Session 3: Wed, 27th Oct 2010
We tried him on the mask but things didn’t work out as expected, and when he wanted to urinate, we decided to cut short the session to just half hour. He fell asleep just as we got home so I put him to sleep still in his scrubs. He must have been so tired cos he slept for 3 hours straight.
Session 4: Thurs, 28th Oct 2010
Reverted back to using the hood, but also brought in the mask (as thoughtfully suggested by the staff) to be used if he fell asleep in the chamber.
Half way through the session, he needed to urinate! So we “went back up” to allow him to use the toilet, then “went back down”. As it was decompressing, he started to fret and cried (he seldom cries nowadays), so we stopped the session half way. He probably felt discomfort having gone down and up and down again.
Again, he fell asleep on the way home, and this time, he slept for 4 hours straight! During the first two hours of his nap, he didn’t move an inch! That told me just how tired he was, and probably why he cried.
Session 5: Fri, 29th Oct 2010
The boss accompanied us in the chamber. He was genuinely kind and managed to get my son to laugh while in the chamber! My son was so well behaved during the session that it amazed the boss too. I was very relieved there was none of the fretting or crying of the past few days.
We brought in a plastic urinal into the chamber this time round so it made things a lot easier! Didn’t I say that they are really responsive?
Session 6: Sat, 30th Oct 2010
Luckily no one else had booked the chamber for Saturday mornings, so we can complete the 40 sessions faster. We rested a bit, did a few pages of worksheets, made up some literacy games, and read a book (and of course, he used the urinal).
One important tip that the boss told me was to keep the hood slightly puffed (that would indicate that the hood is filled with oxygen). I tend to have a bit of hassle with the neck seal. When my son moves, the neck seal gets loose and I’ve to try to stick the latex together. It’s not a major problem. It’s just that I’ve to be more alert to it from now on.
The staff’s response was to wipe it down with sanitiser (prior to entering the chamber) which makes it stickier.
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