Congrats, Cthulhu.
I was major into diving but I ended up doing it for a living (PADI Master Instructor) and lost interest eventually. I have afib now (an irregular heartbeat). I could theoretically dive safely again because it isn't bad but I live in Phoenix now so not likely. I've done over 2500 dives so I've had my fill.
You didn't mention if your embolism makes you more likely to have another but keep this in mind: The closer to the surface you are, the greater the pressure changes. Going from 99' to 66' reduces pressure from 4 atmospheres to 3 - a 25% reduction. Going from 33' to the surface though reduces pressure from 2 atmospheres to 1 - a 50% change. Physicians not familiar with diving often mistakenly advise divers susceptible to embolism (like asthmatics) to be conservative and dive shallow. It's bad advice. The shallower you are, the more likely you are to embolize - from holding your breath or from various physiological issues.
You can get the best diving-related medical advice from DAN (Divers Alert Network). They are a non-profit organization and have dive physicians on staff.
Have fun and take care.
I was major into diving but I ended up doing it for a living (PADI Master Instructor) and lost interest eventually. I have afib now (an irregular heartbeat). I could theoretically dive safely again because it isn't bad but I live in Phoenix now so not likely. I've done over 2500 dives so I've had my fill.
You didn't mention if your embolism makes you more likely to have another but keep this in mind: The closer to the surface you are, the greater the pressure changes. Going from 99' to 66' reduces pressure from 4 atmospheres to 3 - a 25% reduction. Going from 33' to the surface though reduces pressure from 2 atmospheres to 1 - a 50% change. Physicians not familiar with diving often mistakenly advise divers susceptible to embolism (like asthmatics) to be conservative and dive shallow. It's bad advice. The shallower you are, the more likely you are to embolize - from holding your breath or from various physiological issues.
You can get the best diving-related medical advice from DAN (Divers Alert Network). They are a non-profit organization and have dive physicians on staff.
Have fun and take care.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
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