hi
a relative newbee to diving - only a few years of experience
background:
I had a close call with DCS while learning the use of a drysuit - missed my safety stop due to uncontrolled ascent ;-0 about 6 months ago
after talking to DAN and my Doc we all decided that I was
ok and just don't do it again - perhaps I had very minor symptoms - perhaps in my mind?
anyhow later on (weeks after) I experienced joint pain in right elbow -
I was due for a full physical - so had that and it appears
I'm very healty - ibuproffen made joint pain go away
but now its come back some and even same arm shoulder pain
could be arthritis (me 40-something) and work out/active
question:
If I had some nitrogen bubble damage would it reveal itself
later on like this?
or does DCS show symptoms immediatly or not at all?
once someone gets nitrogen bubbles in their joints/system
is it addative? for when you dive again and are they stuck in your system for life? or can the body
eliminate some minor nitrogen bubbles over time?
just want to know better what to watch for as I'm planning a few dives -
is their a non-invasive test for nitrogen bubbles
that us "old folk" can have done at physicals?
thanks
gs
a relative newbee to diving - only a few years of experience
background:
I had a close call with DCS while learning the use of a drysuit - missed my safety stop due to uncontrolled ascent ;-0 about 6 months ago
after talking to DAN and my Doc we all decided that I was
ok and just don't do it again - perhaps I had very minor symptoms - perhaps in my mind?
anyhow later on (weeks after) I experienced joint pain in right elbow -
I was due for a full physical - so had that and it appears
I'm very healty - ibuproffen made joint pain go away
but now its come back some and even same arm shoulder pain
could be arthritis (me 40-something) and work out/active
question:
If I had some nitrogen bubble damage would it reveal itself
later on like this?
or does DCS show symptoms immediatly or not at all?
once someone gets nitrogen bubbles in their joints/system
is it addative? for when you dive again and are they stuck in your system for life? or can the body
eliminate some minor nitrogen bubbles over time?
just want to know better what to watch for as I'm planning a few dives -
is their a non-invasive test for nitrogen bubbles
that us "old folk" can have done at physicals?
thanks
gs