Headache and Fatigue after long cold dive

[DeepBound]

Yesterday I got an instant headache as I did a sloppy too-fast ascent from 10ft to the surface at the end of a long cold dive. Since then the headache hasn't gone away (unusual for me), I've been very fatigued, and now I have symptoms of a cold.

I suspect that I just overdid it, wore myself down, and caught a cold because of it. But a couple of things have me wondering:

1. near the end of the dive my dive computer looked like it was malfunctioning, the depth numbers were jumping around.. or so I thought.. when I would look closer they were ok. then they'd jump around again. I suspect this might have been visual disturbances.

2. When I ascended the last 10ft too fast, I didn't hold my breath, but as I breached the surface I couldn't inhale.. presumably the gas had expanded in my lungs, and I had to exhale twice in a row.

Dive profile:
Water temp: 44F
Bottom time 172 minutes (almost 3 hours.. eek)
Max depth 33ft
Average depth 17ft
Breathing gas EAN32

Could this possibly be DCI or DCS? Or should I just stop being paranoid and treat it as a cold?

Thanks in Advance for any advice

 

[msg]

I don't know if it DCS, but if you suspect that it might be, you might want to get checked by the doctor.

 

[Web Monkey]

Yesterday I got an instant headache as I did a sloppy too-fast ascent from 10ft to the surface at the end of a long cold dive. Since then the headache hasn't gone away (unusual for me), I've been very fatigued, and now I have symptoms of a cold.

I'd definitely get checked out by a doc.

You can call DAN for a referral.

Terry

Edit: I'd call them really really soon, like tonight.

 

[1_T_Submariner]

Take the advice Call Dan. Let us know how this turns out if you don't mind. Hope you are OK.

 

[tc]

Deepbound, Call DAN RIGHT NOW. I'm a Dive Medic and your symptoms could be AGE- might not be but you need to get checked to get it ruled out as soon as you can.

 

[DandyDon]

Deepbound, Call DAN RIGHT NOW. I'm a Dive Medic and your symptoms could be AGE- might not be but you need to get checked to get it ruled out as soon as you can.

I hope he did that. This sounds very serious: "When I ascended the last 10ft too fast, I didn't hold my breath, but as I breached the surface I couldn't inhale.. presumably the gas had expanded in my lungs, and I had to exhale twice in a row."

The last few feet are when one needs to ascend slowly the most...

 

[Tienuts]

Headache= CO2 retention
Fatigue= ascent too quick

 

[Tienuts]

Deepbound, Call DAN RIGHT NOW. I'm a Dive Medic and your symptoms could be AGE- might not be but you need to get checked to get it ruled out as soon as you can.

AGE? As in Arterial Gas Embolism? You can't be serious. He would be dead minutes after.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

depends on the size of the bubble and where it went.

 

[Web Monkey]

AGE? As in Arterial Gas Embolism? You can't be serious. He would be dead minutes after.

Not necessarily.

A smaller bubble could land anywhere and cause any kind of neuro symptom.

Terry