Comments on: My root canal extraction adventure http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/ healing ourselves and the earth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:52 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: David http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-41604 David Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:43:13 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-41604 Hi, Julie and Others. I'm new to this subject so please forgive me for asking what might be questions with obvious answers. How does one know he or she has infected dental roots? And how can you tell if you have mercury damage? As a kid I had a vial of liquid mercury that I played with from time to time. We didn't know it was dangerous back then. I'd pour it from the vial into my hand and then back and forth from hand to hand, letting it trickle like a silvery waterfall. Sometimes a bit of it would spill on the floor and disintegrate into a multitude of shiny droplets. I would herd as many of the mercury beads as possible into one little puddle and then repatriate that into the mother load. But I am sure many of the tiny balls escaped into the cracks in the floorboards and continued to evaporate over the years. What should I look for in terms of signs of mercury poisoning? A few years back I coaxed my family doctor into requesting a blood test for mercury inasmuch as I’d had that proximity with liquid mercury as a young boy and had also eaten a great deal of tuna fish over the years. The blood test came back as negative or within acceptable limits. Should I continue to be concerned? Hi, Julie and Others. I’m new to this subject so please forgive me for asking what might be questions with obvious answers. How does one know he or she has infected dental roots? And how can you tell if you have mercury damage? As a kid I had a vial of liquid mercury that I played with from time to time. We didn’t know it was dangerous back then. I’d pour it from the vial into my hand and then back and forth from hand to hand, letting it trickle like a silvery waterfall. Sometimes a bit of it would spill on the floor and disintegrate into a multitude of shiny droplets. I would herd as many of the mercury beads as possible into one little puddle and then repatriate that into the mother load. But I am sure many of the tiny balls escaped into the cracks in the floorboards and continued to evaporate over the years. What should I look for in terms of signs of mercury poisoning?

A few years back I coaxed my family doctor into requesting a blood test for mercury inasmuch as I’d had that proximity with liquid mercury as a young boy and had also eaten a great deal of tuna fish over the years. The blood test came back as negative or within acceptable limits. Should I continue to be concerned?

]]> By: earthwalker http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-38588 earthwalker Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:50:44 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-38588 Hey Gary, Thanks for your suggestions. Your comment that my health issues were shocking made me laugh. Many of the members of this website have a similar cluster of illnesses and this is all pretty normal for us at this point. ;-) Consider yourself real lucky that you are shocked by it. I went on a 4 day rotation diet and it did help a lot. But I have a 30+ year history of Crohn's disease so unfortunately my issues are a bit more complicated than just avoiding allergenic foods. I have a neurotoxic injury from severe mercury poisoning, plus lyme neurotoxins, and mold mycotoxins. Then there were the multiple chemical injuries. So I am recovering from quite a few neurotoxic blows to the brain. But I am a smart cookie with persistent will and I will keep on fighting and searching for peace. Appreciate you caring enough to share your thoughts here. xx Hey Gary,
Thanks for your suggestions. Your comment that my health issues were shocking made me laugh. Many of the members of this website have a similar cluster of illnesses and this is all pretty normal for us at this point. ;-) Consider yourself real lucky that you are shocked by it. I went on a 4 day rotation diet and it did help a lot. But I have a 30+ year history of Crohn’s disease so unfortunately my issues are a bit more complicated than just avoiding allergenic foods. I have a neurotoxic injury from severe mercury poisoning, plus lyme neurotoxins, and mold mycotoxins. Then there were the multiple chemical injuries. So I am recovering from quite a few neurotoxic blows to the brain. But I am a smart cookie with persistent will and I will keep on fighting and searching for peace. Appreciate you caring enough to share your thoughts here. xx

