5 Hard Chamber HBOT dives at 3ATM then two days off. First day off I feel horrible.

I'm hoping someone can chime in that has experience with HBOT. This is my first experience with HBOT. I did 5 hard chamber dives at 3ATM breathing 100% O2 for 60 minutes each over 5 consecutive days. Each day I did the dives I felt great after the treatments and then for several hours after as well. My nerve pain in my legs diminished. The deep bone pain in my thighs diminished. I slept amazingly those nights with vivid good dreams.

I am now on my second day off and last night I felt horrible. I slept one hour due to a combination of insomnia, anxiety, breathlessness, extreme nerve pain in my left leg and the return of my thigh pain. All I can think about is getting back in the chamber tomorrow to get some relief.

Those that have experience with this, am I diving too deep to start? Is this a herx? I do have brain lesions, could I be causing more damage going to 3ATM? I'm still on Doxy, Rifampin, and IV Rocephin along with Sam, Band. I do many things to detox as well. I have also heard that HBOT is a method of detox in itself.

My doctor wrote the prescription for 5 sessions at 2.0 ATM and then this week at 2.5 ATM. The HBOT owner said I should go right to 3.0ATM since I am a fairly healthy middle aged person and based on my dx and his experience. Who am I to question this and I want the most bang for my buck.

I appreciate your response as always.

No experience with HBOT here, sorry.

Hello oditty,

I was divin at 15 m 2, 5 Ata, if I recall well for 6 consecutive days in my 8th month of treatment, for my first round(relapsed twice).We did 100 min of pure oxygen after attaining 15 m.
My experience:I herxed mildly from the first day with some nausea.When I got out I had hunger and the fatigue and had to nap.Each following day I was more exhausted, they would say It was like a 10 km run, because of the oxygen consumption, I should be aware of that.
Dr. told me real bad herding occurs after 5 days, sure enaught , the 6 th day I called to be exited sooner because I felt extremely nauseous.After exiting the chamber, eating and napping, I had a very strong herx with the whole room moving, some anxiety, nausea.I told the dr. so that they know to come back and do me an iv., but it was not necessary.I did a lot of dry skin brushing, showers and drank 3.5 l of lemon tea that night.Very bad sleeping that night.
Next morning I drove home(3.5 h drive), still spinning a bit.This was sunday.
On tuesday I just started feeling better, my mind functioning amazingly, being in a very good mood, sleeping very well, doing pilates at a rate and strength that I never had before, etc.i had one more month of Abx.
After 5 months I relapsed due to the fact that I did not take naught time Abx. , I would presume.
In intend to do HBOT myself in september, that month being my 12 month of treatment, this 3rd time.
I do not see it as lyme treatment per se, more detox, nerve regeneration, enhancing immune system, circulation, etc.
Nicola Mc Fadzeen a reputable LLMD says she lets her patients do it only after babesia treatment, as it can enhance babesia.I am not sure.Some of your symptoms seem babesia.

1000Daisies said...

oddity said...

My doctor wrote the prescription for 5 sessions at 2.0 ATM and then this week at 2.5 ATM. The HBOT owner said I should go right to 3.0ATM since I am a fairly healthy middle aged person and based on my dx and his experience. Who am I to question this and I want the most bang for my buck.

Honestly, I would have followed your doctor's advice on this. Remember - more is not necessarily better, and 3.0ATA is on the higher end.

As a follow-up to my prior post, I am positive for lyme/etc, but I'm not really that sick at all from it (compared to others here and compared to my kids). Having said that, I tried the hard HBOT. After just several sessions, I developed rather severe heart issues. There were a few times where it felt that my heart was slowing down so much that it was going to stop/pass out. I wore heart monitor for 24hours and then a month monitor. Showed a long list of issues (some rather normal) - most of which I didn't understand. I stopped the HBOT after just those several sessions. My heart issues resolved after I was using some herbals (they just gradually went away).
It's important to note that I can do mHBOT without triggering heart issues.
In my personal opinion, I believe I stirred things up with the hard chamber but the soft chamber isn't at a high enough pressure to stir it up like that.

I share this experience to show that just because somebody appears healthy and goes in at higher pressure... doesn't necessarily mean they can handle it. I was completely shocked by the heart issues after HBOT (I didn't have any heart issues like that beforehand).

Like I said, all four of us have very different experiences with HBOT/mHBOT!

Interesting to hear about your cardiac issues from HBOT. There are times when I am in the tank that I feel like I can't swallow properly. Occasionally I think my heart is actually beating faster. I just have to calm my mind and breathing normally to correct this. It can be a mind f while in the tank.
One more reason to think this is all a test by a higher power. If and when we all make it through it we will be much stronger kinder people. At least that is what I tell myself.
1000Daisies, you have been a wealth of information. Thank you again.