Altitude sickness does make a big difference

[Guest guest]

Hi Gang,

Marie makes an excellent point below....I've never had altitutde sickness in

a pressurized cabin of a plane....however. altitude sickness from a S-L-O-W

descent of mountains is another story.

It takes a few days for your body (mine anyway) to adjust. I've been in the

Colorado Rockies around Crested Butte and Gunnison and sicker than a dog for

a few days. After that it was OK...until we started back down and adjustment

all over again...not quite as bad.

I may be an isolated case, but don't think so= I have severe sinusitis that

results, off an on, in either uncontrolled sinus drainage like a faucet or

SEALED sinuses. The latter is a real pain on the way down, just as it is

with an airliner descent to some extent.

Does anyone else have similar experiences??

The altitude is the main reason the Denver Broncos have such a glittering

home field record. Incoming NFL teams to Mile High Stadium (it is more than

a mile in elevation change compared to other NFL cities), have just a day or

two to adjust. The Broncs are used to that back and forth stuff and for home

games, have all week to adjust. It is stupid to say the altitude makes no

difference.

--------------------------original message-----------------------

In a message dated 04/05/2000 2:34:42 AM Central Daylight Time,

NF2_Crewegroups writes:

<<

>

>> Flying is no problem! As a matter of fact, after I have surgery, they

>> prefer flying in the pressurized cabin as opposed to driving over the

>> mountains.

> >>

[Guest guest]

I too have had altitude sickness; But it was not " coming " or " going " , it was

at Keystone Ski Lodge in Colorado. Because I have been to ski areas out

west, I have been " high " several times, but this time I got the altitude

sickness--believe me, you don't want it! Marie

Altitude sickness does make a big difference

>Hi Gang,

>

>Marie makes an excellent point below....I've never had altitutde sickness

in

>a pressurized cabin of a plane....however. altitude sickness from a

S-L-O-W

>descent of mountains is another story.

>

>It takes a few days for your body (mine anyway) to adjust. I've been in

the

>Colorado Rockies around Crested Butte and Gunnison and sicker than a dog

for

>a few days. After that it was OK...until we started back down and

adjustment

>all over again...not quite as bad.

>

>I may be an isolated case, but don't think so= I have severe sinusitis that

>results, off an on, in either uncontrolled sinus drainage like a faucet or

>SEALED sinuses. The latter is a real pain on the way down, just as it is

>with an airliner descent to some extent.

>

>Does anyone else have similar experiences??

>

>The altitude is the main reason the Denver Broncos have such a glittering

>home field record. Incoming NFL teams to Mile High Stadium (it is more

than

>a mile in elevation change compared to other NFL cities), have just a day

or

>two to adjust. The Broncs are used to that back and forth stuff and for

home

>games, have all week to adjust. It is stupid to say the altitude makes no

>difference.

>--------------------------original message-----------------------

>

>In a message dated 04/05/2000 2:34:42 AM Central Daylight Time,

>NF2_Crewegroups writes:

>

><<

> >

> >> Flying is no problem! As a matter of fact, after I have surgery, they

> >> prefer flying in the pressurized cabin as opposed to driving over the

> >> mountains.

> > >>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I too have had altitude sickness; But it was not " coming " or " going " , it was

at Keystone Ski Lodge in Colorado. Because I have been to ski areas out

west, I have been " high " several times, but this time I got the altitude

sickness--believe me, you don't want it! Marie

Altitude sickness does make a big difference

>Hi Gang,

>

>Marie makes an excellent point below....I've never had altitutde sickness

in

>a pressurized cabin of a plane....however. altitude sickness from a

S-L-O-W

>descent of mountains is another story.

>

>It takes a few days for your body (mine anyway) to adjust. I've been in

the

>Colorado Rockies around Crested Butte and Gunnison and sicker than a dog

for

>a few days. After that it was OK...until we started back down and

adjustment

>all over again...not quite as bad.

>

>I may be an isolated case, but don't think so= I have severe sinusitis that

>results, off an on, in either uncontrolled sinus drainage like a faucet or

>SEALED sinuses. The latter is a real pain on the way down, just as it is

>with an airliner descent to some extent.

>

>Does anyone else have similar experiences??

>

>The altitude is the main reason the Denver Broncos have such a glittering

>home field record. Incoming NFL teams to Mile High Stadium (it is more

than

>a mile in elevation change compared to other NFL cities), have just a day

or

>two to adjust. The Broncs are used to that back and forth stuff and for

home

>games, have all week to adjust. It is stupid to say the altitude makes no

>difference.

>--------------------------original message-----------------------

>

>In a message dated 04/05/2000 2:34:42 AM Central Daylight Time,

>NF2_Crewegroups writes:

>

><<

> >

> >> Flying is no problem! As a matter of fact, after I have surgery, they

> >> prefer flying in the pressurized cabin as opposed to driving over the

> >> mountains.

> > >>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I too have had altitude sickness; But it was not " coming " or " going " , it was

at Keystone Ski Lodge in Colorado. Because I have been to ski areas out

west, I have been " high " several times, but this time I got the altitude

sickness--believe me, you don't want it! Marie

Altitude sickness does make a big difference

>Hi Gang,

>

>Marie makes an excellent point below....I've never had altitutde sickness

in

>a pressurized cabin of a plane....however. altitude sickness from a

S-L-O-W

>descent of mountains is another story.

>

>It takes a few days for your body (mine anyway) to adjust. I've been in

the

>Colorado Rockies around Crested Butte and Gunnison and sicker than a dog

for

>a few days. After that it was OK...until we started back down and

adjustment

>all over again...not quite as bad.

>

>I may be an isolated case, but don't think so= I have severe sinusitis that

>results, off an on, in either uncontrolled sinus drainage like a faucet or

>SEALED sinuses. The latter is a real pain on the way down, just as it is

>with an airliner descent to some extent.

>

>Does anyone else have similar experiences??

>

>The altitude is the main reason the Denver Broncos have such a glittering

>home field record. Incoming NFL teams to Mile High Stadium (it is more

than

>a mile in elevation change compared to other NFL cities), have just a day

or

>two to adjust. The Broncs are used to that back and forth stuff and for

home

>games, have all week to adjust. It is stupid to say the altitude makes no

>difference.

>--------------------------original message-----------------------

>

>In a message dated 04/05/2000 2:34:42 AM Central Daylight Time,

>NF2_Crewegroups writes:

>

><<

> >

> >> Flying is no problem! As a matter of fact, after I have surgery, they

> >> prefer flying in the pressurized cabin as opposed to driving over the

> >> mountains.

> > >>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I guess I was lucky. When I went to the Rockies and camp at the part in

the mountains, I never got it. My dr gave me some medication to take to

beat it and I guess it worked. Others got sick, but not me. Cant

remember the name of the drug the DR gave me.

Joanie

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