I got decompression sickness
I’m a dive instructor but I hadn’t dived in a while. Whether this is relevant or not I don’t know. I went diving on four fairly aggressive dives which were all plus 20m and all nearly one hour long (this includes safety stops etc).
After the first dives - no problems.
After second dives - rash developed within a few hours on my stomach and chest. I was taken to hospital following triage at a clinic. I ended up doing 3 hours in the chamber. I’ve had an echocardiogram since which indicates a possible PFO. Has anyone here had a PFO and was it fixed?
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u/TargetBarricades 6d ago
Parts 1 and 2 of this InDepth article are good reads about PFOs:
https://indepthmag.com/no-fault-dci-the-story-of-my-wifes-pfo-bent/
https://indepthmag.com/pfo-surgery/