pfo

Hi All, I am a first time poster. Please delete if this breaks any rules or if I’ve posted this in the wrong place. I had a PFO closure done 3+ weeks ago due to multiple “undeserved” DCS hits with conservative profiles and other conservative measures. They found I had a small PFO (moderate...

Hi there, I’m looking for some advice in terms of getting a PFO test (transoesophageal echocardiogram) after my recent diving trip to the Maldives and experience of decompression sickness. I’m a diver from the UK! I was diving in Fuvahmulah (absolutely incredible diving!) last month and was on...

Hi guys In April I suffered from an episode of DCS after two dives in south Lombok (No limits exceeded). 90 minutes after surfacing my vision changed, parts of my body got numb and I felt pain in my chest. One hour of oxigen cured the symptomes. But since circulation problems (high blood...

I remember hearing or reading somewhere that diving with Helium can be more dangerous to people with PFOs since it's a lighter and faster gas, so the bubbles can more easily pass to the left atrium. Has this been proven or is it just speculation? Any research about this? Thanks

I had a girlfriend who happened to be a doctor who would research diving accidents when we would go on holiday. She did this to (presumably) scare me out of diving so I would spend more time with her. :cuddles: She brought up PFO based on a number of incidents she research and I learned how...

My SO had, the conjecture is, a PFO which resulted in Spinal DCS leaving her with serious problems in the lower half of her body. Basically a very normal dive, which I've had thousands and she has had hundreds and nowhere close to deco. Normal slow ascent with a 3 minute safety stop at 15...

My partner has had DCS about 6 times throughout the year. So we went to the hospital in Malaysia and had some tests. We found out she has a hole in her heart. So she is going to go home to the UK and get it checked out and filled. But before she does, I just wanted to know will it help stop the...

I've been a recreational diver since 2008, made my way up to Divemaster and now have over 120 dives. Recently been thinking more and more that I might have a PFO and need some advice. Sorry for the long post, just thought it'd be better to post the whole story. I'm going to talk to LDC soon to...