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Hi everyone, can I ask why a MRI is not diagnostic for someone with DCS related neurological symptoms? Would an ischemia due to bubble formation/restricted blood supply not leave a detectable lesion (comparable to a ischemic stroke)? Thank you for clarifying.

Thank you for your quick responses! I'm aware that in reality most dives are multi-leveled and that dive computers can calculate more complex profiles automatically. I was just wondering if there is a "manual" method that can be used for profiles like this that I'm not aware of. Thanks for...

Hi all, I have a theory question about calculating the post-dive pressure group for a specific dive profile: max. depth = 28.5m, bottom time = 45min, descending to max. depth at the beginning of the dive and then slowly but steadily ascending to the surface (along a shipwreck), including a...

@Diver0001 & giffenk: Thanks for sharing the stories, definitely something that has to be considered. I agree that the pain in the trapezius area might have just been from carrying the tanks - I have not had it again, it completely disappeared. I have been to a dive doctor, neurologist...

Thanks, interesting aspect about the PFO, I did not know this. Assuming the symptoms are DCS related - what is your experience regarding the prognosis for residual tingling? Does this usually resolve with time?? It's getting less intense, I just never expected symptoms to linger for such a...

Thanks for your message! Unfortunately the hyperbaric chamber there is not available 24h, there is no trained staff for emergencies during night time. I guess they might call them in if they have a very severe case but they obviously didn't think it was necessary for me. That's why I was only...

Maybe important to add: the symptoms have always been on/off since my first hyperbaric treatment. I'm 30 and physically fit, normal weight and without any other predisposing factors I know of (only not checked for PFO yet).

@tursiops: Unfortunately not. In all the chaos I tried to sort many things out but didn't think of asking about the type of computer back then..

@DDM: According to the computer everything within no-deco limits. Personally, this last dive seemed very long and deep to me, considering that it was a repetitive dive. I have never done 2 deep dives like that in one day before. As I said, we agreed on another profile before the dive. I wasn't...

Thanks for your quick responses! You're absolutely right, there's a lot of information missing. It's not so easy to summarise the whole story, but I'll try! First I should add that all dives were shore dives and I was diving on air. Dive 1, 3 and 4 were wreck dives (Tulamben). So definitely...

Hi, I have a question about DCS/DCS recovery and hope someone can help me with the profiles and hopefully some personal experience!? I had a DCS type 2 hit one year ago after diving in Indonesia. The symptoms were tingling/pins+needles and weakness of one arm, starting about 8h after surfacing...