Today Duni had his stent taken out. He was thrilled because now he can stop the antibacterials that they had him on to prevent an infection. He got to talk to Dr. Megson the other day when he was at his H-BOT appointment (see previous blog entry) and she was appalled at all the meds they had him on and said he had to "be aggressive" with the docs about cutting some out - like the antacids, stool softeners, and BP meds. She urged him to load up on the probiotics as these specific meds can destroy all your good flora and cause common post-transplant digestive issues. So he went into the transplant clinic and told them he was going to stop taking 3 of the 4 BP meds because not only were they unnecessary, but he was having some pretty major negative side effects such as dizziness, sleepiness and brain fog. His BP has been between 100-115/75 for the last 4 weeks. And since his renal failure was due to a gluten intolerance and NOT high BP, all those meds were unnecessary.
Anyway, he is going to do 20 H-BOT treatments to aid in his recovery process and is already shocked at how amazing he feels after only 3. Pure oxygen is a true "miracle drug" for damaged tissue (kidney, brain, gut, lung, liver, muscle, etc...). And after all the crazy meds he's been on over the last few months, every cell in his body is crying out to be rejuvenated with pure oxygen. While drugs are good for the short term, they can really do a number on your body long term.
Jen and I bought my mom 4 H-BOT treatments for Mother's Day because even after 8 weeks post-op she still is having anesthesia-related issues. Anesthesia can take up to a year to totally leave the body and leaves some people "out-of-it" for months. My mom, being such a light weight, is one of them. So 4 hours of the H-BOT should blast that anesthesia right out of her! What a weird family we are:)
Friday, May 4, 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
H-Bot Rocks!
Read the following email I got from my mom yesterday:
Daddy had his first umpiring job since his transplant. Everything went great until the 4th inning when he stepped into a hole running to third base and fell on his side. He’s fine – but when he came home, after finishing the game of course, he was dizzy. Long story short: after the fall he felt ‘OK’ but as the innings went on he felt dizzy. He never was nauseous, no blurred vision, but his right upper ribs were sore. I made him sit down (he actually was unsteady when he got home), pumped fluids into him and gave him a can of peaches in syrup. I had him take his BP. Listen to this…….after umpiring (and running) for 7 innings, his BP was only 112/65 – but his HR was 80, so after I checked for a concussion, I sent him to bed to "sleep it of".
My mom called me this morning and said the Duni was "totally out of it" when he woke up. Slurring his words, major brain fog, awkward gait, shaking hands, dizziness, depressed mood, etc... I hung up with her and called Dr. Megson's right away. She is Jackson's autism specialist and world reknowned for her work with neurological recovery. We both agreed that his dopamine receptor was probably effected by the surgery (anesthesia) and somehow triggered "an episode" by the fall. I told my dad that this was how Parkinson's felt. I made an appointment for him to go into Dr. Megson's office this afternoon for a hyperbolic oxygen treatment to stimulate his neurological recovery. He went in the "H-Bot" for 1 hour. Now read my mom's email from this afternoon:
The difference between Daddy this morning at 8:30 a.m. and now at 6:30 p.m. is truly unbelievable. This a.m. he was groggy, dizzy, slurring his words and “there was no one home” when you looked into his eyes. Now after his HBOT treatment he is alert, not dizzy and definitely not slurring his words. He is ‘chatty’ (or as chatty as he gets) feels much better…still a tiny bit dizzy, or off-kilter, but so much better. I definitely need to do my research on this subject because if I hadn’t seen it myself, I truly don’t know if I would have believed the change that is possible. He even admitted he was out of it this a.m. and now feels almost normal…..or as normal as he ever gets! This treatment r-o-c-k-s!
He is going to do a series of 20 H-Bot treatments over the next few weeks. Dr. Megson has recommended 1 hour a day for 20 days (verses 3 treatments/day for 7 days). I'm sure I will post another blog about this topic! Very cool stuff.
Daddy had his first umpiring job since his transplant. Everything went great until the 4th inning when he stepped into a hole running to third base and fell on his side. He’s fine – but when he came home, after finishing the game of course, he was dizzy. Long story short: after the fall he felt ‘OK’ but as the innings went on he felt dizzy. He never was nauseous, no blurred vision, but his right upper ribs were sore. I made him sit down (he actually was unsteady when he got home), pumped fluids into him and gave him a can of peaches in syrup. I had him take his BP. Listen to this…….after umpiring (and running) for 7 innings, his BP was only 112/65 – but his HR was 80, so after I checked for a concussion, I sent him to bed to "sleep it of".
My mom called me this morning and said the Duni was "totally out of it" when he woke up. Slurring his words, major brain fog, awkward gait, shaking hands, dizziness, depressed mood, etc... I hung up with her and called Dr. Megson's right away. She is Jackson's autism specialist and world reknowned for her work with neurological recovery. We both agreed that his dopamine receptor was probably effected by the surgery (anesthesia) and somehow triggered "an episode" by the fall. I told my dad that this was how Parkinson's felt. I made an appointment for him to go into Dr. Megson's office this afternoon for a hyperbolic oxygen treatment to stimulate his neurological recovery. He went in the "H-Bot" for 1 hour. Now read my mom's email from this afternoon:
The difference between Daddy this morning at 8:30 a.m. and now at 6:30 p.m. is truly unbelievable. This a.m. he was groggy, dizzy, slurring his words and “there was no one home” when you looked into his eyes. Now after his HBOT treatment he is alert, not dizzy and definitely not slurring his words. He is ‘chatty’ (or as chatty as he gets) feels much better…still a tiny bit dizzy, or off-kilter, but so much better. I definitely need to do my research on this subject because if I hadn’t seen it myself, I truly don’t know if I would have believed the change that is possible. He even admitted he was out of it this a.m. and now feels almost normal…..or as normal as he ever gets! This treatment r-o-c-k-s!
He is going to do a series of 20 H-Bot treatments over the next few weeks. Dr. Megson has recommended 1 hour a day for 20 days (verses 3 treatments/day for 7 days). I'm sure I will post another blog about this topic! Very cool stuff.
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