ABC NEWS/TAMPA – Michael Kirchenstiner is in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber at UCH Carrollwood. He didn’t suffer a diving accident nor is he trying to treat a diabetic wound. He’s trying to heal the internal bleeding that came after radiation treatments for prostate cancer.
Anne-Marie Carroll is his daughter. “The radiation just destroyed the lining of his bladder so when he was going to the bathroom, it was solid blood. He had to go through massive blood transfusions. They didn’t think they were going to save him.”
One of his doctors suggested – as a last resort – hyperbaric oxygen therapy. His wife Ruth was, “willing to try anything if it would help him.”
Michael says, “I’d never heard of it before. It’s something relatively new to me. But the choices I had there was no alternative. I think I’d be dead now if I hadn’t started this.” (To read full article, click here.)
