completely OT - asthma and ozone update

Thanks, Sherry. I'm improved, but I will certainly be glad when ragweed
season ends.

Karen, Queen of Squishies


Karen, I am so glad that you are much better. I hope you continue feeling
good.

Sherry Starr

Thanks, Pat. Writing was I was saying that day was scary too. You guys
rescued me! : )

Karen, Queen of Squishies


So very pleased to hear all this, Karen.
Reading what you were saying that day was so very scary.
How wonderful to have actually found the source of the problem.

Yes, who knew? Yes, it has a filter, but it doesn't keep the ozone from the
air. You can read more about it here for greater clarity.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html

Karen, Queen of Squishies


wow, who knew.
i thot those ozone machines were supposed to clean the air.
did you start feeling bad soon after you starting using it?
does it have a filter of some kind?
totally confuddled by them. iirc my mom used one in calif
but she was very old and always ill so hard to know if it was that or just
her.
i'm ever so glad to hear you're on the mend now.
you rest and take it slowly, eh.
big hugz {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Karen}}}}}}}}}}}}}
jeanne
where living in the middle of the ocean keeps the air pretty clean, i
hope

"Karen, Queen of Squishies" wrote...
I am improving, blue lips are now only occasionally mottled throughout the
day, and I can think more clearly, am not so tired always, chest pains
gone, breathing better, etc. Which air filter did I finally decide on?
NONE!!! Yep. See, DH was out of town when I started to collapse and
couldn't think straight, so I reached out to you. I was confused, and
your well-meant and good advice was confusing to me. But someone, I don't
remember who, just straight out said - Go turn that ozone machine off! So
I did. I started to do better the next day. And the next. I went out
for something, and when I came back I noticed something unique to my three
years of living here. My house smelled very good. Well! hmmm........
So that bad smell was - you got it - the ozone! I almost went too far
with it, because of ignorance and marketing, etc. Jack, please accept my
apologies, I was literally not in my right mind. I couldn't hear what you
were saying. My research since has scared me to death. The weather
turned nice yesterday and I have the additional help of having the windows
open for 24 hours now, and what a change. Oh my. Oh my. And as far as I
can find, fresh air and time is the only antidote for overexposure to
ozone gas. Fresh air, and good friends who will through you a life line.
: )

Karen, Queen of Squishies
working on the Starflake today!

Yes, scary it is. Very. Glad you guys always have someone 'at home'. : )

Karen, Queen of Squishies


You're definitely out in the middle of the ocean where you are, Jeanne,
grin and those nice Antarctic "breezes" would keep the air nice and
clean.

That's darn good news, Karen, and the silly thing is, if you hadn't of
reached such a low point, you may not of know that the air inside the
house was building up with ozone gas....that's a bit scarey.
Hugs Wendy in NSW


"nzlstar*" wrote in message
...
wow, who knew.
i thot those ozone machines were supposed to clean the air.
did you start feeling bad soon after you starting using it?
does it have a filter of some kind?
totally confuddled by them. iirc my mom used one in calif
but she was very old and always ill so hard to know if it was that or
just her.
i'm ever so glad to hear you're on the mend now.
you rest and take it slowly, eh.
big hugz {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Karen}}}}}}}}}}}}}
jeanne
where living in the middle of the ocean keeps the air pretty clean, i
hope

"Karen, Queen of Squishies" wrote...
I am improving, blue lips are now only occasionally mottled throughout
the day, and I can think more clearly, am not so tired always, chest
pains gone, breathing better, etc. Which air filter did I finally decide
on? NONE!!! Yep. See, DH was out of town when I started to collapse and
couldn't think straight, so I reached out to you. I was confused, and
your well-meant and good advice was confusing to me. But someone, I
don't remember who, just straight out said - Go turn that ozone machine
off! So I did. I started to do better the next day. And the next. I
went out for something, and when I came back I noticed something unique
to my three years of living here. My house smelled very good. Well!
hmmm........ So that bad smell was - you got it - the ozone! I almost
went too far with it, because of ignorance and marketing, etc. Jack,
please accept my apologies, I was literally not in my right mind. I
couldn't hear what you were saying. My research since has scared me to
death. The weather turned nice yesterday and I have the additional help
of having the windows open for 24 hours now, and what a change. Oh my.
Oh my. And as far as I can find, fresh air and time is the only antidote
for overexposure to ozone gas. Fresh air, and good friends who will
through you a life line. : )

Karen, Queen of Squishies
working on the Starflake today!

No, they sure don't. I've read Admiral Byrd's account. The mind is amazing
in it's survival techniques, how it focuses in and in on just the one main
thing, the one main thing, the one main thing.

Karen, Queen of Squishies


Brains don't work very well without oxygen, do they?

I've been anaesthetized a few times and the effect of the fug lifting
when they resuscitated me with oxygen was pretty dramatic, so I can
identify with that.

There is one *brilliant* book about it: "Alone", by Admiral Richard
Byrd. You wouldn't expect acute psychological insight from a naval
officer/explorer, but his description of surviving with his brains
scrambled for several weeks is just incredible. He was living in a
cave house carved out of the Antarctic ice, with a diesel generator
that was slowly poisoning him with carbon monoxide. As a result of
the poisoning, he didn't have the strength to fix it, couldn't
survive without it, and just had to carry on as it made him weaker
and weaker and more and more incoherent.

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http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554
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Polly, you might not have climbed in to the discussion, but I know for sure
that you climbed in to the situation. I wouldn't have made it without you.

Karen, Queen of Squishies


Karen, that was just so scary. I didn't climb in to the asthma / ozone
discussion since I don't know diddly about either - but it was clear
enough that you were in big trouble. How wonderful that our 'wise in many
things' group was quick and equipped to come to your rescue. I see that
your asthma post was dated Aug 22nd - only 5 days ago. It seems to me
that you will get better and better and for that we are profoundly
grateful. Polly


"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
I am improving, blue lips are now only occasionally mottled throughout
the
day, and I can think more clearly, am not so tired always, chest pains
gone,
breathing better, etc. Which air filter did I finally decide on?
NONE!!!
Yep. See, DH was out of town when I started to collapse and couldn't
think
straight, so I reached out to you. I was confused, and your well-meant
and
good advice was confusing to me. But someone, I don't remember who,
just
straight out said - Go turn that ozone machine off! So I did. I
started to
do better the next day.

Brains don't work very well without oxygen, do they?

I've been anaesthetized a few times and the effect of the fug lifting
when they resuscitated me with oxygen was pretty dramatic, so I can
identify with that.

There is one *brilliant* book about it: "Alone", by Admiral Richard
Byrd. You wouldn't expect acute psychological insight from a naval
officer/explorer, but his description of surviving with his brains
scrambled for several weeks is just incredible. He was living in a
cave house carved out of the Antarctic ice, with a diesel generator
that was slowly poisoning him with carbon monoxide. As a result of
the poisoning, he didn't have the strength to fix it, couldn't
survive without it, and just had to carry on as it made him weaker
and weaker and more and more incoherent.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660
4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557