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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 73140" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>If you have concerns - tell your daughter to request a lead test at the kids' next well baby physical. It involves taking blood (they fill one of those glass "straws").</p><p></p><p>When my kids were little we lived in an old house (100 years old) that most probably had lead paint and lead solder on the water pipes. So I routinely had them tested - every year - until they were 6 or 7 years old.</p><p>As long as you catch the lead quickly (and quickly would be in a years time) chelation therapy can prevent any long term effects. None of the tests ever came back high for my kids, however.</p><p>I have no idea what the cost of these tests are now, but back then they were about $35 and insurance paid for them. Seems a no-brainer and an easy way to put your mind at ease.</p><p>In fact, instead of going hog wild about exposure and abatement (often times abatement can make things worse than if you just leave it alone), I think a lead test should be part of a well baby checkup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 73140, member: 439"] If you have concerns - tell your daughter to request a lead test at the kids' next well baby physical. It involves taking blood (they fill one of those glass "straws"). When my kids were little we lived in an old house (100 years old) that most probably had lead paint and lead solder on the water pipes. So I routinely had them tested - every year - until they were 6 or 7 years old. As long as you catch the lead quickly (and quickly would be in a years time) chelation therapy can prevent any long term effects. None of the tests ever came back high for my kids, however. I have no idea what the cost of these tests are now, but back then they were about $35 and insurance paid for them. Seems a no-brainer and an easy way to put your mind at ease. In fact, instead of going hog wild about exposure and abatement (often times abatement can make things worse than if you just leave it alone), I think a lead test should be part of a well baby checkup. [/QUOTE]
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