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(Message started by: MR_FLOOR on May 17^th, 2007, 8:01pm)

Title: 6 days of pf is over
Post by MR_FLOOR on May 17^th, 2007, 8:01pm

I was on a roll there but I got a double last night I thought the Calan was taking over.I'm starting my new run today.I'm keeping my fingers crossed.It's been17 hrs [smiley=headbanger.gif].

Dave

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by Shedz on May 17^th, 2007, 8:07pm

Hope you sorted for meds and o2 to get you through it chap. But wishing you more PF time ;)
Paul

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by MR_FLOOR on May 17^th, 2007, 8:22pm

Hi shedz,

I take Calan o2 don't work for me (I wish it did)I hear so many wonderful things about it I had a tank for a while I tried and tried but to no avail.Imitrex is my drug of choice.

Dave

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by Shedz on May 17^th, 2007, 8:33pm

It's worth giving the o2 another try chap. I use the trex if the o2 not having much effect,also red bull and ice packs i find help if used early enough.
PFDAN to ya chap :)

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by MR_FLOOR on May 17^th, 2007, 8:48pm

Yes ice packs are great I use them all the time.You know now that you mention it I think I will try o2 again ,cause I read that your suppose to use a high setting and I not sure what setting I was using back then.It was about 7 years ago.Thanks

Dave

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by Shedz on May 17^th, 2007, 8:51pm

Try the oxygen info on the left mate. all the info should be there :)
Jonny is good for o2 info.

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by MikkaB on May 18^th, 2007, 12:07pm

sorry to hear that, Dave. Hope your new run lasts.

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by ClusterChris on May 18^th, 2007, 4:17pm

I hope it wasn't the ClusterKickInTheAss that fired them back up. :-[

17 hours is another good start though!

Cheers

Chris

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by Lotus on May 18^th, 2007, 5:02pm

Please try oxygen again. You need a non rebreather mask and high flow 12-15 L/min. If you use the oxygen at the very start of a hit, with a non rebreather mask and start at say 15L/min, making sure you have a good seal so you dont get air contamination, then oxygen should work as a powerful vasoconstrictor and the beauty of it is, its side effect free and it targets cranial blood vessels more than peripheral, so that it doesnt affect your heart and other organs the way Trex does.

Once the pain goes, stay on oxygen another 5 mins or so slowly cranking down the flow rate to allow the body to adjust back to normal air. It will prevent rebound.

Our neurologist is so confident how well oxygen works to abort CH that he even said it could be incorporated into the diagnosis.

Give it another go, its great to have another weapon against the beast up your sleeves.

Take care and painfree wishes to you.

Annette

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by MR_FLOOR on May 19^th, 2007, 2:39pm

Thanks Annette I have a doctor appointment next week I'm going to bring it up.

Chris I think it was that Clusterkickinmyass that started them back up you suck LOL [smiley=crackup.gif]

Dave

Title: Re: 6 days of pf is over
Post by rolo65 on May 19^th, 2007, 7:23pm

The O2 didn't work for me untill I got the Cluster mask and cranked it up to at least 10Lpm. Hope it helps!!

Get Scrip from the doc so the Ins will cover it, and get a regulator that goes to 15Lpm.