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Old 19th April 2007, 12:34   #46 (permalink)
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Re: Patent Foramen Ovale

Quote: (Originally Posted by MattW) View Original Post
Good to hear that your PFO was successfully fixed.

However this has got me thinking.....
I've never had more than sub-clinical dcs, but I guess given the statistics, there's always the chance that I might actually have a pfo lurking in the background ready to bite me.

So if I was to pay for a pfo test and if one was subsequently discovered would it be fixable on the nhs, or would I have to pay for a private operation (I've heard some frightening costs bandied about)?

Any comments gratefully received

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Matt

Matt:

unsure what sort of dives you are pulling and where your personal comfort level sits with regards playing guinea pig with deco theory, but reading through the literature -- have a butcher's at the stuff Marv (saturation) has on his site -- it would seem to me to be somewhat extreme to be tested without due cause.

That said, someone like Marv would be the best person to ask... take care
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