Post bend diving advice?

[mke]

This is the internet ... have you asked DDRC for advice?

[Ian@1904]

This is the internet ... have you asked DDRC for advice?

Are you serious? Asking people who are experts in what they talk about. People able to demonstrate knowledge backing up explanations with facts. Whatever is the world coming to.

[cazyoung]

Are you serious? Asking people who are experts in what they talk about. People able to demonstrate knowledge backing up explanations with facts. Whatever is the world coming to.

This is of course the dive forum.................

[JonG]

In 10m on rich nitrox I'd have thought the risk of bubbling is very minimal, but post dive exercise could be the kicker.

My worst hit when I had a PFO occurred climbing the ladder in port with a twinset on.

We had been on a decompression dive though.

Cavitation at joints could/can cause bubble formation, which could occur with joint flexion, e.g. bending down or over.

I'd find somewhere with almost no exertion post dive or take a Sherpa.

[MadUKDiver]

A friend in a similar situation was recommended to dive within DCIEM tables while waiting for a PFO repair.

Try this link for more info...

https://www.ukdmc.org/medical-condit...ardiac-shunts/

[1st Ade]

In similar circumstances (post PFO closure operation but still failing bubble tests) I was advised not to get hung up on numbers but "take it steady" - struggling on a scenic dive and a slight current with "OMG, I mustn't go deeper than 20m" is a lot more stressful than "the seabed is 22 metres and it gets me out of the current"

[JonG]

Also I can't locate the study now, but in one test subjects induced bubbling post dive via exercise then used o2 to see if it would clear the bubbles....which it did, so a 3l of o2 to puff on post dive during exertion could be a worthwhile insurance policy.

Or invest in an O Dive and sit tight til the bubbles go!

[JonG]

Found it:

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/...iol.00029.2013

[Divemouse]

What's an O dive?

[JonG]

It's basically a personal Doppler, bit controversial until it's been in the community for longer, but allows you to check for bubbles post dive.

You then upload the data and it interprets it and scores the safety of the dive before making recommends on improvements.

In your situation though, you would know if you had VGE, and if so you could chill and not exert til they had dissipated, either naturally or via o2.