Diving and Flying
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From my own personal experience it very likely was not in her head. Long story I have told on this board before. Many other factors involved, but the short version is: Bent (or so they said, some doubt at that time in my mind), chamber ride, 7 days dry, shallow dive, 48 hours later, I drove to 1,400 feet elevation ....pain, in the knee! Drive back to sea level pain lessens and into the chamber or "pot" as you called it. The elevation did not bend me, but it caused the bend to become very obvious and painful. The point here is that 1,400 feet is enough pressure change to cause bubbles in the body to grow (enlarge).boogeywoogey:
IMHO flying at that altitude immediately after diving is a risk, probably less so than 8000 feet, but still a risk. Hopefully she did not have to pay for the risk with any permanent injury.
boogeywoogey
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Pasley,
Thanks for the concern....she turned out to be fine and kind of you to ask.
We flew Sunday lunch time and she had a pain in her shoulder on Monday. She put the decision off until Tuesday and was in the pot that night and the next day and she did say her symptoms went.
It is better to be safe than sorry that's for sure.
My comment about it being in her head was only made because I know her well and she tends to be an attention seeker and a bit of a hypochondriac (excuse spelling). I was the one urging her to go into the pot for the very reason you state above...better to be safe than sorry.
Having made the low level flight myself immediately after diving I would do it again but I would dive nitrox on flight day and make sure I am well hydrated.
boogey
Thanks for the concern....she turned out to be fine and kind of you to ask.
We flew Sunday lunch time and she had a pain in her shoulder on Monday. She put the decision off until Tuesday and was in the pot that night and the next day and she did say her symptoms went.
It is better to be safe than sorry that's for sure.
My comment about it being in her head was only made because I know her well and she tends to be an attention seeker and a bit of a hypochondriac (excuse spelling). I was the one urging her to go into the pot for the very reason you state above...better to be safe than sorry.
Having made the low level flight myself immediately after diving I would do it again but I would dive nitrox on flight day and make sure I am well hydrated.
boogey
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