Diving post Covid

[Wibble]

Wibble it seems like you are having a major wobble about this thread.

It was meant to be a thread where different agencies standards and requirements could be collated but you have hijacked it

But before you have your next wobble, wibble please remind us of your medical qualifications

Apologies.

Just had two years of being told what to do by a bunch of people who seem determined to destroy our lives and am thoroughly sick of it. Covid's rampant in the UK, but is basically a cold or mild flu.

Will take a chill pill and leave you alone now

 

[Outbound]

I respectfully disagree. The recommendation to see a family practitioner after mild illness is only if the diver has not regained full mental and/or physical capacity after being ill, which is very reasonable. Someone with a complete, asymptomatic recovery from COVID would not fall into that category.

Best regards,
DDM

Respectfully, the DAN recommendations state that for mild illness "we recommend a clinical assessment by the family doctor or a Diving Medicine specialist after 10 days since recovery. The assessment should take into account the age of the diver, any condition identified as diving risk factors, vaccination status." What you wrote applies to those who experienced asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic cases, at least under the DAN rubric.

I'm not a medical professional, but one of the potential issues I see with the way DAN Europe categorizes the severity of illness seems pretty stringent, at least for the first two categories. For example, if someone has a fever they are automatically put into the "mild illness" category - which is fine - but then the recommendation is to have a clinical assessment. What if the person had a completely uncomplicated case that resolved very quickly but had a mild fever for a short period? Similarly, I recently had COVID and the only symptoms I experienced were very mild nasal congestion and an extremely mild and very sporadic cough. My symptoms resolved in about two days. Without exaggeration, just about every cold I've ever had was worse. But the DAN recommendations state I should have had a clinical assessment before returning to diving. If I get a cold with a cough, should I be going to the doctor to assess my fitness to dive? That seems a bit much.

 

[Celt]

It's ironic they advise you see a GP when you recover from covid, but when you have it the GP doesn't want you to come within an asses roar of him.

 

[boulderjohn]

It's ironic they advise you see a GP when you recover from covid, but when you have it the GP doesn't want you to come within an asses roar of him.

And that is true.

I developed Covid when I was in Cozumel two weeks ago. I stayed on until I was, according to guidelines, not likely to be still contagious. When I finally returned home, I contacted my doctor's office to see what I should be doing. I was still testing positive. An in-person visit was not allowed. I had to do it via computer screen. He told me that I was indeed almost certainly not contagious any more, but I would also almost certainly continue to test positive for a while, possibly for weeks, depending upon the sensitivity of the test. With a PCR test, it could be months. Until I actually tested negative, I could not come in and see a doctor in person.

 

[noserider]

Apologies.

Just had two years of being told what to do by a bunch of people who seem determined to destroy our lives and am thoroughly sick of it. Covid's rampant in the UK, but is basically a cold or mild flu.

Will take a chill pill and leave you alone now

Or save your anger for Boris and his clowns and do everything you can to ensure they are not relected

Covid is only a cold or flu if you have had jabs otherwise it was a lot more serious for many and if you don’t know anyone who died in the U.K. you got very lucky

 

[Duke Dive Medicine]

Respectfully, the DAN recommendations state that for mild illness "we recommend a clinical assessment by the family doctor or a Diving Medicine specialist after 10 days since recovery. The assessment should take into account the age of the diver, any condition identified as diving risk factors, vaccination status." What you wrote applies to those who experienced asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic cases, at least under the DAN rubric.

I'm not a medical professional, but one of the potential issues I see with the way DAN Europe categorizes the severity of illness seems pretty stringent, at least for the first two categories. For example, if someone has a fever they are automatically put into the "mild illness" category - which is fine - but then the recommendation is to have a clinical assessment. What if the person had a completely uncomplicated case that resolved very quickly but had a mild fever for a short period? Similarly, I recently had COVID and the only symptoms I experienced were very mild nasal congestion and an extremely mild and very sporadic cough. My symptoms resolved in about two days. Without exaggeration, just about every cold I've ever had was worse. But the DAN recommendations state I should have had a clinical assessment before returning to diving. If I get a cold with a cough, should I be going to the doctor to assess my fitness to dive? That seems a bit much.

I've had COVID too and like you, recovered completely and I've had colds that were much worse. The difference is that colds typically don't leave one with permanent disabilities, including serious lung damage, as COVID can. I don't speak for DAN, but I'm sure their recommendations are formulated with that in mind.

Best regards,
DDM

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

Or save your anger for Boris and his clowns and do everything you can to ensure they are not relected

Who is Boris? Any relation to Natasha? Does he hate squirrel and moose?

 

[Wibble]

Who is Boris? Any relation to Natasha? Does he hate squirrel and moose?

Maybe by the end of tonight we can all say "who is Boris". Until he resigns (v.likely within 24h) he's the UK Prime Minister -- with an obnoxious wife.

 

[Celt]

And that is true.

I developed Covid when I was in Cozumel two weeks ago. I stayed on until I was, according to guidelines, not likely to be still contagious. When I finally returned home, I contacted my doctor's office to see what I should be doing. I was still testing positive. An in-person visit was not allowed. I had to do it via computer screen. He told me that I was indeed almost certainly not contagious any more, but I would also almost certainly continue to test positive for a while, possibly for weeks, depending upon the sensitivity of the test. With a PCR test, it could be months. Until I actually tested negative, I could not come in and see a doctor in person.

Yep if you need a doctor don't mention covid,

 

[WeRtheOcean]

If I get a cold with a cough, should I be going to the doctor to assess my fitness to dive?

If you get a cold with a cough, you should assume that you and your entire household will die on a respirator.