Hey Dana!
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hyperbaric chamger this may not be much help, but it might be of
interest anyway: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25838064/
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DougD
>I know you suffer (or at least did) from migraines. Unless you have a
>hyperbaric chamger this may not be much help, but it might be of
>interest anyway: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25838064/
Well, I'm not Dana, but I did spend most of my 20-late 30's going
through about 5-6 "screamers" a month. Thankfully, I seemed to
have grown out of them for the most part. The Oxygen/fresh air
could do wonders for easing the pain. I got one really bad migraine
on a flight from Baltimore to Mpls. and it was getting to be pretty
serious, so I begged the flight attendant to let me have a go at
an emergency oxygen bottle. It worked wonders, especially
in the pressurized cabin. My ex used to think I was just nuts as
I'd do stuff like pass out on the bedroom floor in the middle of
winter, with my head stuck out the window or sliding door, but
hey, when you're in that kinda pain, it's either that or you start
thinking about if you might be able to crawl far enought to the
closet to get the gun.. Most folk don't realise how bad the
pain can get.
For folks that can afford one, the little 1,5 and 10lb oxygen
bottles you can buy are handy to have if your "lifestyle" will
allow for it. Just about impossible if you have to do air travel,
etc. though. I wonder what would happen with an Oxygen-
Nitrous mix?... Most of the big narcotics given for migraine
don't do anything for the pain, they just make it so that you
don't seem to care about it as much, kinda like how the
Nitrous works.. Hmmm...
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d.
Dana Taramina
Sorry, Spunky, I missed the orignal so I'm piggybacking.
>In article <9fqdnXBPeLJAYBXV...@earthlink.com>, spunkyhu...@earthlink.net wrote:
>>I know you suffer (or at least did) from migraines. Unless you have a
>>hyperbaric chamger this may not be much help, but it might be of
>>interest anyway: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25838064/
Actually, that article was just posted to the migraine group. I'm
going to go read it now.
ok. Good article. I did know about normobaric oxygen being used to
treat cluster headaches, but didn't know about the hyperbaric oxygen
being tried. I wonder if Michael Jackson still has his hyperbaric
chamber? Maybe I'll go look on ebay. I don't have clusters,
fortunately.
>
>Well, I'm not Dana, but I did spend most of my 20-late 30's going
>through about 5-6 "screamers" a month. Thankfully, I seemed to
>have grown out of them for the most part. The Oxygen/fresh air
>could do wonders for easing the pain. I got one really bad migraine
>on a flight from Baltimore to Mpls. and it was getting to be pretty
>serious, so I begged the flight attendant to let me have a go at
>an emergency oxygen bottle. It worked wonders, especially
>in the pressurized cabin.
huh. Andrzej has been talking about getting one of those emergency ox
bottles, the little ones, for scuba diving. I wonder how much they
cost.. Might be worth checking out, but I think they have a pretty
minimal supply.
> My ex used to think I was just nuts as
>I'd do stuff like pass out on the bedroom floor in the middle of
>winter, with my head stuck out the window or sliding door, but
>hey, when you're in that kinda pain, it's either that or you start
>thinking about if you might be able to crawl far enought to the
>closet to get the gun.. Most folk don't realise how bad the
>pain can get.
Well, you just descibed it perfectly. I'm having a hypertension
episode of some kind, and can't take any migraine meds for the next
month while we get BP under control. I can do without salt, I can do
without caffeine, but this just SUCKS.
> For folks that can afford one, the little 1,5 and 10lb oxygen
>bottles you can buy are handy to have if your "lifestyle" will
>allow for it. Just about impossible if you have to do air travel,
>etc. though. I wonder what would happen with an Oxygen-
>Nitrous mix?... Most of the big narcotics given for migraine
>don't do anything for the pain, they just make it so that you
>don't seem to care about it as much, kinda like how the
>Nitrous works.. Hmmm...
Pretty much how I feel right now. Can't have the triptans, the stuff
that actually treats the headache, but I can have the narcotics. Which
is great, it's better than nothing, but I'd really like to have my
life back.
Dana (going to check out the local dive shop tomorrow)
Bitch 16 Wench 22 BS 23 BOTY VI ret.
'05 FLHRSI "Belle"
'03 FLHTCUI
DougD
>huh. Andrzej has been talking about getting one of those emergency ox
>bottles, the little ones, for scuba diving. I wonder how much they
>cost.. Might be worth checking out, but I think they have a pretty
>minimal supply.
