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OP, what part of the country are you in? some of us might be able to make recommendations on physicians that might be able to accommodate your need for an appointment. i am physician in MidWest and have contacts but mostly in the MidWest

There are two points of discussion in this thread: the first, accurately defining SWBO; the second, preparednesss when undertaking inherently risky activities. I previously posted my opinions/understanding of these two points. I would like to state that this thread has now changed my...

I, like DD, really don't think of breath hold swimming as having the potential for SWBO. However, SeaRat and Chaney do. It seems that everyone is in agreement that low paO2 is the terminal factor leading to the blackout. In breath hold swimming pre-submersion hyperventilation to induce...

i just had a lunch meeting with a representative from a company that manufactures wearable continuous glucose monitors. he mentioned that they were waterproof and safe for bathing, snorkeling, scuba. i questioned the depth rating and he thought about 20 or 30ft(not exactly scuba depths). i told...

In regards to DocVikingo: thanks for the links to articles. I think I've read somewhere that such imaging studies have been used in the evaluation of fitness to dive in those at risk for/history of air trapping. A quick google search on the topic of air trapping, scuba, and ct scan yields the...

as preface i am a medical doctor that dives not a doctor of dive medicine. i do have an interest in dive medicine as a hobbyist more or less. i agree with above and think that your primary risk with diving and COPD is probably arterial gas embolism from pulmonary barotrauma as a result of air...

i've dove cozumel a handful of times. in the past i have always dove on air. on each trip there were always some diving nitrox. i never observed any of the divers verifying the nitrox mix they were diving. i've dove with dive ops elsewhere that have had a nitrox analyzer available. i'm trying to...

I had looked into dsmb's quite a bit recently as well. I queried fellow divers and scuba board too. I also settled on the blue reef deluxe4' from leisure pro. It's fairly compact; can be inflated orally or from a second stage. Seems well made. Intending to use in coz in the next few weeks.

2/5-2/12. Just myself. Wife is non diver. Occidental grand. Liquid blue Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

+1 on liquid blue. Hp steels. 6 pack boat. Very accommodating and personable Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Didn't see a February roll call either. Will be at occidental grand 2/5-2/12 and diving with liquid blue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk