First time diver with question about weird physical sensations after cert dives!

[TSandM]

Hmm . . . I wonder, do you have any problems with your neck? The symptoms you are describing could be caused by disc disease in the neck, aggravated by heavy gear hung off the shoulders, and by the neck extension position assumed by a swimming diver.

[klecko73]

Hmm . . . I wonder, do you have any problems with your neck? The symptoms you are describing could be caused by disc disease in the neck, aggravated by heavy gear hung off the shoulders, and by the neck extension position assumed by a swimming diver.

I don't have any chronic neck or back pain. That disc disease doesn't sound so cool but I am scratching my head as to what the cause could be. I probably sound like a broken record but everyone I have talked to locally just doesn't have a good explanation. I should add that both Saturday night and again early Sunday morning, once I felt the onset of symptoms I had a couple of glasses of water and that had an almost immediate positive effect. On Sunday early morning, after drinking the water I was symptom free within about 30-60 minutes. I guess it could be psycho-somatic but it does seem a bit strange given that is was almost like clockwork on both occassions for the onset of symptoms. I did feel fine after the DSD dive and the pool work.

[Turtlesong]

You did right by hydrating and postponing your last dive. Better safe than sorry.
Very good suggestions above. I know that I was so exhausted after my first day of cert dives that I "knew" I couldn't do the second day. Somewhere, somehow I geared up, got in the water and all the fatique left.

Talk with DAN, your dive shop should have signed you up with DAN for a free student membership.
Give them a call. Run is past your family physician, they may be able to refer you to someone with medical dive experience.

[Afishianado]

Did you get your air from the same place as everyone else that dove that day? or did you get air from a different source? use the same tanks? etc. I doubt that it is anything other than your fatigue and dehydration but weird stuff happens with contaminated air. If others are using the same air without the same symptoms then I am sure it's all good.