Re: High Altitude Experience for airlinerg (suggestions?) - 5th day report

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody,

I am getting plenty of sodium from the food that I eat (peanut

butter, bagels, hamburgers) but I am also eating vegetables and some

fruit. I am not drinking too much water, and I do urinate frequently,

so I feel my nutrition is ok.

I took 2 Ibuprofen tablets today with breakfast, and I have less pain

tonight and less swelling, but it is HARD TO SLEEP without Ambien.

I also felt rather spacey all day and did not feel like talking much.

There is a BIG DIFFERNCE when I take Ambien and get more sleep than

when I don't take it and wake up 5 or 6 times at night and don't get

as much sleep.

I have no doctor to check with here and no time to do so unless I

become very ill. I have only about a 7 days left, and I take frequent

breaks and I never ski alone.

The worst thing is the dryness and my carpal tunnel in my wrists is

bad, but that is a known fact.

Besides not feeling great, I am enjoying this town. Aspen is

beautiful and the people are nice.

Thanks for all your feedback.

Airlinerg

>

> > I got a spliting headache after being here for 3 days.

> >

> > The first 3 days, no headache. I am trying to drink more water,

and

> > took Tylenol (acetimenophen) 1000 mg. I feel hot indoors and do

not

> > feel cold outdoors. It has been about 18 degrees farenheit during

the

> > day which is just fine for me. I do wear lots of layers. Skiing is

> > very tiring, and I have been sore all over in the evening. I have

> > though continued Dash but my feet feel very swolen.

> >

> > I did not think of bringing my blood pressure monitor - so maybe I

> > will try to find a place to check it if possible.

> >

> > I asked a local pharmacist about taking the carbonic anyhdrase

loop

> > diuretic DIAMOX but he said it would definite deplete potassium

very

> > fast and knew nothing of Eplerenone nor Spironolactone nor

combining

> > them.

> >

> > He said I need oxygen, but that oxygen is very expensive.

> >

> > Best wishes, and I will be down at 0 altitude on January 23,

2008 -

> > until then up here at 8,000 feet.

> >

> > Airlinerg

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am sure there are experts there in high altitude sickness if you

need one. Ask the ski patrol who to go to if you have problems.

On Jan 16, 2008, at 12:04 AM, airlinerg wrote:

> Hi everybody,

>

> I am getting plenty of sodium from the food that I eat (peanut

> butter, bagels, hamburgers) but I am also eating vegetables and some

> fruit. I am not drinking too much water, and I do urinate frequently,

> so I feel my nutrition is ok.

>

> I took 2 Ibuprofen tablets today with breakfast, and I have less pain

> tonight and less swelling, but it is HARD TO SLEEP without Ambien.

>

> I also felt rather spacey all day and did not feel like talking much.

>

> There is a BIG DIFFERNCE when I take Ambien and get more sleep than

> when I don't take it and wake up 5 or 6 times at night and don't get

> as much sleep.

>

> I have no doctor to check with here and no time to do so unless I

> become very ill. I have only about a 7 days left, and I take frequent

> breaks and I never ski alone.

>

> The worst thing is the dryness and my carpal tunnel in my wrists is

> bad, but that is a known fact.

>

> Besides not feeling great, I am enjoying this town. Aspen is

> beautiful and the people are nice.

>

> Thanks for all your feedback.

>

> Airlinerg