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I just got educated by a pharmacist about aspirin use for heart patients and
the info applies to divers who use it to help reduce the chance of DCS so I
thought I would pass it along.

What he recommended was the low strength  ASPIRIN REGIMEN BAYER (81mg) that
people use on a regular basis to "thin" the blood.  Aspirin does not actually
change the viscosity of the blood but rather reduces the tendency for
platelets to form.    It is suspected that platelets form around micronuclei
that have grown to a certain size in divers, contributing to the chances of
DCS.   Some divers expecting extreme or 
multiple exposures take aspirin early in the diving day for this beneficial
effect.

I'm sorry I don't know the best time frame for taking this particular dose
before diving.   Perhaps someone else can advise us on this.

Available off the shelf in any drug store.

No! Thank God, I don't have a heart condition except, of course, for being in
love for which there is no treatment or cure. 

Chuck

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