At 16/10/02 08:02 -0400, Huw wrote:

>I took a very mild 'undeserved' hit after Scapa, the only symptoms were
>persistent tiredness and mild twinges - it was subtle, I didn't have
>numbness, loss of balance or anything you could really put your finger on,
>and it took me three days to decide I just didn't feel quite right.  So I
>popped up to see the chamber doc, fully expecting to be told I was fine
>and sent home to get a good nights sleep, but got a diagnosis of a
>'probable' minor microbubble hit, and was banged in the pot for a table
>62.  And I have to admit I felt a whole lot better afterwards,

I think that they say that this is the best proof that what you had was a
minor hit.  Seems like you made a good call.


>I had no fast ascents, no skipped deco, wasn't dehydrated, wasn't
>exceptionally cold.  But there is no particular reason to worry *this*
>time, I knew I was pushing it a bit with a load of deep dives in six days,
>and the two deco dives in a row on the last day can't have helped either...

I looked at your profiles.  Looks like you did push it a bit.  Anyway, I
prefer to prolong my stops when I push it.  Especially when I use the
computer in the Nitrox mode - to get more bottom time, and go into
deco.  Did you feel the symptoms you described right after the dive and
then for a few days or did it start later?

>  these are my profiles:
>http://www.huwporter.com/scuba/scapa/scapa.html
>
>And a few (topside) snaps:
>http://www.huwporter.com/scuba/scapa/kittedup2.jpg
>http://www.huwporter.com/scuba/scapa/huwscapa.jpg

I have to admit that it is funny to see the dry suit DIR style sling stage
diver jumping in the water with his force fins :-)



Regards,

                    Kuty