Skydive?

[Grogan]

Has anyone done a skydive since being diagnosed with AF? Was gonna ask my cardiologist when i see him next if id be allowed.

[Hidden]

Crikey ! Best of luck !!

[BobD Volunteer]

If I did a skydive it wouldn't be my heart I would be worrying about. I see no point in jumping out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft.

[PeterWh]

Look into the insurance as their insurance probably won't cover you as it's an existing condition.

[Grogan]

Im a bit of a adrenaline junkie and try not to stop my conditions from doing what a healthy person does. Lol Due to see my specialist in the morning so will see what he says.

[Hidden]

if it was me, I'd be praying for the Cardio to say no way!!! That said, good luck, enjoy and wear a nappy just in case!!!

[CDreamer]

Not sure you would need 'permission', think it is entirely your own choice, although some sports do need a declaration that you don't have a heart condition - scuba diving for instance.

Not sure what the effect of the adrenaline rush would be though......... personally I would think about a tandem for a first jump to see how your heart would react. Good luck....takes all sorts, personally jumping out of airplane is about as mad as rock climbing.

Each to his own, whatever floats your bo.., I mean parachute.

[Grogan]

Well i suffer from cardiomyopathy too. Ive emailed a cardiomyopathy charity who help you organize one. Theyve told me to seek advice from the specialists first.

[CDreamer in reply to Grogan]

That is usually to indemnify themselves. I had to have a signed letter from my GP before I started HBOT - which is a treatment to breath pure oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber.

[Hidden]

No death defying stuff for this boyo ............ but have done a couple of adrenaline pumping activities - 1) training session flying a glider under instruction at 2500 feet and 2) climbing the 500 feet to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, across the top and down the other side. Next summer - a trip down the zip wire at the eden Project in Cornwall. that's my limit thank you

[Hidden]

I had to have a letter from my doctor and declare my AF to get a motor racing licence, and that was for single car events only such as hill climbs and sprints.

That's the legal stuff, but with regards to my condition, I hadn't driven competitively for decades and was nervous that my AF would kick in especially when doing Silverstone in a Porsche, but nothing happened, I was fine.

Enjoy it if you do it 🛩.

Koll

[Mazza23]

I too have cardiomyopathy and AF and for me that is as close to death defying I want to come good luck

[MarkS]

A sky dive wouldn't be to bad but I wouldn't go for a bungy jump. My son recently did the AJ Hackett bungy in NZ and I was scared solid at the video!

[Elaine1951]

Fantastic. Do it. You'll love it. Go well

[Polski]

Have I missed something? I thought we avoid coffee because the caffeine gets the adrenaline pumping. So does stress - which brings on AF for many of us. Maybe test yourself with lesser activities first, and make sure that your heart is happy with excess adrenaline pumping around?