Well, might be worth talking to your doc about it. I know that
Senior's, etc. rent them rather than own, but they can't be
too horribly expensive.. We had literally thousands of pounds
of all sorts of gases at the laser shop I worked at, about
half of it Oxygen that we used for welding. I rigged up my
own rig from an emergency breather that we had to keep
around and I'd give myself a bit of a boost now and then
at the end of a long day.. You just wanna make sure that
it's really Oxygen in the tank!!
>Well, you just descibed it perfectly. I'm having a hypertension
>episode of some kind, and can't take any migraine meds for the next
>month while we get BP under control. I can do without salt, I can do
>without caffeine, but this just SUCKS.
Wow, that does sound pretty brutal, so sorry!!
>Pretty much how I feel right now. Can't have the triptans, the stuff
>that actually treats the headache, but I can have the narcotics. Which
>is great, it's better than nothing, but I'd really like to have my
>life back.
>
>Dana (going to check out the local dive shop tomorrow)
I have no idea what's offered at dive shops, I would have to think
that they do have some Oxygen/mixes of some sorts. You're still
in Canada aren't you? I got a guy down in Victoria that takes
care of the gas supplies at their DND labs. I gotta think that
we have at least one or two big natl. gas suppliers here that
will sell/rent/lease home and portable tanks, and I'm going
to be in the market for some myself now that I have my lasers
up here finally. Too bad they run on helium and Co2/nitro..
I'll try and dig up some info that's useful up here..
d.
Dana Taramina
>Well, might be worth talking to your doc about it. I know that
>Senior's, etc. rent them rather than own, but they can't be
>too horribly expensive.. We had literally thousands of pounds
>of all sorts of gases at the laser shop I worked at, about
>half of it Oxygen that we used for welding. I rigged up my
>own rig from an emergency breather that we had to keep
>around and I'd give myself a bit of a boost now and then
>at the end of a long day.. You just wanna make sure that
>it's really Oxygen in the tank!!
Yeah, I was thinking that. Looking and Andrzej's welder and wondering
which tank was which. Don't think I'm going to 'speriment.
>I have no idea what's offered at dive shops, I would have to think
>that they do have some Oxygen/mixes of some sorts. You're still
>in Canada aren't you? I got a guy down in Victoria that takes
>care of the gas supplies at their DND labs. I gotta think that
>we have at least one or two big natl. gas suppliers here that
>will sell/rent/lease home and portable tanks, and I'm going
>to be in the market for some myself now that I have my lasers
>up here finally. Too bad they run on helium and Co2/nitro..
>I'll try and dig up some info that's useful up here..
Yep. still in Canada. I see doc about every 10 minutes so I'm going to
talk to him about the O2 thing, thanks.
I actually got out for a ride yesterday, for the first time this year.
How pathetic is that? Beautiful day, short ride. Belle ran perfectly,
as she always does. <sigh> Maybe I'll get out sometime this week
again, but right now I don't have enough energy to even brush my
teeth.
Dana
Ryder Rick
> Yeah, I was thinking that. Looking and Andrzej's welder and wondering
> which tank was which. Don't think I'm going to 'speriment.
Its the tall bottle on a cutting rig turn it on and grab the lever on
the hot end.
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Ryder Rick
<don't turn on the short bottle, that's the stinky stuff>
<don't do that with any gas on an electric welder you might wake up on
the floor>
<it's hard to get a hit without getting shocked anyway>
Dana Taramina
wrote:
uh, yeah. I'm thinking this is a bad idea. I'll check out the dive
shop and the local medical supply places. But thanks, now I know which
one is the stinky one.
Patrick St. Jean
> uh, yeah. I'm thinking this is a bad idea. I'll check out the dive
> shop and the local medical supply places. But thanks, now I know which
> one is the stinky one.
I've started using O2 in my brewing and believe it or not, most welding
cylinders are filled with the same grade O2 as medical. The big diff
is how it's filled. Mostly whether the cylinder is purged between
fills or not.
Pat
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Dana Taramina
<stj...@notanut.bikerscum.org> wrote:
>I've started using O2 in my brewing and believe it or not, most welding
>cylinders are filled with the same grade O2 as medical. The big diff
>is how it's filled. Mostly whether the cylinder is purged between
>fills or not.
Right. I'm in research mode now.