Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment - Day Eleven
**This post was transferred from the now defunct "The Long Ease" blog.**
Treatment Day: 11
Arrival Time at Lutheran Hospital Wound Healing Center: 7:41am
Appointment Time: 8:00am
Treatment Started: About 8:05am
Notable things about self today: I HAD been feeling better. The cold symptoms were on their last legs. You know. Those final rattle-y mucus-y coughs. The sinuses starting to dry up. That feeling of "Oh, thank god this shit is almost over."
Treatment Length: 2.5 hours
Physical things noted during treatment: NONE. Why? Because for the first time during this whole escapade, I managed to fall asleep. My nurse had to yell my name into the phone to wake me for BOTH of my air breaks. I guess 14 hours in the car over two days will tire you out!
Other reasons I may have managed to sleep: The TV was set to whatever channel Good Morning America is on, because the staff was all glued to the Robin Williams coverage. That was all a little too hard for me to watch. Not just because I loved Robin Williams and so many of his movies, but because someone very close to us was a very close friend to him. And that has made thinking about the tragic death of a beloved celebrity even sadder - because that small connection made him so much more real. Made me think about him like I thought about my cousin and the people and the emotions she left in the wake of her tragic death. I didn't want any more sadness. I had to close me eyes - and I am grateful that that act led to snoozing.
Time Left Lutheran Hospital: 10:41am
Arrival Time at Work: 11:10am
Reason for Delay: It was one of those EVERY RED LIGHT days.
Number of Treatments Left: 29
How I'm Feeling Physically: A few hours after the treatment, I noticed the cold symptoms are BACK. Completely annoyed.
How I'm Feeling Mentally: Still very hopeful. Despite the pain and urgency continuing to show up, I still believe this is the answer. I still believe these treatments are going to give me back some of the life I feel like I've lost this past year.
Til tomorrow.
Xxo, Phoebe Marie
Treatment Day: 11
Arrival Time at Lutheran Hospital Wound Healing Center: 7:41am
Appointment Time: 8:00am
Treatment Started: About 8:05am
Notable things about self today: I HAD been feeling better. The cold symptoms were on their last legs. You know. Those final rattle-y mucus-y coughs. The sinuses starting to dry up. That feeling of "Oh, thank god this shit is almost over."
Treatment Length: 2.5 hours
Physical things noted during treatment: NONE. Why? Because for the first time during this whole escapade, I managed to fall asleep. My nurse had to yell my name into the phone to wake me for BOTH of my air breaks. I guess 14 hours in the car over two days will tire you out!
Other reasons I may have managed to sleep: The TV was set to whatever channel Good Morning America is on, because the staff was all glued to the Robin Williams coverage. That was all a little too hard for me to watch. Not just because I loved Robin Williams and so many of his movies, but because someone very close to us was a very close friend to him. And that has made thinking about the tragic death of a beloved celebrity even sadder - because that small connection made him so much more real. Made me think about him like I thought about my cousin and the people and the emotions she left in the wake of her tragic death. I didn't want any more sadness. I had to close me eyes - and I am grateful that that act led to snoozing.
Time Left Lutheran Hospital: 10:41am
Arrival Time at Work: 11:10am
Reason for Delay: It was one of those EVERY RED LIGHT days.
Number of Treatments Left: 29
How I'm Feeling Physically: A few hours after the treatment, I noticed the cold symptoms are BACK. Completely annoyed.
How I'm Feeling Mentally: Still very hopeful. Despite the pain and urgency continuing to show up, I still believe this is the answer. I still believe these treatments are going to give me back some of the life I feel like I've lost this past year.
Til tomorrow.
Xxo, Phoebe Marie
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