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Canned "Recreational Oxygen" for elevation sickness?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Wright" data-source="post: 2332707" data-attributes="member: 104363"><p>I talked to my friend, a retired USAF Colonel and Flight Surgeon. He's a doctor and eye surgeon. I asked if he new the physiological affects of altitude sickness, particularly when 02 doesn't help me. He said at least with my situation, it's "edema" where fluids move from blood to cell structures causing swelling of affected tissues. This could be skin, organs of any kind. The remedy would be a diuretic and down in elevation.</p><p>My visit to a local hospital that day had my blood saturation at 95% O2. </p><p>Bottom line, I stage a day at lower elevations before finishing the trip at higher elevation. It certainly can kill and the primary response if symptoms worsen is to get down to a lower elevation quickly.</p><p>Acetazolomide is a prescription but after taking it, everything tastes like metal. Ughhh. Not pleasant. I'll just stage at different elevations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Wright, post: 2332707, member: 104363"] I talked to my friend, a retired USAF Colonel and Flight Surgeon. He's a doctor and eye surgeon. I asked if he new the physiological affects of altitude sickness, particularly when 02 doesn't help me. He said at least with my situation, it's "edema" where fluids move from blood to cell structures causing swelling of affected tissues. This could be skin, organs of any kind. The remedy would be a diuretic and down in elevation. My visit to a local hospital that day had my blood saturation at 95% O2. Bottom line, I stage a day at lower elevations before finishing the trip at higher elevation. It certainly can kill and the primary response if symptoms worsen is to get down to a lower elevation quickly. Acetazolomide is a prescription but after taking it, everything tastes like metal. Ughhh. Not pleasant. I'll just stage at different elevations. [/QUOTE]
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