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DAN's Alert Diver Magazine just had an article about diving and pregnancy. That article is not on their website yet but here is a link to another article. Pregnancy FAQ

Thanks for the idea!

I just saw this on KABC's website. Anyone have additional information? Scuba Diver Dies on Catalina Island LOS ANGELES — A scuba diver died after being taken to a hyperbaric chamber on Catalina Island, the coroner's office said today. The person was "involved in some type of accident"...

You've got "PM"!

Her surgery was in Phoenix. She's not a member of this board but I will copy your message and pass it onto her. It's easier for her to join this board than for you to join the other. I'll be back as soon as I get a response.

This is freaky. Even though Chiari Malformation is rare in adults, you are the 2nd person from an online forum, I've come across to have the surgery. The other person had hers the 1st week of last month. I've been following her story and I truly hope you are well and will be diving again soon.

I loved their Kauai book and just bought the Maui book for my January trip.

I have a PFO but not with Aneurysm. I can only tell you what my cardiologist told me. As long as I'm not diving, it's normally not a big problem and I do not have to do any kind of follow-up testing. He did put me on asprin therapy because I also have high cholesterol. Obviously, your case...

If you go back to posts #9 and #10 in this thread you'll find some phone numbers for people to call who want to help. Hope this helps.

Thanks everyone! This board is addictive, so I will continue to read and maybe post from time to time. I'm still very interested in the sport even if I can't play. ;)

:cry: I just got back from the cardiologist. He works out of the same facility where I had the echocardiogram that revealed my PFO. He says that I should NOT dive. It seems I don't have a plain old run of the mill PFO. No... I have a special kind... the kind that is labeled bi-directional...

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Hey Jim, As an update, the doctor gave me a sample of Advair and a prescription for Albuterol. They are to be used only if I have an attack. He also wants me to pick up a Peak Flow Meter. I'm to check my flow before a day of diving and if I fall 15% or more below normal, I am to stay out...

Saw the DAN doc today for the "final" okay to dive. I asked for and received copies of my test results. Here they are, "The Good, The Bad and The Confusing": (beware, doctor speak follows) Echocardiogram 1. BUBBLE STUDY: Probable patent foramen ovalle with a small right to left shunt...

I'm in the process of getting a DAN doctor's clearnce to dive because of asthma. During my testing, I found out that I have PFO. I have been journaling my testing and progess in this thread: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?threadid=64978&s= Starting with post #15, I explain the...

Reefguy, I'm glad that you and your family are unhurt. Thanks for the update.

I want to thank all of the ScubaBoard members from Florida for continuing to post about the conditions. I have been unable to contact my sister and her family who live in Orlando (Lake Forrest) and your posts are more reassuring than you know. I hope that everyone we've heard from continues...

Well Aerodog, I would appreciate knowing the name of the shop that did you wrong. As you can see from my name, I live in Venice and am planning to take my certification classes in the next few weeks. 3 of the dive shops closest to me have been mentioned in this thread. One of them is the...

Yeah, those killer jitters are no fun. I have been known to take just 1/2 a pill because I hate the side effects. I must admit that having asthma made me the type of person who never did drugs or smoked. I HATE not feeling "normal". Prior to my Ecocardiogram and Pulmonay Function testing...

Believe me, I am. When I was younger and lived in the Mojave Desert at Edwards AFB (I'm a brat), I was sick all-of-the-time! Lots of allergens out there. In those days, aside from the twice weekly allgery shots, when I had an attack, I was given my meds in pill form (Tedral). Today, when I have...