My mother diagnosed with lead and mercury poisoning.... HELP!!?!?!
Question:
My mother diagnosed with lead and mercury poisoning.... HELP!!?!?
Her naturopath called her with urine lab results and said she should make an appt to be seen next week. I thought this was urgent. Over the last year she has lost the ability to walk and talking is getting very difficult for her. She went from 140 lbs to 85lbs. Initially she was diagnosed w/ Motor Neuron's disease but I am skeptical because she said her naturopath gave her an injection before collecting her 24 urine. She didn't know what was in the injection and I am suspecting that he put something in it to give her the lab results. What labs are normally taken to diagnose lead and mercury poisoning and what is the normal treatment. Are her symptoms indicative of lead and mercury poisoning? ANY help is appreciated because we just want to know what we should expect. Thank you all for reading and aswering.
Answers:
Well, lead and mercury poisoning have a lot of other symptoms - you get the general sick feeling, as well as dizziness, tinnitus (ringing in ears), loss of feeling in the hands and feet. Treatment for this includes drugs such as dimercaprol, and chelating agents. Lead/Mercury poisoning are REALLY rare - why do you suspect it? If you want to find out more about it, go to www.chemcases.com - I used it for college, and it's really good.
Hope she feels better soon.