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  1. lynnemari

    Diving with an aorta aneurysm

    Thank you So much !!
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    Diving with an aorta aneurysm

    They repair it at 5.5 cm... usually .. and monitor it every six months... if there are changes , they may repair it sooner.
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    Diving with an aorta aneurysm

    Hi, My husband and I have been diving for years. Recently he has been diagnosed with an aorta aneurysm measuring 4.7cm. One cardiologist said he can dive , one said he can’t. However they both acknowledge they don’t know much about diving. We are looking for someone knowledgeable on this . We...
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    advice on which place to dive

    It's once in a little time as in we probably would not make it back to that part of the world ( Asia, or Australia) we haven't been to ither. We can't go to both so we are trying to choose the best, with the help of Scuba board friends. :snorkels:
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    advice on which place to dive

    I just looked up the parrotfish, it's the green bumphead parrotfish.
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    advice on which place to dive

    Our time to go is flexible. We would want to go when the Ocean is its calmest, and visibility at its best. We have dove mostly the carribean, and would love to dive the other side of the world and see the huge parrot fish with the (blunt)? nose, probably not the right term. Clown fish , all the...
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    advice on which place to dive

    Hi, We are trying to decide best place to dive. We are looking at Australia, Bali, or Phuket. We cant do them all so looking for information, and opinions on which one. Thanks, its once in a lifetime Lynne Arrieta:snorkels:
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    Yes that is exactly what it was, I descended10-15gt and waited for the rest of the divers I had no problem! I too am booby ( would love to have abreast reduction!! But I spend all my money divingI had no problems did two dives . I am so happy we figured it out! Thanks for your input
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    Well I went diving yesterday, in Maui at the cathedrals. I told the dive master what had happened ,and requested that I not stay up on the surface waiting for others . Instead I descended 20-15ft and hung out. It totally worked. I did not get out of breath. I gues what was happening is since I...
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    I ment I am a little larger than I was 10 plus years ago
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    My BCD may be too tight , it too is 10 yrs plus old, and a little larger than I was,
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    I am 55 but in really good shape I work out cardio and weights. It happened first on the surface while waiting for other divers to come in. I went back to the boat cuz it freaked me out. The very nice and patient master diver talked me into to trying one more time and he went down with me. OnceI...
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    Hi all, I have been diving for more than 10 years, but lately I can't catch my breath . Went for a shore dive , we started out snorkeling and I could not catch my breath to the point I had to bail on the dive. Than once o a boat dive we went in first and had to stay on top and wait for everyone...
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    diving the great barrier reef (advice)

    HI, My husband and I are planning a trip, a once in a lifetime trip to Australia to experience the great diving there. The problem is we are using our time share. We are exchanging through RCI but so far there is nothing that has come up in the region near the great barrier (Tropical Queen...
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    opinions please , Where to dive in Asia

    We have been diving since 2003, and have been all over the Caribbean, Mexico, and the bay islands in Honduras. Our dream though is to dive in Asia, or Australia, this will probably be a once in lifetime thing for us though. I have been researching different areas for best time of the year to go...
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    which place to dive ST THOMAS OR ST JOHN IN JANUARY FEBRUARY

    Hi, We are planning a vacation very soon with our time share so options are limited. The choices that are comming up are St.John and St. Thomas, which one is better diving and which is easier to take a day trip to the British virgin islands, I have herd that the BVI is the best diving in that...
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    Grand Cayman or Roatan

    I think the diving is better in Roatan, but there is not much else to do. Grand Caymen can be good diving also and has more to do so it depends on what you want over all. Grand caymen is more expensive. They are really building more and more in Roatan, and cruise ships have started comming too...
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    crime in bali

    Sorry my post was not intended to offend, only looking for honest information. I found the info while searching for the location of Bali in relation to other islands in Indonesia. I think it came up under Wikipedia or a similar site. However knowing this may not be true I am asking other divers...
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    level of diving in cabo

    We are planning a dive trip end of march. We have dove a lot in the past, but have not dove in the past year. We have dove Saba very deep dives, and some out of control currents in Cozumel. We have time in march to go diving, we would like to dive cabo, but herd it can be difficult. Is march a...
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    crime in bali

    we are considering diving bali end of march, just read that bali is one of the most dangerous islands to visit,? is that true want to be well informed in making out choices ( can't do it all):depressed: and how long is the travel time approx. from florida? thanks:blinking:
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