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On 1/10/2018 at 2:55 PM, Loudgp said:

I was at 32 and had to do chelation therapy... man did that suck.. I was sick for months and the drs tested everything...but lead.. even dot an endoscopy and colonoscopy.. talk about being violated and not even being able to enjoy....  :o  happen to be at a match and someone asked if I was ever tested for lead... called dr that Monday and was told nope... and behold  I was a bit elevated.. I was having issues with keeping food or water down, always sick to my stomach, headaches etc... well a yr later and I'm hovering around 6-8 with loading and shooting a few times a week.  

 

Does this also mean you are feeling much better? 

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I just got mine tested and ended up with a 12.9

October through April I shoot in two indoor PPC leagues which amount to 1-2 times a week.

During the nice weather months everything is outdoors. I think I'll get tested again in 5 months before the indoors starts up again to see if it goes down.

Not that the value is super high, but I was pretty surprised since those indoor matches only amount to about 300-500 rounds a month.

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I just got my levels tested again since the last above post (6 months).

In those 6 months I've done very little indoor shooting, maybe a handful of session since I had been shooting outdoors during the nice weather season.

I'm down to 9 now, however I'm less than enthusiastic with the relatively small change.

Can anyone chime in on how long it takes for these levels to drop. I know that it takes forever for lead to gradually come out of your bones, but figured that the blood level is a relatively short term thing.

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On 12/2/2018 at 12:23 AM, lefty o said:

lead gets in your body and doesnt leave easily.  took more than two years for mine to drop about 8 points.

 

Here is my testing history, as you can see I was able to drop the level fairly fast.

 

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  • 4.0 MCG/DL
    Date:
    Mar 27, 2018 01:25 p.m. EDT
    Reference Range:
    0.0 MCG/DL - 4.9 MCG/DL
  • 4.3 MCG/DL
    Date:
    Mar 02, 2017 08:15 a.m. EST
    Reference Range:
    0.0 MCG/DL - 4.9 MCG/DL
  • 11.5 MCG/DL (High)
    Date:
    Oct 23, 2015 08:13 a.m. EDT
    Reference Range:
    0.0 MCG/DL - 9.9 MCG/DL
  • 10 MCG/DL (High)
    Date:
    Dec 26, 2012 08:38 a.m. EST
    Reference Range:
    0 MCG/DL - 9 MCG/DL
  • 15 MCG/DL (High)
    Date:
    Nov 03, 2011 08:09 a.m. EDT
    Reference Range:
    0 MCG/DL - 9 MCG/DL
  • 14 MCG/DL
    Date:
    Oct 05, 2010 08:19 a.m. EDT
  • 14 MCG/DL
    Date:
    Oct 09, 2009 08:22 a.m. EDT
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