hyperbaric oxygen therapy

[nannysue1950]

Has anyone ever heard of hyperbaric oxygen therapy being used in the treatment of Raynauds sufferers to help improve circulation

[zenabb]

No, what is it?

[Yorky]

Yes I have heard of it, but I don't think it is often used in treating raynauds. There are very few O2 chambers, I think there is one in Southampton.

[Struth]

Hi I have limited scleroderma and suffer raynauds also. I lost some fingertips through severe raynauds and gangrene due to loss of circulation to tips. I underwent hyperbaric treatment daily for 6 weeks. The hope was that it would move the demarcation line and save more of my finger. I believe it sped up the healing of the viable parts of my fingers, yet didn't save them. I don't know that it helped reduce raynauds attacks. It was a most intensive treatment but at the time I was willing to give anything a try. All the best.

[AHM42]

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy describes a process in which the body is exposed to an oxygen rich environment at increased pressure. This has been suggested as treatment for some medical conditions such as radiation fibrosis or skin ulcers. It uses the type of pressure chamber that divers use when they have decompression sickness “the bends”. There is no evidence at present that this is a useful treatment for scleroderma or Raynaud’s phenomenon.

The hyperbaric treatment in the UK is carried out at the MS centres. People have had some experience with it but it isn't as far as I am aware available on the NHS but it may be. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is available at 60 of the MS Therapy National Centres - ms-selfhelp.org. Mercia Therapy Centre in Coventry has experience in treating a number of medical conditions including Raynaud's.

AHM

[timg50]

recently had gallbladder surgery the day after surgery all my symptoms were gone till the next day when I started lisinopril again only thing I could thing I could think of that would cause that was having oxygen for a couple hours straight after several doctors telling me it wasn't my bp medicine I have changes since changing to something else starting to feel better im going to find a oxygen bar just to try

[timg50]

has anyone heard of Viagra or Cialis as a treatment I have seen where there having clinical trials

[PaleIndian2]

I have pulmonary hypertension and Sildenafil (viagra) was the first medication I was put on 3 per day. For this it is a consultant prescribed medication and came couriered from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield every month. I don't know that it is used in Scleroderma but others may be able to tell you more. I have now been put on Macitentan because I had problems with low blood pressure.