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Hey all,
I read up on some previous threads on skin bends and I am looking for a doctor who I can go see in New York City.
I was certified about a year ago in Roatan, and on my last day of diving, I did two dives (I no longer have the specific data on the dives but they were well within limits) during the day followed by a night of last night partying in West End. Yes, I know, terrible idea to be drinking on a dive trip, but I did... When I got home after said partying, I discovered that my stomach and upper thighs were red and blotchy. It wasn't particularly itchy but was a little tingly and puffy. The rash was almost gone by morning when I was able to talk to a DM, who said it might be a minor case of DCI and I did not have to worry unless I had joint ache or dizzyness. By the time I got on the plane that afternoon, the rash was gone. I did not think much of it until last month, when I was in Bonaire.
I averaged about 2 dives per day, with 1 dry day in the 2 weeks. On my 11th day, I did two dives. The first one was 79' max; 63 min; 37' avg, followed by 1:17 of surface interval. The second dive was 56' max; 58 min; 35' avg. The second dive ended at around 1pm and I did not dive for the rest of the day. At around 9pm, I discovered that I had the exact same rash on my stomach and thighs with the same tingly sensation. I only had a couple of 8 oz beers that night. However, the night before, the hotel had had a party, and I probably consumed 3-4 alcoholic drinks in the span of several hours. I was SLIGHTLY hung over when I did the dives but nothing major.
The obvious lesson here is that I should not drink excessively on dive trips but I want to see a specialist to make certain that I am not prone to more serious types of DCI. I have Cigna HMO which makes it kind of difficult to find a specialist but I was wondering if anybody on here would possibly know a doctor in NYC who I can go see.
Tanks a lot!
I read up on some previous threads on skin bends and I am looking for a doctor who I can go see in New York City.
I was certified about a year ago in Roatan, and on my last day of diving, I did two dives (I no longer have the specific data on the dives but they were well within limits) during the day followed by a night of last night partying in West End. Yes, I know, terrible idea to be drinking on a dive trip, but I did... When I got home after said partying, I discovered that my stomach and upper thighs were red and blotchy. It wasn't particularly itchy but was a little tingly and puffy. The rash was almost gone by morning when I was able to talk to a DM, who said it might be a minor case of DCI and I did not have to worry unless I had joint ache or dizzyness. By the time I got on the plane that afternoon, the rash was gone. I did not think much of it until last month, when I was in Bonaire.
I averaged about 2 dives per day, with 1 dry day in the 2 weeks. On my 11th day, I did two dives. The first one was 79' max; 63 min; 37' avg, followed by 1:17 of surface interval. The second dive was 56' max; 58 min; 35' avg. The second dive ended at around 1pm and I did not dive for the rest of the day. At around 9pm, I discovered that I had the exact same rash on my stomach and thighs with the same tingly sensation. I only had a couple of 8 oz beers that night. However, the night before, the hotel had had a party, and I probably consumed 3-4 alcoholic drinks in the span of several hours. I was SLIGHTLY hung over when I did the dives but nothing major.
The obvious lesson here is that I should not drink excessively on dive trips but I want to see a specialist to make certain that I am not prone to more serious types of DCI. I have Cigna HMO which makes it kind of difficult to find a specialist but I was wondering if anybody on here would possibly know a doctor in NYC who I can go see.
Tanks a lot!
