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From: "Carol Reid" <[log in to unmask]>


> > So,  did  you  get  tested  for   PFO???
>
> Nope.......I did not.  Nor even an MRI scan.
> I assume because it was such a minor hit - with minimal symptoms and no
> complications.

A PFO test would be a good idea even though the hit was minimal. Like others
have mentioned, I would suspect the quick ascent during a portion of the
profile.


> Does anyone know?  Does this mean I am now more susceptible than I was
> before?

There has been much discussion about this in the past. Not sure if there is
empirical evidence to support the theory but the yea's outweighed the ney's
on any discussion I have seen on the subject.


> Will my "turn" come around more quickly?

Possibly....


> Will the next one be worse?

Possibly. I'd at least have the PFO test done, if for no other reason than
to eliminate it as a possibility.

Also, as others have said, I would be ashamed or embarassed about either the
hit or telling about it. Every trip underwater for any of us is a loaded gun
and none of us know when it might go off....

Mike


> Carol
>
>
> > >Ah, yes, now I have read the third page which I didn't see last time.
> So,
> > >it was a very slight hit, one that you could deny the symptoms for a
> > fewdays.  It figures.  I guess, >you pointed out all the possible
> > contributing
> > >factors but at the end of the day, it was just your turn.  As Strike
> said,
> > >no one can give you a hard time about it because no one is completely>
> > >immuned (unless he doesn't dive).
> >
> > >.The ascent from 30m to 10m which I pointed out in my last mail is the
> > only
> > >.violation that I see, from the point of view of the <rather> new
> theories
> > >.of deep stops.  Did you read Pyle's article about deep stops?
> >
> > >..http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/pile/deepstops.html
> >
> > >.Now that you know that you can get hit, staying within your computer's
> > >limits, you might want to revise this part of your diving.  We all know
> > >that the only part which is responsible for hits is the ascent :-)
> > >.Regards,
> > >Kuty
> >
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