RE: Oxygen/rebreather/hyperbaric chamber

[Guest guest]

> Has anyone on this list used any of the following: inhaling pure

> oxygen, using a rebreather mask a la Cheney's protocol, or using a

> hyperbaric chamber? I'd be interested in hearing about any of

these.

>

> Jackie

Jackie,

I am interested also.

What is a rebreather mask?

I always feel less brain fog when I breathe very fresh outdoor air.

Thanks on

[Guest guest]

From: Jackie Naiditch [mailto:french10@...]

Has anyone on this list used any of the following: inhaling pure

oxygen, using a rebreather mask a la Cheney's protocol, or using a

hyperbaric chamber

[Patti:] I've used inhaling pure oxygen with some success and a mild

hyperbaric chamber with very exciting results. I really like having pure O2

available. I was using a protocol breathing about 1 hour of O2 for about 1

hour/day. Benefits are a *lot* fewer headaches, slightly better sleep and

less muscle pain. You can read how to get oxygen without a prescription in

my previous posts.

[Patti:] My experience with hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) has been very exciting.

If you read my previous posts (just search archives for my name and HBOT) on

this topic I detailed my HBOT protocol and the many benefits. I was very

excited about the results. I rented the hyperbaric chamber for a month

(GAMOW bag). My results lasted for about 3 weeks after last treatment. I

am now back where I started before the bag. Unfortunately I had a

complicating incident with a wild rabbit two weeks ago and don't know if my

decline is due to the HBOT benefits " wearing off " or because of the rabbit.

I have possibly become infected (or reinfected) with a rickettsial agent. I

was stupid enough to stop to help a wild rabbit that had been hit by a car

and was lying wounded in the middle of the road. Heart ruled head and I

picked up the rabbit and took it to a vet. Only after picking up the rabbit

and holding it for awhile did I realise that it was infested with fleas and

mites. I showered and washed all my clothes Immediately after I got home,

but that was not good enough. A couple days later I was scratching all over

and became dramatically and precipitously worse. So with all my extra

energy I washed all my bedding, packed it up in plastic bags, covered my

mattress with plastic, and covered myself head to toe with basil, rosemary &

thyme oils. I seem to have gotten rid of the mites (no more itching), but

still feel horrid. Went to two different docs who said I couldn't have

gotten anything from the fleas and mites on the rabbit, but of course I have

my doubts. The good thing is that I was already on minocycline when I

picked up the rabbit.

[Patti:] So the upshot of this is that I don't know if hyperbaric treatment

" just wore off " or if I got sick all over again from infectious agent from

the wild rabbit?? In many ways I feel much worse than before HBOT

treatment, so I'm worried that I got something new.

[Patti:] I am thinking about buying a hyperbaric chamber (similar to GAMOW

bag - but not the same thing) but will try a more aggressive O2 treatment

first. As of 2 days ago I am using O2 while I sleep (my O2 saturation goes

down to 80% while I sleep) . Too early to tell if this is " enough " but

promising results so far. Since I used oxygen in the hyperbaric bag, it is

reasonable to wonder if it was the oxygen alone that was responsible for my

remarkable improvement, or if it was the combination. So, will use much

more aggressive O2 treatment for a month and see results. If I don't have

dramatic improvement in a month, will consider HBOT again.

Patti

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