Nothing like that here, and the problem with watching your internal state looking for improvements is that you really *really* want improvements to happen, making discernment difficult but critical. I didn't feel stupid before, just kind of tattered and worn out. Still feel kind of worn out. The tattering may well be improving. Hard to tell.
You may also wish to consider getting an oxygen concentrator. They're available on eBay, and the name is somewhat misleading - they're nitrogen absorbers. As you know, normal air is mostly nitrogen, so extracting that allows it to feed you a vastly higher percentage of oxygen per unit volume, either through a nose piece or oxygen tent.
[I've considered getting one on general principles - it seems good for what ails ye - but my concern is leaving that enriched environment. It would be awful if I acclimated to that and found normal air to be like living in the Andes!]
It's good to hear from you too. And I thought LJ was on the edge of insolvency; I hadn't considered that a loathing for Facebook would put some wind in its sails.
Now, I don't know where you live, but unless you're over 2500 feet in altitude, I don't think oxygen would do much for you. We left Colorado Springs (6700 feet) for Scottsdale (1400 feet) and a lot of my respiratory problems just faded out.
There may be problems with my blood oxygen that have nothing to do with altitude, and as I get older (I'm about to turn 66) that may force me to reconsider oxygen supplementation. The APAP machine I bought as provision for putting an oxygen line on it, and several people have suggested I try supplemental O2 at night.
I haven't been posting much this past year in large part due to a lack of personal energy, and I'm hoping the machine will either take care of or minimize that problem. I've got a good novel by the tail and want to finish that, so whatever works is what I'll do.
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You may also wish to consider getting an oxygen concentrator. They're available on eBay, and the name is somewhat misleading - they're nitrogen absorbers. As you know, normal air is mostly nitrogen, so extracting that allows it to feed you a vastly higher percentage of oxygen per unit volume, either through a nose piece or oxygen tent.
[I've considered getting one on general principles - it seems good for what ails ye - but my concern is leaving that enriched environment. It would be awful if I acclimated to that and found normal air to be like living in the Andes!]
It's good to hear from you. As you may have noticed, because of that Facebook kerfuffle LiveJournal has caught its own second wind!
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Now, I don't know where you live, but unless you're over 2500 feet in altitude, I don't think oxygen would do much for you. We left Colorado Springs (6700 feet) for Scottsdale (1400 feet) and a lot of my respiratory problems just faded out.
There may be problems with my blood oxygen that have nothing to do with altitude, and as I get older (I'm about to turn 66) that may force me to reconsider oxygen supplementation. The APAP machine I bought as provision for putting an oxygen line on it, and several people have suggested I try supplemental O2 at night.
I haven't been posting much this past year in large part due to a lack of personal energy, and I'm hoping the machine will either take care of or minimize that problem. I've got a good novel by the tail and want to finish that, so whatever works is what I'll do.
Good luck and keep on writing!
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