HBOT went well despite I am feeling poorly still. The Colonel got sick today but almost made it through it. I have once again, this time stepping it up, had pain in my joints, lightheaded, an d soft bowels with fresh blood in the once again.
My intentions were to pick beans but that didn't happen. The virus that was on the computer was one thing I got fixed, but in the 20 minutes to run it I fell asleep and slept until Charlie called. This has to stop. I slept the whole day away and got nothing done. I'm not sleepy tonight yet it takes all my energy just to type this in. Twice I have had to take something for break through pain, and I'm about to do it again. On the bright side, my computer is fixed, lol.
Happy Birthday Misty... big 31!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
06-28-2010
I am a bit late logging in, I had to use IE instead of Firefox since Firefox wouldn't log into the account for some reason.
I hit a heavy fatigue after starting out so well. I even fell asleep in the tub, lol. I haven't had to use anything though for break through pain, already I am pretty much use to it after a few days. The next step will be the final one though, can't wait. My neuropathy is worse tonight after a calm morning.
My voice started weak this morning but it is a little better tonight. That is the norm though.
Happy birthday Dale, Dennis, & Debbie. Glad you all hit 50 before I did, lol.
I hit a heavy fatigue after starting out so well. I even fell asleep in the tub, lol. I haven't had to use anything though for break through pain, already I am pretty much use to it after a few days. The next step will be the final one though, can't wait. My neuropathy is worse tonight after a calm morning.
My voice started weak this morning but it is a little better tonight. That is the norm though.
Happy birthday Dale, Dennis, & Debbie. Glad you all hit 50 before I did, lol.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
06-27-2010
Yesterday was a day of pretty much sleep. I did wake up and maintained a decent voice for the first time in a long time, but it didn't last long after eating a spicy whatever. Today has been a day of laying around... just no energy.
Friday, June 25, 2010
06-25-2010
After another pretty much sleepless night Denise woke me up for HBOT this morning. My throat had swollen enough to block taking my pills as usual only now I have this rush of pain in as my patch has been cut in half. This makes it dangerous enough to take all the regular meds but for some reason the Lortab will not go down, so I measure out about 10mg of liquid Morphine. One would think this is a large amount and indeed it probably is but that makes the pain tolerable. My voice was weak and painful.
HBOT went well but it wasn't until afterward that I regained a partial voice, only to be gone in a few hours. The pain slowly edged up again but rather than take another dose I just sat and turned on the TV. I decided that was safer after going to the tomato garden to get Misty some Tommie Toes and Matt some regular tomatoes and spent 10-15 minutes wondering where I was passing out at after I fell. I eventually came to the conclusion that I couldn't direct where I would be or how long it would be before anybody found me. I did have to wait while the world spun around. This was looong after the booster had expired and the pain was back. That is when TV looked pretty good. I eventually made my rounds with the veges to them and Charlie before I stopped though. I stayed there until Denise came home.
we went to Walmart to exchange the weedeater she had bought, they didn't do it even though the sales lady said with additional insurance it would be no problem if anything happened to it. Lessen learned, do not buy Walmart's insurance plan... it is a joke at best, a crime at worse. I did take 10mg to be able to tolerate going there and semi-speaking.
Tonight, after more TV junk, I will take 10mg to sleep earlier, maybe. I may have to start out wit it tomorrow and I hate to take it but 2-3 hours sleep a night just ain't cuttin it. I believe this has happened on each step down. Thanks to Kim, each step has been less severe... they could have been worse. Within a few days my body should get use to the lack of it and advance in pain.
HBOT went well but it wasn't until afterward that I regained a partial voice, only to be gone in a few hours. The pain slowly edged up again but rather than take another dose I just sat and turned on the TV. I decided that was safer after going to the tomato garden to get Misty some Tommie Toes and Matt some regular tomatoes and spent 10-15 minutes wondering where I was passing out at after I fell. I eventually came to the conclusion that I couldn't direct where I would be or how long it would be before anybody found me. I did have to wait while the world spun around. This was looong after the booster had expired and the pain was back. That is when TV looked pretty good. I eventually made my rounds with the veges to them and Charlie before I stopped though. I stayed there until Denise came home.
we went to Walmart to exchange the weedeater she had bought, they didn't do it even though the sales lady said with additional insurance it would be no problem if anything happened to it. Lessen learned, do not buy Walmart's insurance plan... it is a joke at best, a crime at worse. I did take 10mg to be able to tolerate going there and semi-speaking.
