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Connie
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Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:30pm » |
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Seems everytime my hubby (James) puts on the rebreathable mask at the onset, the pain seems to intensify. Almost like the monster knows he coming after it.
Anyone else experience this?
Sounds weird to me, but I told him I would ask.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #1 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:38pm » |
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Do you mean the non-rebreather? The one with the baggy  Taht is the one he needs.
First a question? Is he strapping it on him or just holding it? If strapping around the head,,,It might be from pressure????
If not....no clue sorry
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But the blows they have just a little more
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #3 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:45pm » |
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on Oct 10th, 2004, 8:38pm, E-Double wrote:Do you mean the non-rebreather? The one with the baggy Taht is the one he needs.
First a question? Is he strapping it on him or just holding it? If strapping around the head,,,It might be from pressure????
If not....no clue sorry
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Yes he is using the non-breather with the baggy and he is strapping it on not holding it.
Very Odd.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #4 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:53pm » |
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on Oct 10th, 2004, 8:45pm, Connie wrote:
Yes he is using the non-breather with the baggy and he is strapping it on not holding it.
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Maybe have him just hold it. This way the elastic is not pressing on the skull.
Hope both get relief
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I can't believe that I have to bang my
Head against this wall again
But the blows they have just a little more
Space in-between them
Gonna take a breath and try again.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #5 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:53pm » |
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Sean,
Thank you, I did check that link out but it really didn't give me an answer. Maybe it's just him. Oh, well at least the O2 works.
I hope this is not a repeat of Thursday, he has been pretty good the past 2 days only using the 02 1-3 times a day or night.
Tonight he has been using it every 15-20 minutes for the past hour.
Connie
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #6 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 9:04pm » |
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Connie,
Maybe James takes to the O2 too late.
Generally, oxygen is most effective at the very start of an attack. When the attack has reached the peak oxygen is usually helpful too, but for many it is not very effective during the ramping up phase.
So tell James to stop playing the tough guy  , and start with the oxygen at the first sign of a coming attack.
PFNADs, Ueli 
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #7 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 10:13pm » |
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Hey Connie,
Ditto what Ueli said. Also, I can't speak for others but my HA's seem to ramp up when I first start with the o2 also. I don't know why but the same thing also happens when I poke myself with the imitrex. Right after doing it, the pain seems to ramp up until the trex or o2 has time to do it's thing. I always look at it as a precursor to the pain ending- "I feel it intensifying, so it can't be long now!"
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #8 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 7:04am » |
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Hi Connie,
Ueli may be right. Hit it EARLY
But there may be something else here. When I feel the ineviatble coming on and I can't get some place private to deal with it the pain will get to a certain point and stop. As soon as I get ready to deal with it the pain seems to go into overdrive.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #9 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 8:28am » |
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on Oct 10th, 2004, 10:13pm, alleyoop wrote:Right after doing it, the pain seems to ramp up until the trex or o2 has time to do it's thing. I always look at it as a precursor to the pain ending- "I feel it intensifying, so it can't be long now!"
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Exactly alley, I get something like that with the nasal trex. I always think that is the last efforts of the beast to stay alive. It fights before going down it seems, I know that is a sign it's struggling to persist.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #10 on: Oct 12th, 2004, 2:57am » |
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Hey connie, to answer your question, YES. Anything touching my face at that stage is both painful and therefore irritating. What everyone else here said though is same for me, the earlier, the better. I know that sometimes that's just not possible. Hope you both are doing as well as can be expected. 
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When the pain is ramping EVERYTHING irritates me and EVERYTHING makes it worse...actually nothing is making it worse...it's just getting worse...butt my reason and all my senses demand triggers and scapegoats...I have to fight my dumbass self to keep the mask on.
good grief
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #12 on: Oct 13th, 2004, 2:01am » |
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Yup. I usually seem to get a spike after the first couple breaths of O2, but then it settles back down to just an incomprehensible pain. 
Tell James to get his arse on here and ask his own damned questions. We want to meet him.
Keep up the good work, Connie. You're a fine supporter. James is a lucky man and you can tell him I said so.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #13 on: Oct 14th, 2004, 7:26pm » |
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Well this was kind of interesting. I just used oxygen last night for the first time - hubby called 911 and the firemen arrived first and had o2 - and the guy tried to put the mask around my head and I actually ripped at the elastic until it broke then just held the mask with my hand. I couldn't stand the feeling of it around my head. Probably all in my head but I didn't like it at all. AND it got worse before it got better with the oxygen. I was just breathing as deep as I could. Such a wonderful feeling to get that relief.
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Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
« Reply #14 on: Oct 16th, 2004, 10:54pm » |
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on Oct 13th, 2004, 2:01am, Gator wrote:Yup. I usually seem to get a spike after the first couple breaths of O2, but then it settles back down to just an incomprehensible pain.
Tell James to get his arse on here and ask his own damned questions. We want to meet him.
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Maybe one day he will join in but for now I'll do his dirty work. It makes me feel useful.
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