Fw: [incognitus] Hyperbaric Therapy

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This is the reply from the doctor who, along with a Lyme Disease patient

tried hyperbaric oxygen treatments for one month. I am sorry it is not

encouraging, but the rates you mentioned in Denver if you rent a chamber

still might tempt me to try it.

>

> a Carnes wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> > If you have time and inclination maybe send a reply on this one to me. I

> > will forward it on. Would you be interested in HBO at the price she is

> > mentioning?????

> > a

> >

>

> > >

> > > > My good friend with CFS who is a doctor tried it. He spent a

> > > > lot of money

> > > > and went to Florida for one month.

> > >

> > > Yes, I found out that the HB chamber here in Denver costs

> > > ~$600/hour! and I think that 2 weeks of daily treatments

> > > is the absolute minimum. fortunately I can rent an HB

> > > chamber for $250 for a month. Two other friends are going

> > > to share this " experience " with me. So the cost to find

> > > out if there's any benefit is minimal. We are planning

> > > to try to use it at least every other day for the whole

> > > month. Of course that could all change once we get

> > > into it. We are going to try to use O2, but plan to

> > > use it for the first week without it.

> > >

> > > > A lyme patient of his

> > > > went also. They

> > > > both did well,

> > >

> > > I'm very interested in this! Please give more details

> > > if you can.

> > >

> > > > but slowly relapsed afterward.

>

> Hi PJ,

> I spent $6000 US for the hyperbaric O2 treatment alone, plus room and

> board plus one month with no income. My patient spent the same for the

> treatment. We went twice a day 5 days a week for 4 weeks, with ZERO

> results.(neither of us had any significant response.)

>

> Anyway, the price is certainly good, but I think, for me, I have already

> given it a good try.

> Best,

> Jeff