may be wrong with your body before you try anything major like amalgam removal!

This is what happened (sorry to those who have seen our case history before)
1. Sue became ill with various chronic illness symptoms, severe headaches etc. Mercury seemed a likely cause.
2. She had her 4 amalgam fillings removed in the "approved" manner with a rubber dam - but she thought it might have slipped during the removal of the first one.
3. She suffered a burning sensation in the throat immediately afterwards, many symptoms got worse and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) increased.
4. She had a scan with an "Oberon" machine (microwaves at 4 GHz) which suggested liver problems, but also directly triggered tinnitus/buzzing in her head, which has got steadily worse ever since. This is her main ES symptom and is definitely exacerbated by power lines, plugs/sockets, computers, mobiles/cordless phones, etc.
5. Later specialist tests showed that her immune system was badly run down, with 2 of the 4 "Phase 2 liver detoxification pathways" not working - sulphation and glucuronidation (Gilbert's disease). This had put too much load on the other pathways and as a result her glutathione had got very low, leaving her with no resistance.
6. IV glutathione and other drips have helped her and the MCS has decreased sharply, but we are still left with the electrosensitivity which is not getting any better.
7. She suffers a bad reaction if she tries to detox with most of the standard methods e.g. alpha-lipoic acid, NDF. We're not sure exactly why.
8. A neurological antibodies test has shown high IgM which means that a problem has developed in the last year. This would either have been because of the amalgam removal, or the Oberon machine, or both. Net result - her autoimmune system appears to be attacking the myelin sheath round her nerves, hence the ES.

So we would say that before attempting any amalgam removal, try to check whether the rest of your system is reasonably OK. If you are low on key chemicals like glutathione, your immune system may not be able to cope with the extra load imposed by amalgam removal. However carefully it is done, with rubber dam and all recommended precautions, there is always likely to be a transient high load of mercury. Vapour is much more mobile and more difficult to contain than the small amount of mercury which gradually leaches from fillings.

In our case, we feel sure that if we had identified the liver detox problems earlier, and either not removed Sue's amalgams or had lots of glutathione first and then removed with a strict detox/supplement protocol (though dentists disagree over which one), she would almost certainly not have her ES today. Of course the Oberon machine was the direct cause, but we feel that Sue's immune system was so low by then (after the extra load from the amalgam removal) that almost anything could have set it off.

Obviously the situation is different for people who already have ES, but I think we would still say - be very careful, amalgam removal is not benign, and too many websites/articles don't seem to mention the risks.

Best wishes, Ian and Sue Kemp



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