]]> By: earthwalker http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-38583 earthwalker Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:45:34 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-38583 Hey Daniel, Apologies for my delayed response...it's been hard keeping up with all the comments on my site. If you removed a mercury filling recently, you might benefit from doing low dose oral chelation per the Andy Cutler protocol to help mop up any mercury that got mobilized in the process. See the mercury poisoning section of this site for resources. Do not rush into mercury chelation. It's serious business and you should feel comfortable and sure of the direction you choose. Do not blindly trust any physicians on this...do your research. I chose the Andy Cutler protocol because he has guided thousands of parents of autistic children through chelation over the years. Am I better? No. My health journey is complicated and has not been linear. Doing chelation back in 2002 did definitely help clear a lot of the cognitive issues I had from mercury poisoning...but some symptoms (digestive/food allergies) I am STILL trying to recover from. Deep sigh. Wishing you the best and I hope your extractions went okay. Best, Julie Hey Daniel,
Apologies for my delayed response…it’s been hard keeping up with all the comments on my site. If you removed a mercury filling recently, you might benefit from doing low dose oral chelation per the Andy Cutler protocol to help mop up any mercury that got mobilized in the process. See the mercury poisoning section of this site for resources. Do not rush into mercury chelation. It’s serious business and you should feel comfortable and sure of the direction you choose. Do not blindly trust any physicians on this…do your research. I chose the Andy Cutler protocol because he has guided thousands of parents of autistic children through chelation over the years. Am I better? No. My health journey is complicated and has not been linear. Doing chelation back in 2002 did definitely help clear a lot of the cognitive issues I had from mercury poisoning…but some symptoms (digestive/food allergies) I am STILL trying to recover from. Deep sigh. Wishing you the best and I hope your extractions went okay. Best, Julie

]]> By: gary M. http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-37844 gary M. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:36:08 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-37844 I understand the need to remove any mercury from the body. I had my mercury fillings removed and did chelation therapy IV drip once a month for a year. You have so many health issues that it is shocking. Have you considered food grade diatomaceous earth? I take one tablespoon twice a day and it has a grounding effect on the body and is very good for digestive disorders. MY diarrhea and constipation---I seemed to go from one extreme to the other constantly was relieved by doing this treatment. I'm wondering about your food allergies. Are you sure that your environmental allergies are actually food allergies? If you eat the same things day after day, there is a possibility that you will become allergic to those foods. I had food allergy testing and found I was allergic to gluten and many many other foods. Once I removed the allergens from my diet, my skin problems cleared up and my digestive system calmed down as well. Just a thought. I understand the need to remove any mercury from the body. I had my mercury fillings removed and did chelation therapy IV drip once a month for a year. You have so many health issues that it is shocking. Have you considered food grade diatomaceous earth? I take one tablespoon twice a day and it has a grounding effect on the body and is very good for digestive disorders. MY diarrhea and constipation—I seemed to go from one extreme to the other constantly was relieved by doing this treatment. I’m wondering about your food allergies. Are you sure that your environmental allergies are actually food allergies? If you eat the same things day after day, there is a possibility that you will become allergic to those foods. I had food allergy testing and found I was allergic to gluten and many many other foods. Once I removed the allergens from my diet, my skin problems cleared up and my digestive system calmed down as well. Just a thought.

]]> By: Daniel http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-35764 Daniel Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:41:00 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-35764 Hi, I'm new to this....all I know is I'm 23 and my symptoms Are gettin worse....I plan on having an infected root canal removed this week.....I have bad mercury posioning from an inproperly removing a filling from about 6 months ago and I just need to know if you guys are getting better? Any advice? I'm getting sicker by the day....I need 3 infections extracted all my lower teeth but I'm scared I won't recover. I feel like I'm barely hanging on. Hi, I’m new to this….all I know is I’m 23 and my symptoms
Are gettin worse….I plan on having an infected root canal removed this week…..I have bad mercury posioning from an inproperly removing a filling from about 6 months ago and I just need to know if you guys are getting better? Any advice? I’m getting sicker by the day….I need 3 infections extracted all my lower teeth but I’m scared I won’t recover. I feel like I’m barely hanging on.

