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I think I already know the answer to this but I can't get it off my mind and thought I would post anyway as I'm a new diver and a bit of a hypochondriac sometimes.
6 days ago I went diving in the Bahamas while on a cruise. I get to the dive site, they get us all on the boat and tell us we will make our first dive to a max of 50 feet for 40 mins. Did not have computer on me as I decided to go last minute, so I decide to stay close to the divemaster as that would probably be safest route. I get out there, get excited by looking at stuff, and although we stayed at 40-50ft for most of the dive, at some point we did reach 60ft. 3 minute stop at 15 feet and then surface. 40 minute surface interval and we are back in the water, this time the limit is 60 feet and 40 minutes but we did reach close to 70 feet although 90 percent of the time I was at 55, just swam down because the divemaster was pointing out an eel to everyone. My fault for not monitoring my depth more carefully and just assuming that I would be ok by staying with the divemaster, but can't change that now. Another 3 minute stop and we are on the surface and everyone is happy.
I check my divetables when I get back on the cruise ship, and find that using deepest depth and a square profile we have gone past the no decompression limits on those dives. Am paranoid for about 24 hours but rationalize that it probably would have been fine with a computer accounting for the more shallow depth I spend most of my time at. No symptoms other than a few aches and pains in joints that already give me trouble so I decide not to worry about it.
3 days after the dive, I am riding in the car back home and my arm starts tingling and goes numb down the back of my arm and into my pinky and ring fingers. I call DAN and they tell me it is most likely not dive related, which I figured based on the timeline. Decided I just slept wrong on the 10 hour car ride and pinched a nerve. Called my chiropractor and he agreed and got me an appointment for later this week. Dove some more this weekend (max depth 45 feet, used computer, did not come close to NDL. Today my leg gets a tingling feeling in it and feels a little but numb down the back of it and in the foot while sitting on the couch.
I have 2 questions. First, how dangerous was the first dive that I did as far as DCS risk goes? Even though using the dive tables I clearly went over the limit, the rep at DAN didn't seem concerned about the risk for DCS for that kind of dive especially since the numbness occurred way outside of the normal window.
Second, is there a reasonable chance that my symptoms could be DCS related? Doesn't seem likely to me based on the delayed appearance of the numb arm (which is still numb) and the shallow dives yesterday, but it also seems very odd do have this happen to my arm and leg 3 days apart from each other. Could there have been some initial damage from the first dive that would have been aggravated by diving the shallow dives I did this weekend?
Am 25, female, and in good physical other than some neck and shoulder problems I've been seeing a chiropractor for, which also makes me suspect perhaps a pinched nerve instead of DCS. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
6 days ago I went diving in the Bahamas while on a cruise. I get to the dive site, they get us all on the boat and tell us we will make our first dive to a max of 50 feet for 40 mins. Did not have computer on me as I decided to go last minute, so I decide to stay close to the divemaster as that would probably be safest route. I get out there, get excited by looking at stuff, and although we stayed at 40-50ft for most of the dive, at some point we did reach 60ft. 3 minute stop at 15 feet and then surface. 40 minute surface interval and we are back in the water, this time the limit is 60 feet and 40 minutes but we did reach close to 70 feet although 90 percent of the time I was at 55, just swam down because the divemaster was pointing out an eel to everyone. My fault for not monitoring my depth more carefully and just assuming that I would be ok by staying with the divemaster, but can't change that now. Another 3 minute stop and we are on the surface and everyone is happy.
I check my divetables when I get back on the cruise ship, and find that using deepest depth and a square profile we have gone past the no decompression limits on those dives. Am paranoid for about 24 hours but rationalize that it probably would have been fine with a computer accounting for the more shallow depth I spend most of my time at. No symptoms other than a few aches and pains in joints that already give me trouble so I decide not to worry about it.
3 days after the dive, I am riding in the car back home and my arm starts tingling and goes numb down the back of my arm and into my pinky and ring fingers. I call DAN and they tell me it is most likely not dive related, which I figured based on the timeline. Decided I just slept wrong on the 10 hour car ride and pinched a nerve. Called my chiropractor and he agreed and got me an appointment for later this week. Dove some more this weekend (max depth 45 feet, used computer, did not come close to NDL. Today my leg gets a tingling feeling in it and feels a little but numb down the back of it and in the foot while sitting on the couch.
I have 2 questions. First, how dangerous was the first dive that I did as far as DCS risk goes? Even though using the dive tables I clearly went over the limit, the rep at DAN didn't seem concerned about the risk for DCS for that kind of dive especially since the numbness occurred way outside of the normal window.
Second, is there a reasonable chance that my symptoms could be DCS related? Doesn't seem likely to me based on the delayed appearance of the numb arm (which is still numb) and the shallow dives yesterday, but it also seems very odd do have this happen to my arm and leg 3 days apart from each other. Could there have been some initial damage from the first dive that would have been aggravated by diving the shallow dives I did this weekend?
Am 25, female, and in good physical other than some neck and shoulder problems I've been seeing a chiropractor for, which also makes me suspect perhaps a pinched nerve instead of DCS. Any advice is greatly appreciated.