psinyc
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Both my wife and I are pretty new to scuba. Over the weekend we rented 7mm wetsuits. We dove 8 dives in 2 days (all training dives, none deeper than 50 ft) with the rented wetsuits. That night, my wife woke me in the middle of the night with pain in her shoulder, and a few bumps (some on the skin, some just under) under her arm.
Knowing that we really didn't make deep dive that day, and the few dives that were between 40 - 50 ft we took 3 minute 15 ft safety stop ... we pretty much ruled out deco sickness. Also, the fact that the wetsuits were rented led us both the believe that the rash and soarness came on from the wetsuits. Nonetheless, it was a momentary scare to consider it may be deco sickness (the rash, pain in joints ... )
What I'm trying to get out is what are clear signs of decompression sickness, how long do they take to kick in, and how long before you die (for lack of a better word) before treated? With the rash, can it be anywhere, or just near and above the chest, and the soar joints, could it be just one joint, or all your joints. Thanks Dr Deco and others.
Knowing that we really didn't make deep dive that day, and the few dives that were between 40 - 50 ft we took 3 minute 15 ft safety stop ... we pretty much ruled out deco sickness. Also, the fact that the wetsuits were rented led us both the believe that the rash and soarness came on from the wetsuits. Nonetheless, it was a momentary scare to consider it may be deco sickness (the rash, pain in joints ... )
What I'm trying to get out is what are clear signs of decompression sickness, how long do they take to kick in, and how long before you die (for lack of a better word) before treated? With the rash, can it be anywhere, or just near and above the chest, and the soar joints, could it be just one joint, or all your joints. Thanks Dr Deco and others.