Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hi Peggy... I haven't had Hyperbaric treatment very recently, but here's a link to a previous message I posted to this board about my past experiences. /message/97177 I had IV Vitamin C (45 grams) before each session in the chamber. It certainly detoxifies chemicals! At one point after pesticide exposure I couldn't see (my optic nerves are a weak point due to previous toxoplasmosis infection) and I had to be accompanied on an airplane to another city for an urgent treatment. I had my eyesight fully restored by the following morning. I was monitored by an eye specialist at a nearby hospital by request of my general practice doctor and neither of them could believe the speed of recovery. My understanding is that HBOT increases superoxide dismutase by many hundreds of percent in the liver for the duration of the treatment and the chemicals are " flushed " out. I could taste them and smell them coming out. There's more than one superoxide dismutase enzyme system. One is copper/zinc superoxide dismutase. Zinc is often low in cfs and mcs at least. (In my case copper is high also so I have an imbalance of the two.) Another is dependant on manganese. All are, I believe, dependant on glutathione. I think the treatment is very, very effective, in the short term at least, when it comes to dealing with chemical poisoning. But as I mentioned in the post I linked to, I think the ideal long term solution for recovering health lies in getting these enzyme systems working again permanently. I hope you'll feel better for some treatment. Perhaps you could some Vitamin C, if you're not already, before the oxygen. (I took massive doses as mentioned above.) Anne (CFS/FMS for 21 years) PS I'm sorry I can't help with the claustrophobic aspect of it. I think the chamber I was treated in was fairly big....the doctor told me it fit four good size firemen! Except for my emergency treatment I was usually treated along with one other patient. > > Hi all, > > I have recently acquired a home hyperbaric chamber (either for a couple of months or > permanently) and I'm beginning to use it but finding the whole experience pretty > claustrophobic/weird/difficult. I would love to hear any *updates* from people who have > done HBOT -- either short-term or long-term -- especially those with severe CFIDS and > CFIDS with accompanying MCS. Any information on protocols that worked, etc., would also > be helpful. The reason I decided to try HBOT finally is that I had a significant carbon > monoxide poisoning incident over a year ago, and then, this past August, I had an episode of > methemoglobinemia (blackish blood) from a pesticide exposure. Since HBOT is a standard > treatment for both of these, and since my CFIDS is so bad at this point, I decided to give it a > go. > > Any information would be appreciated. > > Peggy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Peggy, If you watch Cheney DVD you'll see that he thinks HBOT can be bad for CFIDS and potentially dangerous. Also, Dr. J. Goldstein halted an HBOT study he began in the 1990's because he though it was too dangerous. Steve B. peggomatic <Peggomatic@...> wrote: Hi all, I have recently acquired a home hyperbaric chamber (either for a couple of months or permanently) and I'm beginning to use it but finding the whole experience pretty claustrophobic/weird/difficult. I would love to hear any *updates* from people who have done HBOT -- either short-term or long-term -- especially those with severe CFIDS and CFIDS with accompanying MCS. Any information on protocols that worked, etc., would also be helpful. The reason I decided to try HBOT finally is that I had a significant carbon monoxide poisoning incident over a year ago, and then, this past August, I had an episode of methemoglobinemia (blackish blood) from a pesticide exposure. Since HBOT is a standard treatment for both of these, and since my CFIDS is so bad at this point, I decided to give it a go. Any information would be appreciated. Peggy --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - $150,000 loan for $579 a month. Intro-*Terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Hi Peggy, Here's the person you should chat it up with about the HBOT. I have a home chamber and love it. I use it for lyme, but found I felt much better all around from it's use. I want to use it the rest of my life. I think oxygenating oneself has no downside and quite a few upsides. Don't let it go. Lance is a very good source for info. You might even want to visit his site. From: Lance Brubaker [mailto:lance@...] On Behalf Of lance@... Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:14 PM 'edyfields@...' Subject: HBOT Good talking to you today. For treatment info go to www.hbotreatment.com For chamber specifications go to www.genoxinc.com Prices are below. Lance Brubaker NetPhysician, Inc. Office: 678-957-0156 Cell: 770-560-2676 Fax: 678-935-3994 lance@... Hyperbaric (HBOT) Hi all, I have recently acquired a home hyperbaric chamber (either for a couple of months or permanently) and I'm beginning to use it but finding the whole experience pretty claustrophobic/weird/difficult. I would love to hear any *updates* from people who have done HBOT -- either short-term or long-term -- especially those with severe CFIDS and CFIDS with accompanying MCS. Any information on protocols that worked, etc., would also be helpful. The reason I decided to try HBOT finally is that I had a significant carbon monoxide poisoning incident over a year ago, and then, this past August, I had an episode of methemoglobinemia (blackish blood) from a pesticide exposure. Since HBOT is a standard treatment for both of these, and since my CFIDS is so bad at this point, I decided to give it a go. Any information would be appreciated. Peggy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.11/543 - Release Date: 11/20/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 To perhaps shed some light on the oxygen thing, although I don't know anything about hyperbaric, I just saw Dr. Cheney and he give me some oxygen, 28% mixture, through nose clips after a certain point in the echo test. We'd already established I had a PFO hole, grade one, smallest size. So I had the remnants of a migraine and generally felt like shit that day, and that oxygen felt great. I loved it. However, the PFO hole increased to a grade two while on it. Then five minutes after taking me off the oxygen, the hole enlarged to grade three. He said my diastolic function first improved, then went south on the oxygen. He reckoned the increase in pulmonary pressure blew the PFO hole wider and also caused vasoconstriction. So things that feel good are not always good for us. He said I was probably at my threshold and perhaps would have had a positive experience with a lower mix of oxygen but we didn't try that. > Hi all, > > I have recently acquired a home hyperbaric chamber (either for a couple of months or > permanently) and I'm beginning to use it but finding the whole experience pretty > claustrophobic/weird/difficult. I would love to hear any *updates* from people who have > done HBOT -- either short-term or long-term -- especially those with severe CFIDS and > CFIDS with accompanying MCS. Any information on protocols that worked, etc., would also > be helpful. The reason I decided to try HBOT finally is that I had a significant carbon > monoxide poisoning incident over a year ago, and then, this past August, I had an episode of > methemoglobinemia (blackish blood) from a pesticide exposure. Since HBOT is a standard > treatment for both of these, and since my CFIDS is so bad at this point, I decided to give it a > go. > > Any information would be appreciated. > > Peggy > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Sponsored Link > > Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - $150,000 loan for $579 a month. Intro-*Terms > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 For those of you that are interested in hyperbaric (HBOT) treatments. I went through 34 in a mono-chamber. I had just finished Rocephin IV with no major herx. About half way through I had a major herx involving my sinus and lungs after starting HBOT. I attribute getting well to the benefit of HBOT working sinergestically with meds. HBOT is the only thing that will sufficiently cross the blood brain barrier. Meds on their own can only enter the spinal cord and brain in very small amounts. For some that may be all that is needed. I have had Lyme for 20 years and so it was pretty well disseminated throughout my brain and body. And yes, you can have Lyme for many years then some serious event takes place in your life (as in my case shingles 7 years ago) the bacteria become active and overpower your immune system. There are a lot of different chambers out there. If you do decide to do HBOT only do a mono-chamber. Lyme patients need to go down deeper and for longer periods. My treatment was for 90 minutes at 2.8 ATA. The facility that I used was in San Diego, CA called Healing Chambers of America http://www.hboinfo.com. I was fortunate to go there as they are extremely Lyme literate and compassionate. They have been treating Lyme patients for many years. They charged me a discounted rate because I was a Lymee of $176 per treatment. The number of treatments that you might need is not a set number but, dependent on your personal needs. When children have treatments they allow a care-giver to be in the chamber with them. The chambers allow you to sit up or lay down and have windows. I am extremely thankful that I had the treatments. I am still on meds and my doctor is rotating every seven days between three antibiotics as he says to take care of any stragglers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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