jordan1990
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Recently, whilst travelling Australia for a year, i suffered from the bends. Silly act really me and my housemate (recently certified for open water) decided to go out for a dive. Although i came up a little too fast both times, due to panic because of change of tide, didnt know where we was heading, had massive waves crashing above us, aswell as many boats around. After a resurfaced and began to head home, i didnt feel well at all, left leg numb and tingly... eventually i was rushed to hospital and had 5 sessions in the decompression chamber... believe me this was the worst experience of my life... being out there without any of my family and friends was awful.
Anyway.. by the end of the treatment i was told by my dive doctor that i was never allowed to dive ever again because the bubbles in my blood were lodged into my brain (Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism). And that he believes i am susceptible to the bends and that it isnt worth it....
Is this correct? Are there any other decompression sickness sufferers that were told the same thing?
also does anyone know anything about long term effects of this.
Thanks.
Anyway.. by the end of the treatment i was told by my dive doctor that i was never allowed to dive ever again because the bubbles in my blood were lodged into my brain (Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism). And that he believes i am susceptible to the bends and that it isnt worth it....
Is this correct? Are there any other decompression sickness sufferers that were told the same thing?
also does anyone know anything about long term effects of this.
Thanks.