You Can Dive With DVT and IVC - Incredible News from President of B|Braun

Incredible news for people who want to scuba dive with a vena cava filter (IVC) and for those divers taking high dosage coumadin instead of getting a vena cava filter (IVC) installed.

Divers, I have received an email from the president of B|Braun the manufacturer of the vena cava filter (IVC) that was installed to prevent a pulmonary embolism or stray blog clot from killing me. I was truly shocked to receive the email so quickly, I mean it was a long shot sending this email and I was desperate because I was going on trip to the Bahamas (Freeport, Pelican Bay). My doctor had told me that she would NOT sign off for the NAUI certification form. She called my vascular surgeon who told her she would be crazy to sign the waiver because the VC filter installed in me could not sustain the atmospheric pressure and it said so on the box.

This was untrue I learned. The president of the company emailed me and told me that the vena cava filter could withstand and atmospheric pressure after 8 months of being installed!

So for everyone who was told they could not dive because of a vena cava filter may want to check with the manufacture...

Basically there is a lot of miss information out there and doctors are either scared because of so many frivolous lawsuits or too busy to check the facts.

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)