InfectionandInflammation: Re:headaches,oxygen & tendons

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Helen if you get relief while doing oxygen and the pain comes back

is telling me you have extensive infection. The CO2 gases fuel it-

so just because you did oxygen and the CO2 starts up straight after

you stop- the infection needs to be found and attacked appropriately.

tony

--- In infections , HelenW8262@c...

wrote:

>

> Hi Peney,

> thanks for answering,

> Below are your responses.

> Helen, whether you test positive for lyme or not, you could still

be

> suffering from any number of serious bacterial infections

especially

> since you get relief with Augmentin. And the right side of the

head

> being stopped up along with the morning headache, yells sinus

> disease/infection/inflammation to me. If it were me, I'd get my

> sinuses scanned, and with those headaches I'd see a neurologist,

too

> (although good luck finding decent ones in either field). Then do

> LOTS of research before taking any drastic action (i.e. surgery).

>

> Answer: Yes Penny, I think it is all of the above. Had sinus

surgery 15 years ago,, been to 5 or 6 ENT's and the same of

Neurologist. For like of anything better they say it is constant

migraines, was sent to a pain specialist and after not being able to

take any of there meds they said I could take Darvocet which helps

me at least get out of the house.

>

> I really can't explain the oxygen problem at all. Perhaps the

> sinuses are so full of infection, that pumping the oxygen in there

> is creating some kind of over pressurized or increased sensitivity

> situation (purely speculative, obviously) or perhaps an anaerobic

> bacterial die off, caused by the exposure to oxygen, is creating a

> lot of excess congestion leading to sinus pressure and headache. I

> know that when I start killing bugs, I usually have a big increase

> in sinus drainage. Maybe yours is trapped, not draining.

>

> Answer: Not draining is a possibility since I never have any

drainage.

>

> I have an oxygen concentrator that sometimes helped relieve

> headaches while using it, but only temporarily. Same for my

> daughter. Of course, that's different from using a pure oxygen

tank,

> which I know is recently being touted as a great migraine

reliever.

> All I know is that using the concentrator made me feel weird, and

> made it very difficult for me to catch my breath for quite a while

> afterwards. It was even worse when using the rebreather mask,

which

> is supposed to somehow compensate for the C02 build up. I've since

> decided that I much prefer natural breathing techniques. I did a

lot

> of prolonged exhaling when I was at retreat this summer, and I

felt

> it did me a world of good. But you've got to do them regularly.

You

> might try doing some of the newer Cheney Breathing exercises?

Mainly

> you breathe out longer than you breathe in. It's weird, these very

> diverse reactions to the same therapies. But getting oxygen into

> your sinuses and brain in a more gentle way, might be the way to

go?

>

> Answer: I have a concentrator brought to me from Oxygen Supply

since I had a prescription. They have mentioned bringing out a

large tank instead, maybe I should let them bring it out but would

have to clean out a closet first. I have tried Cheney's breathing

exercises but would need to set an alarm in order to do them several

times a day, can't remember to do them.

>

> Would like to throw in something here also about the tendon

rupture thing. I can't blame it intirely on the samento because I

have flat feet and had trouble with pain before but while I was

taking Samento almost 2 years ago in fact I got my big black boot

Christmas Eve. My ankle was so inflammed and swollen and hot to the

touch that I couldn't wear regular shoes and couldn't for 4 months.

It was embarrassing becaue people would ask, what happened did you

break a bone and I would tell them that it was a tendon they would

say, OH!!! as if it was nothing. The Orthopaedic Dr. said the tendon

was ruptured and won't go into how many Drs. I saw. He said he

wouldn't do the surgery at first but tried UCBL brace in my New

Balance shoe (also have a leg brace that I can't wear) but it is not

comfortable but can't walk very far without it since the pain is bad

and am thinking about the surgery which is quite serious they would

make an incision on either side of my ankle and find a tendon from

some place else. I would have to be off my feet for 3 weeks and wear

a cast for several more.

> My biggest concern is that I have Neuropathy in my foot and ankle

and am afraid of infection.

> So everyone take care of your tendons, I didn't. I never wore

lace up sport shoes always some flimsy flats for ever day wear.

> Thanks,

> H.