Moms dealing with elevated lead levels - Page 15

[AMum]

"do you want to help your daughter or not?"

That comment does not sit well with me.

[Janelovesmax]

Originally Posted by AMum

"do you want to help your daughter or not?"

That comment does not sit well with me.

I'm sorry, Ashlea. I sent you an email. I really am.

[AMum]

Its all good Jane. :

[Janelovesmax]

Thank you, I feel better, I felt terrible b/4.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, here is the info with testimonials and such:
http://www.liquidzeolite.org/

[jrayn]

when my hollistic prescribed waioria, my daughter was around 13 months old and he said the first month to start off with 3 drops 2X a day then down to 1 drop 2x a day.
He never tried to get me into selling it or anything, I had no idea it was a multi-level marketing product but the results were just what I was looking for!

[Janelovesmax]

Originally Posted by jrayn

when my hollistic prescribed waioria, my daughter was around 13 months old and he said the first month to start off with 3 drops 2X a day then down to 1 drop 2x a day.
He never tried to get me into selling it or anything, I had no idea it was a multi-level marketing product but the results were just what I was looking for!

I'm glad it worked out for you, which I had no doubt that it would.
It is not a requirement to be a distributor to get this product, you can be a prefered customer only.
Your doctor is probably a distributor, but out of goodness of his heart and good ethics, he didn't want to get you signed up.

[staceychev]

Lucy's blood levels are down to 9, from a 47 2 weeks ago. YAY!

Someone asked about iron, about a page ago--as far as I understood, high lead and anemia seem to go hand and hand. I'm not sure why. So, because of this, it's a good idea to take an iron while trying to get lead levels down. It has something to do with lead mimicking minerals, but I'm not sure how. I'd have to do some more research. But, that might give you a good start for a google search. If you find something else out, let us know.

[richella]

So was the 47 a mistake? Is it possible that it was accurate but her level fell that much that fast?

[staceychev]

She's been tested 3 times in the 2 weeks or so (actually, longer now). First time, level was 47. Then, retested, because the County Health person swore it had to be a mistake. That was about a week after the first test and her levels were 37. After 5 days of chelation (a 19 day proces), it was 9.

[richella]

Well, I don't understand it but it's awesome news. How's it going identifying the source?

[staceychev]

Just a quick follow-up.

Lucy is doing really well. Levels were 7 a week ago, about 5 days after finishing treatment. We think the lead is from the threshhold of the front door--we used to leave the door open with the glass storm door and Lucy would sit or stand there and watch the world go by. But, of course, it's just a guess. We're not positive.

Happily, the case is being closed by the county, and our ped said that we can get blood levels taken less frequently now. Yippee!

[welldone]

Great news, Stacey!

We're still working on the lead abatement around our home. Thankfully, we had a lead inspection done before buying this house, so we we knew we were lucky to find a house with as few interior lead problems as this one. There are only a couple of walls with lead-based paint on them, and all the walls are in good condition and have been painted over.

The exterior, however, is another matter entirely. Both front and back porches are chipping leaded paint. We avoid these entrances altogether and use only the side door.

I'm posting today because my husband just started the scraping and painting of our little back porch. I'm freaked out, because I know how little lead it takes to poison us. (Just a piece of dust the size of a grain of salt, right?) We're super cautious (to the point of being obsessed); the entire porch is taped off with duct tape and 6 mil plastic sheeting, including the floor; my husband is wearing coveralls and a mask thing approved for lead paint removal; I make him wet his head (the only thing not covered while scraping) and strip naked before he can come into the house, and then it's straight to the shower!

But despite all of these precautions, I'm so worried that we'll get lead poisoning somehow. I have the girls' lead levels tested after any renovation that even comes close to disturbing lead paint, or ever six months, whichever is sooner; my doctor thinks I'm nuts, but he (thankfully) writes a lab order whenever I ask. So far, no discernable lead levels have been detected.

Why am I so freaked out? What else can I do to make sure the porch paint stays inside the little plastic room we've created?