]]> By: earthwalker http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-23243 earthwalker Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:38:24 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-23243 Hi Erin, I have severe environmental illness, so yeah, I have to live very isolated from public spaces that use pesticides, etc. This website is geared toward those with environmental intolerances. It must seem very hardcore to regular folks but for people like myself, it's our "new normal" ... am quite used to it by now. It's a royal pain to have to do so much research and calling every time I want to go on a road trip but it's what I do to protect my health as best as I can. Hope you experience good results from getting your root canal pulled. All my best, Julie Hi Erin,
I have severe environmental illness, so yeah, I have to live very isolated from public spaces that use pesticides, etc. This website is geared toward those with environmental intolerances. It must seem very hardcore to regular folks but for people like myself, it’s our “new normal” … am quite used to it by now. It’s a royal pain to have to do so much research and calling every time I want to go on a road trip but it’s what I do to protect my health as best as I can. Hope you experience good results from getting your root canal pulled. All my best, Julie

]]> By: earthwalker http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-23242 earthwalker Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:35:07 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-23242 Thanks for sharing your experience Pam! Cary, sorry but I didn't notice your comment earlier. If you still want to edit your post, please send the details to me at planetthrive at gmail. Thanks! Thanks for sharing your experience Pam! Cary, sorry but I didn’t notice your comment earlier. If you still want to edit your post, please send the details to me at planetthrive at gmail. Thanks!

]]> By: erin http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-23072 erin Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:22:45 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-23072 Wow, I thought I went to great lengths but you went 1,000 times beyond what I did. I just got my one and only root canal pulled. You even called the bug company for the dental office!? hard core! So how do you go into places stores etc that use real harsh chemical bug treatments? Grocery stores even health food stores doctor's offices etc? :( Wow, I thought I went to great lengths but you went 1,000 times beyond what I did. I just got my one and only root canal pulled. You even called the bug company for the dental office!? hard core! So how do you go into places stores etc that use real harsh chemical bug treatments? Grocery stores even health food stores doctor’s offices etc? :(

]]> By: Cary http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-13198 Cary Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:22:14 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-13198 Hi Julie, I'd like to edit a comment I posted on this blog, but I'd prefer to provide the details via email, rather than here. Would you mind contacting me via email using the email address associated with my post? Thanks! Cary Hi Julie, I’d like to edit a comment I posted on this blog, but I’d prefer to provide the details via email, rather than here. Would you mind contacting me via email using the email address associated with my post? Thanks! Cary

]]> By: Pam http://planetthrive.com/2010/06/root-canal-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-13156 Pam Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:27:49 +0000 http://planetthrive.com/?p=10009#comment-13156 Hi Julie, I find it very timely to have come upon the article you wrote about your root canal extraction. You are an excellent writer! I have an apt. with my biodentist today. It is the 1st phase of getting a crown. The filling I had, with bio-compatible material chipped and the tooth need repair. I had the clifford test done a few years ago when I had my amalgam fillings removed. I am deciding on whether or not to have a composite material used or gold and platininum. I spoke with another dentist several months ago when I had an extraction rather than a root canal. He said that your body will develop antigens to the new material put in your mouth and test reactive to them if tested later. My dentist office here agreed they have had that experience as well but like to use the same composite material for all work done in the mouth. For some reason I am having a strong leaning to get the bio gold/platinum crown. I thought muscle testing might be helpful but have not mastered it to do on myself. I think the gold/platinum is stronger and less likely to chip. My dentist said the life onf the composite was something like 6-10 years. Maybe I will do a bit more searching on the internet, or maybe I can find the other dentist # for his opinion. I am grateful for their payment plan and that I am able to have the crown done. Hi Julie,
I find it very timely to have come upon the article you wrote about your root canal extraction. You are an excellent writer!
I have an apt. with my biodentist today. It is the 1st phase of getting a crown. The filling I had, with bio-compatible material chipped and the tooth need repair. I had the clifford test done a few years ago when I had my amalgam fillings removed. I am deciding on whether or not to have a composite material used or gold and platininum. I spoke with another dentist several months ago when I had an extraction rather than a root canal. He said that your body will develop antigens to the new material put in your mouth and test reactive to them if tested later. My dentist office here agreed they have had that experience as well but like to use the same composite material for all work done in the mouth. For some reason I am having a strong leaning to get the bio gold/platinum crown. I thought muscle testing might be helpful but have not mastered it to do on myself. I think the gold/platinum is stronger and less likely to chip. My dentist said the life onf the composite was something like 6-10 years. Maybe I will do a bit more searching on the internet, or maybe I can find the other dentist # for his opinion. I am grateful for their payment plan and that I am able to have the crown done.

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