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(Message started by: Connie on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:30pm)

Title: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Connie on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:30pm

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.

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by E-Double on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:38pm

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

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Sean_C on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:38pm

Connie, open this link, hopefully it will answer some of your questions ;;D

Sean...............

http://www.maplefallswebdesign.com/misc/oxygen/oxygen.htm

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Connie on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:45pm

on 10/10/04 at 20:38:50, E-Double wrote:

Yes he is using the non-breather with the baggy and he is strapping it on not holding it.
Very Odd.

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by E-Double on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:53pm

on 10/10/04 at 20:45:31, Connie wrote:

Yes he is using the non-breather with the baggy and he is strapping it on not holding it.
Very Odd.

Maybe have him just hold it. This way the elastic is not pressing on the skull.

Hope both get relief

Eric

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Connie on Oct 10^th, 2004, 8:53pm

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

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Ueli on Oct 10^th, 2004, 9:04pm

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 ;;D, and start with the oxygen at the first sign of a coming attack.

PFNADs, Ueli [smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by alleyoop on Oct 10^th, 2004, 10:13pm

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!"

.........................alley

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by karma on Oct 11^th, 2004, 7:04am

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.

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Kevin_M on Oct 11^th, 2004, 8:28am

on 10/10/04 at 22:13:44, 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!"

.........................alley

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.
Kevin M

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by K-9 on Oct 12^th, 2004, 2:57am

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. :)

Title: on the upswing
Post by rumplestiltskin on Oct 13^th, 2004, 1:39am

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
den

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Gator on Oct 13^th, 2004, 2:01am

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. ;;D

Keep up the good work, Connie. You're a fine supporter. James is a lucky man and you can tell him I said so.

Gator

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by cschick on Oct 14^th, 2004, 7:26pm

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.

Title: Re: Does CH know the O2 Mask?
Post by Connie on Oct 16^th, 2004, 10:54pm

on 10/13/04 at 02:01:28, Gator wrote:

Maybe one day he will join in but for now I'll do his dirty work. It makes me feel useful.

Connie