i tried to fly out today and i ended up being bent

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Please note the 2 additional suggestions above. It was 3 am last night and I forgot to add those 2 and they may be the most important (it's now just after 8 and I couldn't get back to sleep because I knew these needed to be added, now I'm going back to bed:shakehead:).

As to the pfo surgery, it is an outpatient procedure. They go up through your leg. I was fortunate that here in the Salt Lake City area we have a couple of extremely experienced doctors who have done tons (thousands in one case) of pfo surgeries with good outcomes. I searched very thoroughly to select from among the most experienced and successful doctors. I have good insurance and since I had it done 3 weeks after shoulder surgery (yeah, a bad month) I had already met my max out of pocket expenses (with the chamber ride paid for by dive assure) so it cost me nothing our of pocket. You may be in the same situation if you have it done before years end. The actual cost was about $35,000. I believe although I might have it switched with the shoulder. Good diving (and good night /morning:D) Jay
 
Thanks, Christi. Yes, that was an erroneous assumption that I made and tried to correct (at Dandy Don's urging) in an earlier post to this thread:

Thank you for correcting me again, apparently "perhaps" is also incorrect. All of which is besides the point of my post, which was to pose a question about DAN coverage, which Dandy Don already answered. But it is certainly worthwhile to keep the facts of that incident straight.

I know you have your own experience that predisposes you to this conclusion. DAN is much less sure of dehydration's role in DCS:

DAN Divers Alert Network : Decompression Illness: What Is It and What Is The Treatment?

Thanks Vlad - I just saw your subsequent post to Don!

As far as the dehydration - here in Cozumel, the docs say that a majority of the cases are primarily due to dehydration. Tourists on vacation, indulging in more alcoholl than usual, not drinking enough water, sun exposure -all these things that cause excessive dehydration.

In my case, excessive dehydration from rigorous exercise program (not same day as diving) and being chronically dehydrated from never replacing enough of the fluids I was losing with exercise.
 
Thanks for the suggestions feeling better thanks for asking Ill look into the PFO anyway DAN didn't think my DCS was caused by it why not have it checked out anyway. How do they repair it does it require a major surgery? I was lucky my primary care insurance is covering all of it except for $250 I would suggest everyone get the highest DAN insurance they offer $75 a year isn't much for what you get. If you leave the country I'm not sure regular insurance even covers you.
Some insurance plans cover clients when they leave the country, but many do not. Having middle or top DAN dive insurance* is important no matter where one dives, but yes - even more so out of the US. DAN top level also includes some coverage for non-diving accidents, none for illness or other medical needs, so I also take Trip insurance with good medical and evac coverage when I leave the country.

Again, this is an excellent DAN article for anyone thinking about PFOs: Alert Diver | PFO and Decompression Illness in Recreational Divers

* DAN's dive insurance is great, but I don't think much of any of their other, brokered insurance plans.
 
Up to $200 difference in fares per person, with FLL usually being cheapest - sometimes MIA, and there is a scenic drive with interesting stops on the way down.

I was referring to a private plane. All this is explainable with commercial flight. I was responding to person saying this was private plane.
 
I was assuming he was at 10k just by the time and where he started to throttle back some. The helicopter pilot who air lifted me said those airlines like to get up fast it saves them fuel getting into the jet stream.

Not just that. Fast takeoff gives them quick separation from the ground in case of engine failure thus giving them time to glide back. It is not just commercial airliners that do that most do that.

10k is where then "ding" usually comes for electronics and it is a good indicator you've reached that altitude. This was Airbus A319.
 
US Airways operates mostly Airbus (I think)

Glad you are getting better. And thanx for the additional info.



For you Don.
Check out some Regional airlines that fly into the subsidized airfields out west.
And you will even see single engines flying passangers.

Airlines that operate Twin Otters in the US

Air Illinois Ceased in 1983
Air Serv International nonprofit humanitarian organization
Air Wisconsin 70 CRJ-200LR
Allegheny Commuter Allegheny Airlines ceased operation in 1979 - now US Airways - no such aircraft in fleet
Continental Express ERJ 145 and ERJ 145 XR
Crown Airways Acquired in 1994

This is just first few. I call your bluff on the rest as well as not a single one I checked panned to be true.
 
Not just that. Fast takeoff gives them quick separation from the ground in case of engine failure thus giving them time to glide back. It is not just commercial airliners that do that most do that.

10k is where then "ding" usually comes for electronics and it is a good indicator you've reached that altitude. This was Airbus A319.
I remember it was an air bus probable a A319 it was well used the console in the middle between us was falling apart kind of nasty with spilled drinks dried up in the cracks in first class. Funny thing I changed the flight to this Saturday coming up and we got the same exact seats again. I have to send a letter to there customer service with some proof what happened from the doctor and I can get my $300 back on changing the seats. We probably hadn't gotten to 10k yet because it had not dinged yet. I just remember how loud the engines were they make that buzzing sound then he throttled back some.
 
What was your original fight date?
 

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