Anthony,

If you won't have O2 in your home or workplace, can't get across town to get welding O2 with money you don't have, can't order anything online and Taurine makes you sick.......

I'm running out of suggestions to help you with daytime attacks. Seriously, not being sarcastic here.

Why not go to a doctor?

Marc

I'm done with this one.  good luck.

          Potter

Tar wrote on Oct 14^th, 2009 at 5:21pm:


See if a friend can order seeds for you, then you just pay him back. It would appear that my trusted suppler ships to Canada: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or Ask them to verify.

Bottom of the second page, Rivea corymbosa Seeds - Ololiuqui (RC seeds): $12.99 US for 100 seeds which will give it several doses.

Just thought......

Marc

I did not kiabash every helpful suggestion, when I said I didn't know if there was anywhere around here to get welding O2 and Potter took the time to look it up I thanked him, but it is a valid point that those places aren't exactly accessible to me at this moment in time, and he came back with the "then lay there bleeding" comment, honestly if that's what's considered helpful and supportive in this day and age then the world truely is doomed.

I'm pretty close to it, without the ability to travel it does feel as though I'm in the middle of nowhere at times, now that I know there are welding supply companies in the next town over the problem isn't so much finding a supplier but rather getting the supplies, both financially and physically, although I did say I would look into it, I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of having atleast a portable O2 tank that would serve its purposes once before needing a refill, I just need to actually get to the city and look into it, please don't suggest a phone call, its very difficult for me to talk on the phone to people I know, near impossible with strangers, ie. I can't even order pizza on the phone. For the time being I have gotten the info and site for RC seeds and talked to my parents, they have placed an order for me to see if they will be of any help.

the jury is still out on that one, but if it is one of the substances I react strongly to then I have good hope for it, won't know until they get here, BTW since you're used to dealing with that company how well would you say they deliver on their "1-2 business days" (which for where I am I automatically assume means 3-4 but I'll still be in cycle by that time so not too worried about having to wait to see if they work)

sorry its just usually most peoples response when I talk about having to go somewhere in person to look at something, when a simple phone call would suffice, I just have a problem with phones.

Few years back I actually had my doctor looking into in home oxygen but I never heard back about it before he left town, I know for certain that there is atleast one company in the next town who does in home setups, refills, deliveries and everything but I'd need the prescription first, they'd even come in and access the house to find if there would be any potential problems.

Hi Anthony. I wish there was some way I could help you but all I can offer is what is working for me so far.
First off you must find a doc who understands what CH's are. I was very fortunate to be referred to a neuro who is my godsend. I am working with him fine tuning my treatments.
I use 100% o2 with at least a 15 LPM reg. and a non-rebreather mask but have a Clustermasx and the new o2ptimask now as they are far Superior that the trational non-rebreather one.
As a preventative I take 480mg Verapamil daily and that keeps me for the most part pain free.
There are many other options out there so keep reading all the info to your left, we will find something that will help you.
I hope you find something other than narcotics to battle this pain, they never worked for me.

  Barry

If I can manage to get you an appointment at the Centre, Will you promise to go?

I just don't want to do it all for not.

Chris

OK so I went about contacting them anyway and looks like you are correct, they won't budge. Here is the e-mail that she sent back to me. Please take her advice and then post back the results. Tell your parents you need a ride into Pembroke.  Once you have meds you will want to kick your own ass for not doing it sooner.

Good Luck


Thank you for your email regarding your friend.  I am very sorry to hear about his situation. 

Unfortunately, we recently lost one of our two full-time doctors and our wait list has increased to over 5,000 people.  Although we desperately wish we could help people like your friend and the many others who contact us daily, we just cannot help until we have more physicians.

I recommend that your friend contacts Health Care Connects.  This is a program set up by the Ontario government to help those in need find a physician.  Health Care Connects can be reached at 1-800-445-1822.

In the meantime, your friend should visit the walk-in clinic on Lake Street in Pembroke or one of our local hospital emergency departments. 

Please have our assurances that we are doing everything we can to recruit additional physicians to our health centre.

Sincerely,

Susan Foran
Executive Director
Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre
154 Civic Centre Road
Petawawa, ON
K8H 3H5
Phone:  613 687-8504 x108

Marc wrote on Oct 15^th, 2009 at 1:47pm:


I'll second that WOW! 

Is this in any way related to having a government healthcare system in Canada? If so, it makes me even more scared about the future of healthcare in the U.S.

Weatherman it is somewhat related to that, since alot of people who go to school to be doctors in Canada end up working in the US because they can make more money there. but mainly its because I live in an isolated area, I did hear that there was a group of half a dozen new doctors who they were trying to recruit to this area but not sure how that's going, if it works then I will probably have a doctor again soon, even if he is straight out of med school.

Yeah I know it seemed like I didn't want to take people's advice, but in my defense I kow I can be rather stuborn at times and my mind is kind of set on the idea that I hate living here (working on paying off some debt before I save up enough money to move away), I've gone through 3 doctors in the last 6 years or so, one was asked to leave town (was a bit of a crackpot), another retired and the third went back to school, makes it hard for a single doctor to track my treatment, which is why i'm waiting for the local clinic to get a new doctor since that's where my medical records are, and a new doctor fresh out of school will be easy to train, I'm hoping that I can present reasonable arguements (print outs of facts from here) and he'll go along with it. On top of the CH I have other medical problems which are supposed to be being monitored on a regular basis, so I'm seriously hoping they find some doctors for this area soon (I'm borderline diabetic, with cholesterol problem which had my previous doctor concerned about my liver so was being monitored for all 3)