by Kathy | May 18, 2014 | Coping, Hyperbaric Treatments, Reconstruction
My son, Steven, flew in to stay with me for ten days following my great escape from the hospital. He was in charge of my pain medications and driving me to and from hyperbaric treatments and doctors appointments. Since I was restricted from using both arms, he was...
by Kathy | Apr 8, 2014 | Hyperbaric Treatments
As I was spent my two hours in the hyperbaric chamber today, I wondered what MacGyver would do in my situation? If you remember the MacGyver television series, whenever MacGyver was stuck in a situation, he would take a paperclip, a lost penny, and the band aid off...
by Kathy | Mar 18, 2014 | Hyperbaric Treatments
Yesterday was my first hyperbaric chamber treatment, and I will admit that I was anxious about how I would do. I tried to follow my mother’s advice and not think about it too much, but the combination of a confined space and Valium had me worried. Fortunately, I...
by Kathy | Feb 14, 2014 | Hyperbaric Treatments
I stand behind my belief that doctors spend their spare time dreaming up additional tests and procedures they can put you through. My plastic surgeon has decided that I need hyperbaric chamber treatments to treat the skin on my chest and prepare it for reconstructive...