hi eric
i was also thinking that i might be predisposed to dcs, mainly from years of scuba diving. even though i generally pay great attention to good profiles/ascent rates, there were undoubtly dives where things didn't run smoothly for whatever reason.
that would also be my reasoning why i don't think i got a pfo (i never had it checked, though, but am thinking about it now). if i was predisposed to dcs because of a pfo, then i would assume i should have had some more dramatic experience already. but i'm just guessing here.
i did some further experiments:
27th aug was the last day that ended in my spisode.
28th day off
29th night diving max 15m
30th and 31st mono training max 16m
1st sep: one 40m dive after following warm-up: 6 dives 11m/1:00-1:30 and 4 negatives 7-9m
no symptomes whatsoever
2nd: day off
3rd : fun-diving max 15m/1:00-2:20
4th: one 45m dive after same warm-up
no symptoms whatsoever
5th: day off
6th: one 48m dive after same warm-up.
i had the following symptoms:
i felt light tingling in both hands starting shortly after i finished, which lasted for about 10 minutes. didn't feel at all like a change in circulation which i usually experience after a breath-hold or dive. i remained flat on my back for 1 1/2 hour after the dive and had a feeling of a slowly building up of unwellness. sitting or standing up made me feel slightly worse. after 1 1/2 hrs we drove back home during which time a light headache was developing. concentration and thinking didn't seem to be affected. i went to bed early and woke up with some mild headache remaining which, at the time of typing has disappeared.
are there any suggestions on how long a break is necessary? any info on recoveries of known cases?
i think i'll stop diving more than 10m for at least a week or maybe 2.
anyone any ideas?
thanks
roland
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