BioLogic
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Every time I try to take a class or dive with a new company, they've asked me to do a health form. Some places they've been as blatant as "If you answer yes to anything on this form, you can't dive with us until you see a physician. Letters from your regular doc mean nothing to us."
I've recently acquired a health history that's way too interesting. I've got no interest in hurting myself, so I've talked over my treatments with every doctor who treats me ... oddly (in Missouri) almost every one of them has been a diver as well and has understood my concerns fully. As a result, I'm confident that nothing in my medical past puts me at increased risk as a diver.
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure an honestly answered form would make people flip out, due to the overly general nature of the questions. I don't want to deal with that, and I don't think it's the business of the dive shops to play my nanny either.
My current inclination is to just lie on the form and sign off on the 'if I didn't disclose something, on my own head be it' statement at the end. I figure that protects the business from liability (not that I or my people are the suing type) and it's none of their business anyway.
How do you all handle this?
I edit to clarify: The docs are happy to sign off the forms. It's the logistical issues of carrying the things around with me and the knowledge that some places still won't let you dive that bug me. And the fact that they're pressuring me to answer questions that are flatly none of their business.
I've recently acquired a health history that's way too interesting. I've got no interest in hurting myself, so I've talked over my treatments with every doctor who treats me ... oddly (in Missouri) almost every one of them has been a diver as well and has understood my concerns fully. As a result, I'm confident that nothing in my medical past puts me at increased risk as a diver.
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure an honestly answered form would make people flip out, due to the overly general nature of the questions. I don't want to deal with that, and I don't think it's the business of the dive shops to play my nanny either.
My current inclination is to just lie on the form and sign off on the 'if I didn't disclose something, on my own head be it' statement at the end. I figure that protects the business from liability (not that I or my people are the suing type) and it's none of their business anyway.
How do you all handle this?
I edit to clarify: The docs are happy to sign off the forms. It's the logistical issues of carrying the things around with me and the knowledge that some places still won't let you dive that bug me. And the fact that they're pressuring me to answer questions that are flatly none of their business.
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