joalo
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That's awesome!!
Please let us know how it goes! That's one of the therapies i've been considering.
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HBO therapy is hyperbaric oxygen therapy. You can find a study on the web by Dr. Fife who studied the effects of HBOT on Lyme patients and their symptoms. There was also a study performed on mice wherein 80% of the infected mice showed no Bb after HBO compared to 97% of the control group of infected mice.
It costs (gulp) $200 for each 90-minute session and the Lyme protocol is for 30 sessions. There is a credit company called Care Now (I think) that is extending me a line of credit for eighteen months at zero interest. I figured if I paid about $350 a month, I could pay it off in 18 months without incurring any interest or fees. Not cheap but not totally cost prohibitive, either.
I will be taking my antibiotics during that time and am hoping to completely wipe out any and all nasty germs and get my quality of life back.
I'm taking a no-holds barred approach to killing off these buggers and I'll be darned if I let some nasty germs ruin me!
I'll keep everyone posted on my progress.
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HBO therapy is hyperbaric oxygen therapy. You can find a study on the web by Dr. Fife who studied the effects of HBOT on Lyme patients and their symptoms. There was also a study performed on mice wherein 80% of the infected mice showed no Bb after HBO compared to 97% of the control group of infected mice.
It costs (gulp) $200 for each 90-minute session and the Lyme protocol is for 30 sessions. There is a credit company called Care Now (I think) that is extending me a line of credit for eighteen months at zero interest. I figured if I paid about $350 a month, I could pay it off in 18 months without incurring any interest or fees. Not cheap but not totally cost prohibitive, either.
I will be taking my antibiotics during that time and am hoping to completely wipe out any and all nasty germs and get my quality of life back.
I'm taking a no-holds barred approach to killing off these buggers and I'll be darned if I let some nasty germs ruin me!
I'll keep everyone posted on my progress.
-------------------- Diagnosed with :yme and mycoplasma pneumonia Aug 08. Treating with Doxy and Ceftin ever since. 15 sessions in hyperbaric o2 chamber Posts: 183 | From all around | Registered: Jul 2008
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It's hyberbaric oxygen chamber. You can research studies they have done with Lyme patients. The increased oxygen helps the body fight infection and reduces/eliminates symptoms.
It costs (gulp) $200 per session and each session lasts 90 minutes. The protocol is for 30 days of treatments. There is a company that will extend a line of credit to me at zero interest for 18 months. If I pay $350 a month, I can pay it off before I have to pay interest or fees.
I am desperate to do what I can to get the antibiotic treatment done more quickly. I can't stomach much more of these pills!
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I started Monday. I felt fine afterwards and went back to work. Was a little sleepy when I got home and napped but that's gotten to be normal for me since Lyme has entered my life.
Tuesday I got out and felt GREAT! I went back to work and had more energy than I have in months. I went to back to work and was actually in a good mood. Wednesday- I felt fine after- no surge of energy but no fatigue either.
Took Thursday off and am going back today and tomorrow.
No herx, yet.
I really think this is an important therapy for Lymies when it comes to feeling better.
Unfortunately, I found out one of of my DDs definitely has Lyme (four ++++ on band 31 and the confirmation test confirmed it) and the other DD had a few elevated bands but a negative result. Band 31 confirmation was negative for her.
I will be traveling to MO to see a pediatric LLMD and spending a lot of money. I am now seriously thinking of taking both girls to Germany next summer for treatment.
Given the cost of the trip, I have decided to stop the HBOT after next week. It's too much to spend for my budget in addition to a trip to Germant next summer.
Thank you, Lyme for emptying my wallet in addition to ruining my life and sickening my babies.
If anyone is interested in HBOT, I do think it is worth every penny and makes you feel great - lots of energy. A lack of energy and fatigue has been my worst stymptom.
Maybe I'll befriend Michael Jackson so I can use his at no charge. (I'll just keep my kids away from him.)
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