Vascular Suregon and Family Doctor Say No To Diving with DVT's

Vascular Suregon and Family Doctor Say No To Diving with DVT's
After investing $500 in classes and $700 in equipment I find out that I can not go scuba diving with my DVT condition.

Contrary to everything I read online, in reality if you have a good Doctor they are going to say. My doctor explained in detail why and I will try to do my best to reguritate that information for readers thinking of diving with blood clots.

First of all if you have blood clots in your leg, then you more than likely have them in your lungs also. This is known as a pulminary embolism. This alone makes it dangerous to dive and it is listed on the medical approval form for NAUI as a condition that will make it risky for you to dive.

Second of all, if you have blood clots in your lungs and legs then you more than likely have a few in your brain and that makes its really risky to dive with DVT or blood clots.

My Vascular surgeon said he has approved people to go 15 and 20 feet but highly recommended that I opstain from diving becuase of the many risks.

Finally, with the Venal Cava Umbrella I have is not rated for diving. I am doing research on this now and will post more but the vascular surgeon says it says it on the box to not exceed 10-15 feet underwater on it. (more info on Venal Cava Umbrella)

Articles on Diving With DVT

Unbiased Collection Of Posts and Articles on Scuba Diving With DVT. I hope it helps you draw your own opinion. Please make sure you check with your physician because as my Naui instructor told me any drugs you are on (like blood thinners) while scuba diving might not work as effectively while scuba diving.

1) MedToGo - owned and operated by US physicians Says No To Diving If You Have Had Previous Blood Clots : " ... but blood clots or previous blood clots in the deep veins of the legs (deep venous thrombosis) or the lungs (pulmonary embolism) will eliminate you from diving."

2) Scuba Board exchange on diving with DVT

3) Scuba Diving with DVT and anti coagulants

4) Scuba Diving After A Blood Clot

5) Scuba Board discussion on Coumodin and Diving

6) Good Exchange of Diving with DVT

7) Information on Diving and Warafin

8) Warafin and Diving - Doctor Says Not For It

9) London Article on Diving with DVT

10) Good post on Diving with DVt and possible cascading affects

Wear Compression Stocking When Traveling With DVT and To Prevent DVT

Garments called "graduated compression stockings" greatly decrease the risk of dangerous blood clots called deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for passengers on long-haul flights, a new study finds.

In fact, researchers found that individuals who do not wear these stockings when they fly are 12.5 times more likely to develop a potentially fatal DVT than people who do wear them. The review, published in the current issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing, focused on the results of nine comparative trials involving about 2,500 airline passengers. Only two of the 1,237 people who wore compression stockings developed DVT, compared with 46 of the 1,245 people who didn't wear the stockings, according to researchers at Fooyin University, Taiwan.

All the study participants were advised to walk or exercise regularly during their flights, drink water, avoid salty food, and to make sure that carry-on luggage didn't restrict their leg movement.

Although the compression stockings reduced the risk of DVT, they had little effect on the incidence of a less-serious condition called superficial venous thrombosis in low, medium or high-risk study participants.

"There have been a number of research studies into DVT, and how fliers can counteract the risks," Alison Tierney, the journal's editor-in-chief, said in a prepared statement. "This research review provides a useful overview of some of the most recent comparative research on more than 2,500 fliers, which is why we were so keen to publish it. I personally believe that graduated compression stockings are essential for anyone traveling on long-haul flights," Tierney said.