Hello a little frustrated :-(

[Francesca-NH]

I have been reading this board for about a year without commenting and think the information provided by members is fantastic. I dove as a teenager without being certified and loved it but because of sinus and ear trouble did not get certified till a year ago after having 2 surgeries. I live in NH (not a great place to be if you fall bat #$%^ crazy in love with diving) and frequently wish I never pursued it again. I can't stop thinking about it and feel that 90% of what I now do is motivated to becoming stronger and having more access to diving. My husband took me diving locally (its COLD) and hoped I would just be a tropical diver but unfortunately I am fixated on diving year round and was not put off by the fact that there is 0 visibility, nothing to see and did I mention its cold ;-). Obviously I need more experience before I could be diving under ice but in the mean time booked 3 weeks of tropical diving and spent a fortune on gear to dive locally once the ice melts. Our first trip is in 2 months and I was just diagnosed with Graves Disease. I am hoping to talk to other divers who can assure me I will be diving soon despite this. My endocronologist does not think I will be in diving condition in time for our trip to Honduras. I am rather blue about this to put it mildly. I am probably posting way too much info in this particular forum (forgive me). Any suggestions on where I can post my detailed concerns would be appreciated.

 

[TSandM]

If you want to ask questions about your thyroid and diving, the Diving Medicine subforum is the place to go.

The good news is that Graves disease is completely controllable; the bad news is that it may not be possible to get it done, and get you stabilized on an appropriate thyroid replacement dose, before your trip.

 

[Francesca-NH]

Thank you. I will go there