Infntrymn13
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Hello all, I am a soon to be medically retired army vet. I just took discover scuba and as I knew i would I fell in love with diving, just from an hour in the pool! I am amped to get my certification, but I have a DVT. I was diagnosed june of last year. The DR says i will probably be on Coumadin for life. So far the only answer i can get, i got from DAN on the danger of coumadin causing a bleed. Does anyone know someone that has a DVt and dives. i am curious as to if there are any other dangers outside of bleeding that i should be aware of before I really get going with my certification. I am not sure if deep dives are off limits to me or if there is a depth i should avoid going past in general. I currently live in FT. Benning Ga so dive Dr.s are hard to come by here, lol. so any advice or information would be really appreciated! Learning the hard way on this one would be a bad idea i am sure, lol. Thank in advance!
I should note, i am genetically predisposed to clots, my INR is generally in range(2.2 last check), the clot is the result of an ankle surgery to repair damge done in Afghanistan and my last duplex showed the clot to be stable. Vascular surgeon advised no vena cava filter, but coumadin for life to prevent future clots. Protiens S and C were low( i believe low) but that could be from the coumadin.
I should note, i am genetically predisposed to clots, my INR is generally in range(2.2 last check), the clot is the result of an ankle surgery to repair damge done in Afghanistan and my last duplex showed the clot to be stable. Vascular surgeon advised no vena cava filter, but coumadin for life to prevent future clots. Protiens S and C were low( i believe low) but that could be from the coumadin.