I can give you a little HBO info. Ive done 125 dives over the past few years. HBO can be very time consuming. It takes aprox 2 1/2 hrs daily Mon-Fri for treatments. The tech takes your vitals, you must change your clothes, get settled in the glass tank and stay there for aprox 2 hours, then more vitals signs and change clothes again. If anyone who has appointments before you is diabetic or has trouble 'going down' that could push your appointment back a half hour or more making it an even longer appointment. During my HBO treatments, it felt like I had a full time job just going to HBO.

HBO facilities are not in every hospital. In my area, the largest hospital does not even offer it. Also, the cost per dive here runs at the lowest $450 per dive. Most are $700 or more. Most HBO therapies will be given in 20-40 sessions which makes it one expensive procedure! Luckily my health insurance covered it all for me. Hope this info helps yout to decide in making your decision to seek treatment in the US.


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile