Hi Traveler~ HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment) refers to pressures over 1.5 ATA (atmospheres absolute). mHBOT (Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment) refers to pressures 1.5 ATA and below. Generally...
decarte3... I respect your passion for exercise. I was an avid runner for 17 years, mountain climber, etc. before I was infected. I became so dysfunctional when I had Lyme, I was unable to eat more...
Daisies 1000, I appreciate your experience and perspective, and believe you when you say that you have noticed differences in reactions between individuals using different pressures/protocols. It...
recentlyme... I used a home chamber, which by FDA regulation, reaches 4.2 PSI/1.3 ATA, and supplemental 02 via oxygen concentrator. I would recommend only mild pressure (mHBOT = 1.5 ATA or under) for...
Hello, Everyone... I am 100% well now, and med free from a very severe 8 year long battle with Neuro-Lyme and coinfections, 5 years of which I was housebound. My symptoms were too intense and...
Hi HWPoster... The price of a chamber varies depending on the size, the age, and whether you buy a new or used unit. I am not a company rep, nor do I take compensation, but I have been working on a...
Wow Tano....don't think if I deserve that...but thank you!!!...
This is why, as I mentioned in my above post, for long term, chronic conditions (like Lyme) that require ongoing treatments, a home chamber can be much more economical. It is also an investment that...
Great, HW...I'm looking forward to hearing what your doctor has to say......
In addition, to answer your question about mental acuity and "herxing"... Regarding mental acuity...it took me from not being able to distinguish my washer from my dryer anymore, and 100% convinced I...
Hi HW Poster... Wow....I am impressed that your doctor suggested HBO...that is a rare and beautiful thing! Mild hyperbaric (home chamber) gave me my life back from a severe, 8 year long battle with...
Hi Peabody... I am emailing you some info......
Hi Peabody... I take it this forum doesn't have a "private message" option? Let me know if you change your email option as Traveler mentioned, and I will send you info on chamber options... In answer...
An HBOT clinic CAN treat Lyme...most clinics have chambers that are capable of doing low OR high pressure treatments, but not all clinics/clinicians agree on which pressure/protocol is best to use...
There is a lot of controversy over what pressure should be used to treat Lyme. Many doctors and HBOT clinicians base their treatment protocols for Borrelia on a study in 1993 by Austin, which...
Hi peabody04 I have considerable experience with mHBOT...and became well from severe NeuroLyme and coinfections (I had been homebound for over 5 years) by treating myself at home with a mild,...
The first link below is Jesse Ventura's documentary on Plum Island, and the second is an interview with the author of "Lab 257", also about Plum Island, and its relationship to Lyme Disease......
Bruiser... I identify with your symptoms, as some of my worst were cognitive/neuro. I was ill for 8 years with neurolyme and coinfections; homebound for the last 5. I would never have believed that I...
Cat53... The book is a good place to start, so one can get a general background on HBOT/mHBOT. The FDA approves HBOT for only 13 or so "on label" conditions, such as "the bends", carbon monoxide...
I would suggest you Look up Dr. J in Rockville, MD. He also has a blog: LymeMD......
I would like to add...please consider mHBOT (mild hyperbaric oxygen treatment) for neurological Lyme...it literally gave me my life back after 8 years of extreme illness (5 years homebound) with...
In my experience and observation, antibiotics are useful when a person is recently infected and receives treatment early. They are not as successful for chronic Lyme, although many people are helped....
Almostmedfree... Your oxygen level as measured by an oximeter (the device placed on your finger) only measures the oxygen level in your blood cells (hemoglobin), and does not measure the level of...
With all due respect: My feeling is that many people post on your forums because diseases like MS, Lyme and Fibro require a very complex differential diagnosis...which is difficult and confusing for...
Just another thought...the method by which I became well from Lyme (mild hyperbaric) is also very effective for MS...which is why I posted in the first place......
Hi Sherrine... I understand...it's just that many of us with Lyme have also been misdiagnosed with MS, and led down a very destructive path of steroids, etc., which can cause extreme harm to a person...
Thanks for you interest, Shelly... I hope it can be of help to you in some way... We all need help/support getting out of this nightmare...!!!...
I don't mind at all, Traveler!...although for some reason I couldn't get that link to open...I recopied it here: http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/125201 Just a FYI for anyone...
Reading these posts takes me back. Not very long ago, I was where many of you are now. Severely ill for over 8 years, homebound for over 5, in horrific pain 24/7, abandoned by the medical profession,...
Shelly... Great! No, he is not my doctor...but I have spoken to him via phone and followed/participated in his blogs regarding mHBOT. I became well through mHBOT prior to him starting to use this...
Hi Shelly... I'm hoping your appointment is with the LLMD in Rockville, MD who has recently started using mHBOT with his patients... :)...
Systemic steroids are generally contraindicated for people with Lyme...as they relieve symptoms by reducing the immune reaction, which is necessary for fighting a Lyme infection. Plaquenil is an...
Of course...I don't post any personal information...my own, or anyone else's! I am emailing you......
Awesome, Traveler...thank you for the best Christmas present I could've opened this morning! mHBOT is very effective for PTSD, and I have a neurologist friend that runs a hyperbaric clinic who treats...
Hi Sueg... Many insurance companies don't cover IGENEX testing. But beware...there is a saying among the Lyme community...it is: "Hold the Mayo". It is likely they use the standard testing (Western...
Garden Peace... No worries there....after going through hell for over 8 years, I "take no prisoners" when it comes to Lyme and coinfections. Fortunately, I have been without my chamber for up to 5...
Sueg... As someone who recovered from neurological Lyme, I can tell you that many tests for Lyme Disease (including the routine Western Blot) are inadequate...often producing false negative results...
By all means, then!!!...
Thank you, Garden Peace......
AmericanEurolyme, In my honest opinion...doing just a "few" sessions of hyperbaric to treat Lyme Disease would be a waste of your money and time...it is a cumulative process that takes time and...
Usually clinics offer packages of 40 "dives"...which is not long enough to treat Lyme effectively. If I had quit at 40 dives, I would not have recovered. This is why I encourage people who have...
I have been researching HBOT since 2011, when I bought my chamber and started tx. I would overwhelm people with resources...but think a good place to start is a book by Dr. Paul Harch, entitled "The...
I have my life back fully...working part time, running again, traveling...very active...no meds, no restrictions. I continue to use my chamber, not because I feel I need it to be well, but because of...
Traveler... I don't plan to post the same info. on multiple threads...I just wanted to put my story out on several HBOT threads for exposure initially, since different people may have subscribed to...
Hi AmericanEurolyme... My symptoms also predominantly neurological, but they really covered every body system! The neurological symptoms were the worst...severe burning pain 24/7 over entire body,...
Thanks, Traveler... Glad to hear you are well also! I would like to add, that since becoming well, I have been working on a hyperbaric network to help people access mHBOT more affordably...through...
AmericanEurolyme... I tested positive for Garinii, and hadn't been to Europe. I contracted it on Block Island, RI. Please let me know if you find out what strain you contracted...I'd like to compare...
I had severe neurological Lyme w/Babesia & Bartonella for 8 years...considered an antibiotic failure, and so ill I was homebound for 5 years straight. My symptoms were extreme and relentless; too...