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The Hyperbaric Solution:
As the victim of an accident all
I wanted was a reasonable solution to the needs I had developed. If
possible I
preferred to avoid pain medications, narcotic addictions, uses of drugs
with side effects, and intrusive exploration surgeries.
I had one doctor tell me their
idea was to run a set of tests, find out what organ was over/under
producing and then remove it, leading to a life-long dependence on a
pill of some form to replace and regulate whatever that part they cut
out was supposed to do. This is likely more often done than one can
imagine, and it was not an attractive alternative for me.
I was aware of the seemingly
sensational claims of those who were involved in HBOT/hyperbaric
therapy. I was also aware that some financial interests may have an
�interest� in making sure no one knows about the
apparent potential of
what it seems hyperbaric oxygen therapy can provide. (Certain interests
may be working long and hard to put out mis-information to keep you from
accessing hyperbaric therapy. Beware!) I was aware of this, but
pursued to find the truth. As the Book says, �Know the truth, and the
truth will set you free.�
It was clear that some doctors
might not either know enough about hyperbaric, or their affiliations,
insurances, and
office set-up/practice may not allow prescription even when it may be
beneficial. Often doctors must indicate in their own practice
insurance(s) if they prescribe hyperbaric. It costs them a premium
if they do, so they either pass the cost on, or simply do not prescribe
hyperbaric.
It
seems the conventional approach to seeking hyperbaric is to find a
facility and back-track through their affiliated doctor connections to
get in. Often it seems people have to find their own solution,
then figure out how to get to it. We see this pattern over and
over again.
Of course conventional insurance including Medicare and
Medicaid often dictate what will be paid under an insurance claim. As a
result viable options and good opportunities are occasionally (often?)
overlooked due to ability of the doctor or patient to pay/recover
payment. Oddly insurance practice and finance all too often seems to
dictate the process and procedures employed in our medical pursuits
today.
One can see that hospitals often
charge extortionist prices for access to hyperbaric. Surely they have
their reasons, but at $4000 per visit that some charge in an effort to
collect $1200 per hour from Medicare seems extreme����Taking all this in
to account, one would think that an affordable approach is not only
reasonable, but understanding the commercial reasons people prevent
access encouraged me all the more to seek out reasonable help. After
all if Medicare is paying $1200 per hour, then it must be worth
something?
Within about 6 months after my
accident I was tested on a brain cognitive test/scale
and in my view it
showed I was basically a walking coma patient. My reaction time was so
slow and my ability to process information was greatly impaired. As a
result of such poor level of testing I was accepted in to national study
for the effects of hyperbaric oxygen on traumatic brain injury patients.(Click Link) My acceptance in the program was a very exciting
time. I may have been functionally retarded at the time, but I knew a
good thing when I saw it. The test/systems were seeing amazing
partial/full recovery of brain cognitive skills in short periods of
time. I knew this is/was exactly what I needed and I had to pursue it on
my own irrespective of the guidance of others. There was no help, no
hope, and no potential for recovery in the �wait and see� efforts I was
seeing employed prior to HBOT. HBOT was for me and I would do whatever
it took to access a system for trials and testing.
As time approached for the
therapy to begin, the national program was made available to the U.S.
Military and as a result the program was overwhelmed with applicants.
The U.S. Military had �priority� over me in the study because they had
�baseline� studies on their brain cognitive function before their
accident. I was bumped from the program before I got started.
One year passed with no help.
Conventional doctors continued running tests, waiting 30-45 days for
results, then recommending a treatment based on my condition way back
when that test was taken�..They were failing to take in to account the
condition and symptoms were changing rapidly at times. They failed to
find causes, because they were �fishing in the dark� running specific,
targeted testing of symptoms. (It was like throwing darts at a medical
chart for testing.) I found a system that allowed me to get instant
feedback thru unconventional approaches while we waited/followed the
traditional path. (CLICK BIORESONANCE TESTING). Meanwhile, testing of all sorts
indicated my condition was deteriorating if/when left unchecked.
After one year from the initial
brain cognitive test for the national HBOT study I contacted the people
running the study again. They advised the military had pulled funding
and they had availability in their schedule to test/treat me. I retook
the brain cognitive test scoring WORSE than before.
My condition was
clearly deteriorating, and the episodes of depression, seizures and such
were becoming more prolonged and more noticeable. By then my family and
friends had mostly abandoned me, and as a result of mood swings and fits
of rage I was very much alone. It was almost 18 months after my
accident and nothing thus far had worked. My condition had been
determined to be �statistically permanent� by conventional approach
doctors, including a recognized neurologist.
The new approach under the
national study was for the patient to travel to the clinic, treat at
their cost (a very reasonable $150 per hour) five days per week. (Note:
The only reason to treat only 5 days per week is to that the clinic can
close on weekends. There are excuses in hyperbaric for 5 day weeks, but
that seems the only reasonable answer for limiting treatment.) Their
price for the service was very reasonable and one of the best facilities
I have been a part of. Meanwhile the cost to travel to the area and
stay in a resort town for the 2 months (housing, food, etc) was
enormous. I sold farm equipment, motorcycles, motorhomes, and
everything I could to raise enough money to go. It was worth it!
The results began coming in. In
an AXON brain cognitive test before treatment I tested at 6% of the
national average for someone at my age and education level. The joke
was made that if I tested any lower they would take my car keys from
me. I was in BAD SHAPE. With no other drugs or treatment at the time
I started HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) nearly 18 months after my
wreck.
