We started treatments!!! What a crazy week. We have been under so much stress. The whole process last about three hours (driving, preperation, treatment.) Treatments are five times a week, the first session will be for 40 treatments (around two months.) This takes up so much time and energy, but if we see any improvement, it will definetly be worth it. Although we both have been taught what to do in the chamber, Billy (Dad) has volunteered to assist Billy Boy. It's kinda trippy, the whole thing, but the walls are filled with different success stories that give us hope. God brought us through this journey for a reason.
The Hyperbaric Chamber simulates underwater diving pressure, while the patient receives 40 litters of 100% oxygen over a 60 minute period. This allows oxygen to penetrate were it normally wouldn't in a normal atmospheric pressure. It can promote the development of new capillaries, the tiny blood vessels that connect arteries to veins. It also helps the body build new connective tissue.
Billy had barely started moving his feet a few weeks ago, in the HBOT, his feet are moving constantly. It shows us the oxygen is getting to those parts that it hadn't reached before. He is breathing much better now and the spasticity in his arms seems to be improving. Since it affects everyone different, we don't know how many treatments he will need in all, but we are excited to see what God has in store for us.
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Wow! It's amazing how far we have come in medical treatments. I pray to God for small and big miracles for Billy.
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