Tonight, after more TV junk, I will take 10mg to sleep earlier, maybe. I may have to start out wit it tomorrow and I hate to take it but 2-3 hours sleep a night just ain't cuttin it. I believe this has happened on each step down. Thanks to Kim, each step has been less severe... they could have been worse. Within a few days my body should get use to the lack of it and advance in pain.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
06-24-2010
HBOT went well today despite a rough nite of sleeping. I slept everywhere, lol. I woke up once because I crashed into the closet, once into the door, man did those hurt. I ended up this morning with Denise waking me up in my recliner and my right shoulder killing me where I must have slept on it wrong. In a recliner??? John dove with us this morning. Did I spell that right?
I'm at 12mg now and tonight I had to take extra before bed, the pain level went up. I done a lot of talking today. I think I'll do just fine, I just need to get adjusted to this.
My after treatment nap didn't work out too well, actually it didn't happen. I move so slow and I am so behind that before I know it it's bedtime. Have you ever been so behind that it looks like you are ahead, lol. Before my friends ask, it is nothing that is pressing and I do appreciate the offers of help. I have to push myself so that maybe I can rebuild.
Missy, the way the dives work is the Chamber holds 10 people at a time with very comfortable seats and even a TV. It is usually too loud in there to hear so closed caption is used along with audio. We call it diving. Before the dive begins, while we are in the waiting room either and usually as a team Chad, John, or Gary will take each person's blood pressure, temperature, and have a series of questions they ask and then we sign the form. For those that are Diabetic they take a reading by sticking the finger. We are all clothed in scrubs and no metal, glasses if not titanium can be worn, mine are titanium which heat up, and no shoes. We load in the Chamber. The Chamber is pressurized slowly until you at 45 ft of pressure. Like diving 45 ft below the water, henceforth the term Diving. They place two foam pads to take pressure off your legs and feet. Blankets are distributed and they cover up up if you want them like in the Chemo Hut, except the Chemo Hut's were warmed up in a dryer first. They pass out water. Then they had the bottom portions of a hood that fit with latex sealing your neck they put on and attach the air lines, 2, to the bottom of the ring. Once pressure is stabilized a plastic hood is placed over and snaps to the ring and the O2 is turned on inflating it. We look like those bobble head dolls, lol. Each dive is about 2 hours give or take and nobody is compromised, anything goes wrong or even remotely looks like it and the dive stops. After we reach pressurization if anything goes wrong they can depressurize you in the decompression chamber pretty fast, but when you enter Dr Downing is already there waiting for you to enter. The EMT takes care of you until the decompression chamber is pressurized for you to enter. In my case that day Chad, GG's cousin.
There is a small room attached that is an emergency decompression chamber and the the observation room on the other side of it where monitors, cameras, and audio are ran. We are accompanied by one of the EMTs (John, Gary, Chad). They constantly watch and assist and monitor everybody and another EMT, plus either Dr Downing and a lot of times Sherry is in the observation room watching and listening as well, if her other duties are fulfilled. Nothing gets by these people. I would say that ICU or in my case CCU is not watched over as well as here. They pull off a treatment like it is a piece of cake... smooth. They are probably the best team I have ever seen in action. It is nothing short of amazing how observant and compassionate they are, but funny and smart at the same time.
They would have to drug me even more than when I took radiation in one of the single person chambers, probably knock me out, lol. Even though I am extremely claustrophobic, I seldom have a problem with it. The Bulkhead Door seals and still there is plenty of room in there. It almost looks like Portholes in places, but they are fake ones, lol. They do an early dive and a midday dive.
I'm at 12mg now and tonight I had to take extra before bed, the pain level went up. I done a lot of talking today. I think I'll do just fine, I just need to get adjusted to this.
My after treatment nap didn't work out too well, actually it didn't happen. I move so slow and I am so behind that before I know it it's bedtime. Have you ever been so behind that it looks like you are ahead, lol. Before my friends ask, it is nothing that is pressing and I do appreciate the offers of help. I have to push myself so that maybe I can rebuild.