[hipcoolmama]

Originally Posted by AnoriensMom

As I am waiting for the results of my DD's 4th lead test it occured to me that I can't be the only mother going through this. This is a "tribe" I am reluctant to be in, but we found out when they did her 12 month blood test that her lead level was high (31). I am so glad we did that test. We are now giving her iron twice a day and have located the lead paint in and around the house. I would love to talk to other moms dealing with this. Have you had trouble giving your child the liquid iron? How do you get the stains off the teeth? Have you had the Dept of the Environment and Social Services come through your house? How long did it take for the lead to leave their system?

You are not alone, unfortunately. I think anyone who lives in a structure built prior to the mid-70s has the risk of having lead paint in their home. I think the first thing is just being aware of the problem so you're ahead of the game! There is a ton of information on the Web about this topic.

[AnoriensMom]

Wow, it was a long time ago that I posted that first message and started this thread. Almost two years ago - my dd will be three in a few weeks. I learned more about lead than I ever wanted to know, but thanks to all you other moms, I did not feel like I was the only one going through this.
I don't even remember all the numbers now. I used to have her levels memerized. I know it started at 31, then went very very agonizingly slowly down. then after the lead abatement it went back up from 16 to 17. After that test we sold our house (to people w/o kids because I am conviced there was still some lead in there somewhere) and moved to a house with no lead issues. After two months her levels came back at 9. !!!!!!!!!
I had been asking different professionals how quickly the lead would be coming down if there was no more exposure and most people did not want to give me any numbers, or couldn't. One person told me that with no exposure he thought the numbers would drop in half every two months. Even though we had all that professional work down, she was obviously still getting it somehow. I miss some aspects of that house, but not the fact that it was making my daughter sick. I am so grateful to be in a healthy house now. My dd is still very intelligent and shows no signs of damage. Her new doctor said she won't need to be tested again for awhile, a big relief to my dd.
I hope all of you are doing as well. Thanks for all the knowledge and support over the years !!!

[richella]

Wow, what a long haul it's been for you. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that -- all the work, then had to sell anyway. Such a relief that her level has fallen so fast!

[AMum]

We just had our second home inspection yesterday. And this past Saturday Lila & I went to the lab for lead tests. They wanted to retest me since she's still nursing so much. A waste of $$ imo. Lila's lead level went up to a 28 from 24 over the summer. : I am convinced its from our inconsistency with keeping a shoeless home. Not an easy thing to talk dh into, but he gets it now. We're 100% shoeless now. I keep a pair of shoes at the basement and attic steps and slip them on & off when entering & leaving those areas.

This inspection was far more thorough. The guy who came out in November used the meter, but took no dust or soil samples. He said it was because it would be difficult for us to comply in the winter months. At the time I thought he was being helpful, now I'm not so sure. I'm terrified of what the dust samples will show.

Lila shows no signs of lead poisoning. She is small compared to our other two at the same age, but I can't attribute that to the lead poisoning without question. Otherwise her language, motor, social, humour skills are all right on target.

[Crazy Basil]

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[Annikate]

Hi mamas. I'm interested in this thread because we're dealing w/mercury toxicity in dd2. (Other metals too I'm sure.)

Just wanted to post this threadabout the zeolite. We're using it for dd and while it really really seems to help, I"m not totally convinced that it actually chelates.

I have an appt. w/a DAN doc next week and am waiting to see what he recommends.

[AMum]

Lila's lead level is down to 19!! I'm so excited to see such a marked decrease 9 points. Whew, I hope they continue to decrease, we're totally shoeless in the house, using the nilfisk vacuum daily (for the most part). We should be getting all the dust swab test results soon too.

[counterGOPI]

hi mamas. i just found out my dd (13 months) has high ;ead levels. we are working on the legal issues now (we rent our house) what can i be feeding her etc to drop the levels? we have an enviromental person coming tomorrow to test the whole house we may move depending on the results.