"Medwith, Robert" wrote:

>  HELP HELP HELPI wrote before about my finger nails getting dark, well
> my face is also getting a gray tint.I was making CS in Heavy
> concentrations 25 to 45 on my TDS which would make it 50 to 90 PPM.The
> CS was crystal clear, I was taking 20 to 40 ounces a day.
>
> Wow, that's a lot of very high concentration.  What were you making it
> with, I cannot see how one could make a concentration that high that
> is clear with distilled water.  If the initial water was not pure then
> one can get into problems with argyria like Stan did.
>  I was taking the heavy doses for several years, I guess I over did
> it.I have cut back to 10 PPM, trying for 5 or 6 on TDS. One other
> thing I was doing is I was shaving with liquid hand soap, I was
> spraying my face with CS prior to putting on soap to shave.Is it
> possible that over time the CS got absorbed in my face skin, I have
> not noticed other skin turning gray.
>
> I think this is highly likely, it is known that most soaps will cause
> CS to quickly aggregate and form gray stains, so if you did that on
> your face, that might cause staining on your face.
>  I have quit using CS as a spray for shaving and cut back on my
> consumption of CS at lower concentrations. I have had people ask about
> my gray face, even the American Custom agent commented on my face when
> I was coming back from Mexico(he wanted to make sure I was not sick).
> Will my face return to normal (really catching Hell from my Wife).What
> is protocol for removing silver from body. I must say I have not been
> sick much since taking CS.
>
> There are suppose to be some protocols, but don't know what they are
> off hand. I am sure some here know what they are.
>
> Marshall
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>  Bob