Day 9 - Traces of Mercury...

If you've read our recent blog posts, you'll know that today was the day we went to Brisbane to see Eric Davis, the biological dentist to whom Gary refers LVS guests who have potential dental issues.  Gary met us at 6:30am and we were in Brisbane just before our 8:30 appointment time.

Gary helping Tammy to the door for our 8:30am consult...

Dr. Davis checked the electrical conductivity on several of Tammy's teeth - admittedly, we didn't really get the gist of what this was testing, but suffice it to say that there was nothing indicating a problem using that test.

Next, Dr. Davis used "Meridian Stress Assessment System" to assess Tammy and the test indicated problems in 3 areas: autonomous nervous system, the left side of the brain and the left lung.  It further implicated a couple of potential toxin sources: mercury and petrochemicals.

Based on the x-ray we had done last week and a visual exam looking for darkened areas on the teeth, Dr. Davis identified a spot behind the composite filling on Tammy's upper right back molar.  This could represent amalgam that wasn't completely removed back in 2006/7.

Tammy walking into the clinic for her follow-up appointment... 5hrs after the initial one!!

Stylin' & profilin' - this look is all the rage over here : )
Actually, that's a rubber dam to prevent mercury or
debris from being swallowed or absorbed

When we met with our 'case coordinator' following the dental consult, she informed us that there was a cancellation available for 2pm today, if we could arrange to stay and we could get the filling replaced right away!  Gary was able to rearrange some afternoon commitments so we did lunch together in Brisbane then went back to the dental office for 2pm.


At 2:03pm, Tammy went 'under the drill' : )  By 2:26pm, she was getting up out of the dentist's chair, fully amalgam-free!  There was just a speck of mercury inside the tooth which was 'cast out' and the tooth refilled.

Time will tell what effect this little victory will have on Tammy's recovery, but it certainly is a great to know that we've addressed this little bit of residuum.

We drove back to LVS, did Tammy's final live blood analysis with Michael, the newest member of the naturopath team here, and there really wasn't much of significance different from last time.  We then went up to the main centre in preparation for the graduation dinner.  The dinner was once again a wonderful meal and a time for everyone to share their experience at LVS and say 'thanks'.

This program's grad dinner theme: finger foods!

Yes, it tasted as good as it looked : )

Tammy was quite enthralled by the chocolate
cups thing-ys and has requested the recipe...

Room 6, adjacent to the dining room

Yesterday, we changed rooms again (4 room since we've been here!).  The guests who were staying in the room 6, located in the same building as the main centre left, early yesterday morning and offered us the suite since it would mean much less walking for Tammy and less shlepping her up the hill in the wheelchair for me!  It's a beautiful room, and even though it's only for 2 nights and 3 days, it's been a great blessing!