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    Question Deserved DCS hit even with deco cleared due to high exertion during the dive?

    Hello everyone, This is my first thread on Scubaboard (had been a lurker for a long time now), and I wanted to discuss a potential case of DCS during a relatively shallow technical dive. I am a 31-year-old beginner technical diver, with a total of about 200 dives since my certification; and I...
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    DCS recovery and next steps advice

    Hi all, First of all thanks in advance for taking the time to read this. I have searched everywhere for answers and am struggling at the moment, with my mental health taking a decline. CONTEXT I live in the United Kingdom / England and recently was diagnosed with DCS whilst on a trip in the...
  3. R

    Understanding Decompression Sickness

    When you breathe in air as you go deeper, nitrogen will dissolve and enter your body tissue. As you ascend, the nitrogen will leave your body tissue which you expel as you exhale. In the PADI online course and in some videos on YouTube, there is talk about excess nitrogen. 1. When does this...
  4. darksider

    Question What to do after unplanned surfacing?

    Suppose you surfaced quickly from 30 meters (100 ft). Like some malfunction, out of air situation or something like that. What's the best thing to do next? Go directly to the chamber just in case? Or maybe it is better to go back underwater first to minimize DCS risk if it is still possible...
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    DCS??

    URGENT Hello friends! I had an issue last week that I could use some advice on. I apologize for the lack of brevity, but I suppose the details are important. It’s also import to tell you that I’m writing this because I’m scheduled to fly from the USA to Europe on Thursday and am wondering if...
  6. wine_dark_sea_

    Question Perfect sabotage at 110' deep...?

    Hello all! I've lurked on these boards for months. I'm a total novice. My mom used to forbid me from even LOOKING at scuba flyers because of my asthma. (FYI: If you've got no time for pleasantries, skip to the bold parts.) On my first day here, I didn't know what a regulator was. Or the...
  7. femmma

    Question Fizzy/bubbly tissues in limbs after dives

    Hi all, I’ve had a strange symptom a few times recently after dives, and am hoping someone here might have thoughts on this or heard of something similar before. After four dives within a month, after surfacing from a dive, the tissues of my arms feel bubbly/fizzy to touch, like my muscles had...
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    DCS lymphatic swelling

  9. RVBldr

    This stuff happens...

    I've been waffling about posting this but talking with another tech diver who's also had a DCS episode, it seems like we generally don't talk about these things, so I'll just file this under "maybe the purpose in one's life is to serve as a warning to others." So this is basically the...
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    Could these symptoms be consistent with a perilymph fistula?

    Hey everyone, thanks so much for reading this. I am really lost at what to do at this point, and appreciate any and all advice. I earned my PADI open water cert in late December, and had trouble equalizing throughout the week I was diving. On one dive in particular, my right ear wouldn't...
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    Hyperoxic myopia After a week of diving

    Hey Everyone: first let me say thanks, and that I appreciate the advice. I have been seeing medical professionals, and just wanted to seek some opinions on here, as this seems to be a rare-ish condition. After diving roughly 5 weeks ago, I noticed blurred distance vision in the airport while...
  12. uwxplorer

    Personal Doppler bubble analysis?

    Azoth: O'Dive - The first connected sensor for personalised dives Lots to read, but in a nutshell it appears that the company is offering a Doppler sensor to be used after dives, data analysis being performed on a server and results returned to the user (too bad if you are in a remote location...
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    How late is relapse possible on a flight after DCI?

    Hi all, I’m just wondering what the latest time is that anyone has heard of someone worsening from flying after a DCI hit, either treated or untreated. I’ve seen recommendations of no-fly times after treated DCS go as high as 6 weeks, but also seen people saying that after a week or two there’s...
  14. giovyledzep

    Why O2 for DCS?

    Hello, I have a technical question regarding the mechanism through which Oxygen helps with DCS symptoms. I am aware that it is an effective treatment, but I'm not clear on what actually happens inside the body as the Oxygen is breathed to help dissolve gas bubbles in the tissues. What are the...
  15. K

    Pinched Nerve or DCS

    Hello! Apologies for the long thread...but need some input I am currently getting my open water cert and on Nov 23 I completed 3 dives off the coast of California. The dives were 33 ft (39 mins), 27 ft (29 mins), and 35 ft (33 mins). A bit of history on me... I had a labrum shoulder surgery on...
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    Is it possible for type 1 DCS to manifest into type 2?

    I went diving in Roatan about a month ago, after one of my deep dives (100 ft wreck dive) I noticed joint pain. I tried to ignore it and blame it on anxiety. In the last month i flew 4 times and only on the last flight I had tingling in my hand which I think is due to me sleeping in a weird...
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    Tips for “Bubblers” - fatigue, headaches and recovery

    I love diving and I want to make sure I am doing this safely with the least impact/recovery and would love to hear from you. While I don’t think I’ve ever had more than subclinical DCI, I seem to suffer the effects of diving more than my buddies. Exhaustion, headaches, aches, nausea, the not all...
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    Safety stops: First Dive post-Open Water Course

    Hi all, I am new to this forum and also new to the diving world as I recently got my open water certification (November 2018). Yesterday, I went for my first (and second) dive after my certification and realised an important issue: First dive- buddy and I forgotten to deflate BCD when ascending...
  19. Ziyong

    Do you know anyone suffering from DCS?

    Guy was the huge fun of diving, but an accident blocked him out of water and he can't jump into the water anymore. 12 years later, a new technology gives him opportunity to dive again with his buddy. Accident happens and the DCS is NOT just stories. We need to pay more attention and help...
  20. R

    Do I have DCS?

    Hi! I’m relatively new to diving and I’m not sure if I should be panicking or if I’m being paranoid. I did a dive on Saturday to 17m. We started to do a safety stop but I had an issue with my drysuit where the legs inflated, pushing my fins off and pulling me upwards. My buddy and the DM...
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