I am sorry to hear that you still have a lot of pain. Many alternative therapies like, acupuncture, massage, chiropractic etc can provide relief at times....
Hi Virginia, I am so sorry to hear about your situation! I have been hit twice this year with all the safety procedures in mind, very conservative and...
Thank you for your support Jacqueline! You are right, we have to be hopeful and continue helping our bodies get better. I wish I could say that I will dive...
I was so afraid after the first hit to dive again. But I thought, oh this is normal you went through a horrible experience so ofcourse you are afraid. After...
Hi, Just got my second bad case of poison oak. It is winter here so when I am camping I seem to get poison oak oil on me from the twigs w/o realizing it. The...
Leila, The vascular system is amazing in it's response to various conditions. Heat, cold, injuries and many other conditions. Being from the Deep South, I have...
Unfortunately here when it is just twigs with no leaves it is much stronger. Maybe the California variety is different. I had a dark stain on my hands for...
Today I had an acupuncture session and my feet are burning. Not sure if this is a good sign or not. I had a lot of acupuncture when I dislocated my neck and...
Hi all, I wrote about my accident a few weeks back. I was feeling a little better but two days ago, 5 1/2 months after my hit, I started feeling horrible...
Hi Virginia. It really isn't easy coping with DCS, there isn't just the physical symptoms there are mental effects also. If your suffering from Depression then...
Hi Virginia, I was sorry to hear that you have been feeling so bad. I hope that some of the tests will help determine what is going on and how to treat it. It...
Just wanted to let the group know I made my first 'regular' 2 tank dive day on air. The water was around 60f and I wore a 5mm wetsuit with hood and gloves. (I...
Leila, Great news! Glad to hear all went well and you're feeling better about diving. One question, any particular reason you chose to these dives on air,...
Hi, Still feeling good since my dive. I dove on air because NITROX wasn't an option. I think that was one of my biggest fears, that I would not be able to dive...
... Thanks, I am happy too. I hope we can find a way for you to dive safely in the future too if that is still what you want to do. How are you feeling these...
I have had several people who have previously been bent that they only do technical diving since there is always a lot of o2 around. Richard Pyle (You can see...
Leila, GUE is a top rate organization, with very strict diving protocols. No air diving for any of their training or diving. The organization is not always...
Yes, I have heard lots of great comments about GUE (Here is their web site http://www.gue.com/ ) Looks like I'll try to take the first course while here in...
I wouldn't bother wasting money with GUE if all you're looking for is to dive safer. GUE divers bend just like any other agency, I know of several. They ...
Simon brought up the great issue of always checking out the o2 situation whenever you dive. Working in Malaysia and Thailand for over 10 years, I was often...
Just an update.... I have returned to diving. Just completed a 1 week trip in Roatan. Beautiful diving. I was using 32% Nitrox mix. I dove on air tables, ...
Congratulations on your safe return to diving. Sounds like a nice vacation. Just returned from a week in the Yucatan jungle, cavediving myself. Nice!!!! Bless,...
Hi, DCS stays a strange phenomenon. Unlike other neurological cases, it is indeed possible that with proper treatment paralysis can be (partially) solved. What...
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I have DAN insurance and I didn't have a bit of trouble! I would strongly encourage everyone who dives to have dive insurance! I'm thankful I had DAN or i...
This is the second time I have heard of this happening. The first was maybe 6 months ago, a man from the UK who went 40 m and was not covered. I always...
I was so happy to hear of your return to diving. How great that everything went so well. Roatan sounds like an amazing place I am sure you had a wonderful...
Made 2 wonderful dives recently at Point Lobos. This place is amazing just south of Monterey. There are seals, beautiful kelp and some large fish and crabs....
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