Within 20 treatments
I retested
on the AXON test and tested at 30%. What an amazing jump! People
around me including family noticed I did not fumble and stumble as much,
my stuttering was going away, and I was starting to smile and laugh
again. Only 20 hours in HBOT and I went from 6% percentile performance
to 30% performance!!
Note
during this time I was receiving no other medications or medical
treatment. Doctors will often try to take power away from what
hyperbaric can do, and claim that medication was the effect. This
is not true in my case at all.
Within 20 treatments more (40
total one hour treatments) I retested on the AXON brain cognitive test
and tested at 45%! In only 40 hours under hyperbaric I was coming
back!! I am/was so thrilled, yet it was beginning of summer and the
treatment facility I was visiting was booked for the rest of the summer
with autistic children and
other such childhood conditions that are
effectively being treated/tested with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In an
effort to continue treatment, yet so as not to bump one of the
children
from their opportunity at treatment, I sought another clinic.
The next clinic I found was what
I would consider a �mom and pop shop�. They were very friendly people
and their approach was substantially different than the first clinic.
The first clinic I attended used
Sechrist units and the tests/therapy was conducted at 1.5HBOT. My friends at the first clinic had more than six Sechrist units last time I
visited them. The value of the acrylics alone would bankrupt most
people. The national study and this clinic is one of my favorites.
They taught me much, and spent time with me. I appreciate that very
much. I did not understand at first why they wanted to treat at low
pressure (1.5 ata). I now understand far better why they opted to treat
soft tissue/brain injuries at low pressure. I concur with that
approach, meanwhile I find that conventional/commercial approach where
they have pressure levels correct, very often they fail to allow the
session to go as long as it could/should. Our approach at the farm (and
yours if/when you own your own chamber) is often
low pressure for longer
periods of time than conventional commercial operations. The results I
personally saw have been astounding. Come see. (CLICK FARM VISIT)
The second clinic I attended was
closer to home, but the need to drive the distance, arrange for
scheduling, etc still gutted my day. The service was very good, but my
new friends at this clinic were convinced that more pressure was
better. They had been introduced to hyperbaric oxygen treatment by way
of the need to seek healing for LYME disease.
As I have now found it seems that
many of those who seek the path of hyperbaric seem to become
focused/transfixed on the cause that it solved for them.
Conventional
LYME disease treatment approach is often to treat at 2.8HBOT so as to
infuse the body with as much oxygen as possible to eradicate the various
anaerobic bacteria causing the sickness. I understand there have been
significant breakthroughs for LYME using HBOT. The conventional
approach is to reach pathogens deeply imbedded in the joints and system
of the body����.So as a result the second clinic advised to be treated
at 2.8HBOT. At this point I was doing a lot of research on digestive
issues and internal damage effects of hormonal overdoses and systemic candida (CLICK) so the
idea conceptually to treat all anaerobic
bacteria/fungus and heal the body seemed plausible. (CLICK SYSTEMIC
CANDIDA)
The 2.8HBOT added to my success.
I returned to test at the original clinic after 20 treatments at 2.8HBOT
and tested on the AXON Brain cognitive test at 55%. In only 60 total
treatments (60-90 hours total) under HBOT I had gone from 6% to 55%. I
continue treatments and am looking in to an
AXON prescription myself for
my private testing and progress studies. (CLICK TESTING)
As one can imagine, I was sold on
Hyperbaric! With no other drugs or therapy I was more than half way
restored on my brain cognitive function. NO, this did not heal
everything, but I did find that with clearer thinking my moods leveled
out, my frustrations decreased, the frustrations of others with me
decreased, and life greatly improved.
REPEAT FOR EMPHASIS:
In only 60 total treatments
(60-90 hours total) under HBOT I had gone from 6% to
55%...............(I am proud to say at the farm we can reach the same
hourly hyperbaric exposure in as little as 2 weeks, instead of the 3
months it took me through conventional approaches.)(CLICK FARM VISIT)
Note, the second clinic because I
was studying HBOT so hard and working towards a healing, allowed me to
treat at a very reasonable $160 per day. Meanwhile, my expenses for
travel and such were high.
The second clinic as I studied
what they were doing it appeared they needed help in the business
development areas. They had set up a very expensive clinic
(potentially
$250,000 invested in a single chamber facility) in a very small town.
They had no housing assistance, and no �draw� other than they had a
chamber. I looked in to partnering with them. As I looked at what it
would take to become a full owner/partner in their clinic I found the
set up seemed far too expensive. I knew there must be a mutually
beneficial way to bring affordable hyperbaric to the masses.
Following visit and therapy from
multiple locations I found a good used system available online. I
purchased my first used portable unit and then found that all my friends
wanted to try it. I began studying the equipment on the market and
became involved in designing some new equipment, and was able to get
closer to some equipment manufacturers by sharing discoveries as a
result. We can now often buy new equipment better and cheaper than
others, and have built some rather unique test units for our personal
use that you can experience when you visit the farm. (CLICK FARM VISIT).
Taking my experience in to
effect, I now see where hyperbaric oxygen therapy itself was good for
me. The first clinic treating at low pressures was good, but some
estimates state that it takes almost 45 minutes of HBOT for the oxygen
to begin penetrating the brain. That means
conventional approach does
not allow enough time under the low pressure for the best benefit
approach to the patient. The key in part to my recovery was sticking to
hyperbaric and pushing for more. In hind sight I think I can save the
average HBOT consumer $20,000-$50,000 in their approach.
Good, simple
information just needs to be put in the hand of the consumer. (CLICK
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Have
a wonderful day and keep searching for truth. Ask, seek,
knock!
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Theodore L. (Ted) Whidden
