Hi there. Has anyone done a parachute jump whilst diagnosed with PAF? This would be a tandem free fall from 10,000 feet for charity. I take Edoxaban and digoxin although hoping to come off the latter soon. Guidance from the Parachute Association appears to say no but I think the only risk appears to be any bleed from a trauma on landing? I will ask the doc but want to be fully informed.
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Presumably, you would have to fill in a medical questionnaire. I very much doubt if you would be allowed to do this while taking Edoxaban. It puts you at high risk.
BobDVolunteer
Regardless of the obvious risks I have never seen the point in jumping out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft.
I always love your responses to this type of question Bob!😅 I'm with you here.
This is my husband's response although he did fly those who by reason of their life choices ( inc. SAS) did.
As much as I respect a lot of things you say on here ,,,you’ll never know how good it feels till you try it , I loved it and made me feel alive again ,,, each to their own Bob 😂😂
With my well know ability to suffer many million to one events they would just fill in the hole ! Far better to do as Arthur Dent. Throw yourself at the ground... and miss!
I couldn't agree more !
Just to add, I live up tp my pen name !!😆
I parascended off a mountain after my ablation, I had to sign my life away though given I had a heart condition. All the risk will be with you so depends how much you want to do it xx. PS mine was tandem too with a pilot thank goodness, I’d have landed on a building left to my own devices 🤣
Photo of almost at landing, having parascended off the mountain behind
Why would you want to take such a risk when you are taking anticoagulants.... fgs.
I'd stick with having your head shaved for charity (dry shaved maybe??)
I continued riding after I was taking edoxaban. My dressage horse was reliable and I would have described him as fairly bomb proof schooling in an arena and our hacks were pretty sedate. I always wore a riding hat. In January he behaved completely out of character and I got bucked off breaking several ribs and sustaining a pneumothorax, however, it was the haematoma that caused me the most problems, I lost over three pints of blood very quickly fortunately I got to hospital very quickly and straight into resus by which time I was feeling rather unwell with a BP that was through the floor as I'd lost over 3 pints of blood (est by doctor). I stopped riding. I would not jump out of an airplane because although I'd probably be OK it's fairly easy to have a bit of a heavy landing. Having experienced what can happen if I have a heavy fall I am much more circumspect.
That sounds awful. I hope you recovered ok. It must have been very hard for you to decide to give it up. I loved horse riding when I was younger. Only fell off once and hurt my neck. Wouldn’t risk it as I got older. Horses, like all animals, are unpredictable.Horses are still my favourite animals though.
I'm nearly 76 so I'd kept riding well past the age that many people stop but I still miss it. I'd bought a new horse when I was 70 thinking she'd see me out but sadly she had to be put to sleep following an accident in the field when I was 74. A friend lent me a lovely horse whom I rode three or four times a week, it was a perfect arrangement as his owner looked after him and I just did the fun stuff but sadly I've had to accept that I can't continue. Such is life but I'm still involved with dressage and spent a week at the Olympics watching the dressage at Versailles. That was amazing! Horses are such wonderful creatures I feel so privileged to have spent time with them.
Horses are lovely animals.At least you are still involved with them .I used to help at the riding stables, when I could, for quite a while and was rewarded with a free ride. My Mum was not an animal fan. We weren’t allowed dogs or cats and I had to pay for my own riding lessons, by doing a paper round when I was 13 and then a Saturday morning job stacking shelves in the corner shop down the road from me, when I was 14. The stables weren’t very far away from us, until they moved to the next village, but I could get there on my bike then. I went on several pony trekking holidays, which I loved. I had a friends who were horse mad too. My Mum did pay for one of my trekking holidays, but when I was 16, I got a full time job and could pay for my own holidays. I stopped riding when I got married. I love to watch show jumping and went horse racing a few times, including Ladies day at Royal Ascot, which was an experience. The late Queen was still riding into her early nineties.!!
I always wanted to do a parachute jump off a mountain, but these days I ache just from doing a bit of weeding in the garden! Would probably have done it a few years ago and wouldn't have given a thought to my AF. Just looked at your age and yes I would have certainly given it a go when at your age. My AF started at age 54 ish and attacks then were rare, now 73 and in AF constantly.
Jean
Edoxaban has a short half life. If you do not take it for the 3 days which precede your jump then the medication will be virtually out of your system. You will not of course have any protection for stroke during this short period of time. I suspect that for many of us the adrenaline rush from the jump might well induce an afib episode.
If the Parachute Assoc. says NO then that's your guidance and also their indemnity so in other words they and you are not covered by insurance if you sustain injury or in the worst case scenario, death. Rules and regs are there for a purpose. on the main for your protection.
Unless the Plane is going down, my advice is to stay on it or skip this one…
Always something to be said for keeping your feet on the ground…
Cheers!
I am terrified every time I get INTO an aircraft ( which sends my INR up to the height of the plane ! ) so I can never get my head round people parachuting. We probably risk our lives more by just getting into a car though !
Annie
The only aircraft I've been on was in a museum, a large transport plane, with no engine and anchored to the ground. I fear flying totally.
Thomas you have made me laugh. 😂😂😂
Same here.
lots of insurance questions. Personally I wouldn’t take the chance. I used to love going on the big dipper type rides with my grandchildren but wouldn’t do that now either
It’s up to you of course
Why don't you? I love white knuckle rides and my cardiologist said to go ahead and do them!
just no.
I've done various parachute jumps whilst a young man in the Royal signal Corp.I would not recommend it for anybody with any kind of heart condition,or for anybody who doesn't like heights for that matter.Heed the advice from the para association and Keep your feet firmly on the ground.
We don't think twice about riding in an automobile and I would venture that the statistical risk for a bleed on a single tandem parachute jump (with instructor) is less than that of daily automobile or bicycle riding. As to the sport being pointless, such is the nature of many sports! Yet, they bring joy into many of our lives.
Jim
Not a parachute jump, but para sailing in July. With two replacement hips, stenosis in the spine and AFib. It was fabulous.
You will have to have a letter authorised by a doctor or cardiologist to say you are fit to undertake this, As far as Im aware any skydiving company should demand this for awareness of risk, etc. I did one in August last year to raise funds for the hospital that replaced and repaired 2 valves in my heart. I was told I cant jump at over 15000 ft. I made sure I was phyiscally fit leading up to the event. Dont know about the medications-Im on Apixaban, Bumetanide, Candasartan and Bisoprolol. Amazing experience if you can do it
I love you lot - such great responses ... x
OMG. I wouldn’t get as far as the airfield. 😫😫😮
Am I allowed to say I’d rather poke myself in the eye with a stick than…….🤔
I am in awe of anybody who has that desire, but I think it might be a very risky thing to do from the point of view of being on an anticoagulant.
I hope you get a satisfactory answer.
Could you maybe do something less risky to raise money for the charity?
Whatever your decision going forward, I hope it all works out well.
It hurts for me to jump off a kitchen chair these days, so not my cup of tea at all.
You’re very brave. I don’t like flying or heights. I could never do anything like that. Good luck, if you go ahead with it.
Well I think it's a crazy thing to do but if that's what you want: go for it! And best of luck. Let us know .
yes i have jumped with parox afib...and i ran with the bulls in Pamplona, i did the jump in march and ran in july and had an ablation in september of 2022. I am so happy i did both, i ran again this past July. I still go into afib but not as often as i did before the radio frequency ablation, i am contemplating the pulse field for my next ablation....sigh...but if you don't do the things that make you feel alive.....
oh and i also did cliff diving near alicante last july ....6 meters but wow was it fun i am 64 and from the states
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