Missy, the way the dives work is the Chamber holds 10 people at a time with very comfortable seats and even a TV. It is usually too loud in there to hear so closed caption is used along with audio. We call it diving. Before the dive begins, while we are in the waiting room either and usually as a team Chad, John, or Gary will take each person's blood pressure, temperature, and have a series of questions they ask and then we sign the form. For those that are Diabetic they take a reading by sticking the finger. We are all clothed in scrubs and no metal, glasses if not titanium can be worn, mine are titanium which heat up, and no shoes. We load in the Chamber. The Chamber is pressurized slowly until you at 45 ft of pressure. Like diving 45 ft below the water, henceforth the term Diving. They place two foam pads to take pressure off your legs and feet. Blankets are distributed and they cover up up if you want them like in the Chemo Hut, except the Chemo Hut's were warmed up in a dryer first. They pass out water. Then they had the bottom portions of a hood that fit with latex sealing your neck they put on and attach the air lines, 2, to the bottom of the ring. Once pressure is stabilized a plastic hood is placed over and snaps to the ring and the O2 is turned on inflating it. We look like those bobble head dolls, lol. Each dive is about 2 hours give or take and nobody is compromised, anything goes wrong or even remotely looks like it and the dive stops. After we reach pressurization if anything goes wrong they can depressurize you in the decompression chamber pretty fast, but when you enter Dr Downing is already there waiting for you to enter. The EMT takes care of you until the decompression chamber is pressurized for you to enter. In my case that day Chad, GG's cousin.
There is a small room attached that is an emergency decompression chamber and the the observation room on the other side of it where monitors, cameras, and audio are ran. We are accompanied by one of the EMTs (John, Gary, Chad). They constantly watch and assist and monitor everybody and another EMT, plus either Dr Downing and a lot of times Sherry is in the observation room watching and listening as well, if her other duties are fulfilled. Nothing gets by these people. I would say that ICU or in my case CCU is not watched over as well as here. They pull off a treatment like it is a piece of cake... smooth. They are probably the best team I have ever seen in action. It is nothing short of amazing how observant and compassionate they are, but funny and smart at the same time.
They would have to drug me even more than when I took radiation in one of the single person chambers, probably knock me out, lol. Even though I am extremely claustrophobic, I seldom have a problem with it. The Bulkhead Door seals and still there is plenty of room in there. It almost looks like Portholes in places, but they are fake ones, lol. They do an early dive and a midday dive.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
06-23-2010
HBOT went decent today with the 2 additional breaks. I got a little queezy at first but it helped. John was back today, or at least it is the first time I saw him in a while. John is an interesting fellow too. Very compassionate, knowledgeable, and without question where God wanted him to be. He has a big heart like the rest of the crew there at HBOT. These people do nothing short of miracles there.
I intended on getting home and crashing after me and Charlie ate at Arby's, but it wasn't to be. I stayed outside all day, taking only small breaks in the heat. Mark raked and baled the hay, we got 12 rolls and a baby. I weeded the garden a little and attempted to pick green beans but it didn't work well, too hot and too little balance. I think I got some sun on my neck. I must have sweated off the sun block. I got the hay put up and played with the 78 Camaro a little and done trivial stuff. Bush hogged around the barn and garden. Took Linda (neighbor) some Crooked Neck squash.
I still haven't gotten my system in line yet, not sure why. My throat is feeling much better again. I was and am just so tired. I must have went out like a light at the desk for a few hours. The neuropathy was horrible but tonight I feel normal.
Today I dropped to a 12 mg patch. For the transition I left the old one on and will until tomorrow. After that box is gone I will be free of the pain patches. Thank God.
It has been a good day overall.
I intended on getting home and crashing after me and Charlie ate at Arby's, but it wasn't to be. I stayed outside all day, taking only small breaks in the heat. Mark raked and baled the hay, we got 12 rolls and a baby. I weeded the garden a little and attempted to pick green beans but it didn't work well, too hot and too little balance. I think I got some sun on my neck. I must have sweated off the sun block. I got the hay put up and played with the 78 Camaro a little and done trivial stuff. Bush hogged around the barn and garden. Took Linda (neighbor) some Crooked Neck squash.
I still haven't gotten my system in line yet, not sure why. My throat is feeling much better again. I was and am just so tired. I must have went out like a light at the desk for a few hours. The neuropathy was horrible but tonight I feel normal.
Today I dropped to a 12 mg patch. For the transition I left the old one on and will until tomorrow. After that box is gone I will be free of the pain patches. Thank God.
It has been a good day overall.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
06-22-2010
Another day's end. Today went shaky at first at HBOT but then calmed down. Nothing major happened. My neuropathy is bad, my hair is good and my toe nails are getting better. Seriously, thank you to Chad, Gary, Downing, & Sherry for making this a successful therapy today.
I saw bye-bye to Elvetta today and wish her all the good things life has to offer. I will miss her and Dennis very much. Good people.
I saw bye-bye to Elvetta today and wish her all the good things life has to offer. I will miss her and Dennis very much. Good people.
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