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    First HBOTherapy and I feel way worse... should I keep trying it?

    I had my first HBOT today. I came home and slept for 2 hours, a weird light sleep that didn't really feel like sleep, but I couldn't get up and out of it either. Since then I can barely move or function. Going up my stairs is a night mare, like in a really bad crash. Could this just be a...