i've got the bends (i think)

[james croft]

You're probably bent. Call DAN or else.

 

[Michael Schlink]

Sad, very sad- Who trained this diver?

 

[havnmonkey]

hey, it's hard to really accept that you might be seriously injured until someone tells you that you are. I've been in the EMS for six years now and most people have a tendency to try to cope with injury/sickness. It's natural. If the injury is not blatantly obvious i.e. you can't walk or you can't breathe, it usually takes some convincing to seek medical attention. At least he asked someone and will, hopeflly, heed there advice.

 

[Kayla]

I think that if you have to ask, you better call DAN and get checked out. Better safe then sorry.. ALWAYS! Good luck to you!

 

[matva]

called them... thankfully, i think it may have just been extremely minor or maybe it was all in my head. The numbness is gone and all i have left is random shooting pains around my body which DAN said is not typical of "the bends" (the random part). The dive was saturday and today is monday so any real problems would have already surfaced so i guess i'm alright. I am a fairly young diver (18yro) and very skinny... not sure if that has anything to do with it.

 

[Kayla]

Glad to hear that your ok!! If anything like that should ever happen again, always call DAN. Thats what their there for... better safe then sorry!

 

[matva]

thanks everyone

 

[dpbishop]

Here is a link to a DAN article on "unexpected Decompression Sickness" (aka an undeserved hit). It shows that you can get mild DCS while following all the rules. You should also search this board for threads on undeserved hits for some info on conditions that contribute to DCS. (eg. dehydration, excercise, jacuzzis) DAN recommends a 4 week lay-off from diving after a DCS hit, although it might be less for a mild case like yours.

 

[aboalreem]

Call Dan or go to hospital instead of scubaboard

 

[matva]

where is the link?