Ginny Smith
Registered
Hubby and I just returned from diving in Cozumel, where something strange happened to him. During the ascent at approximately the safety stop level, I noticed him holding both hands to the sides of his head. I thought he might be experiencing a headache or even earache, but when I gave him the OK sign, he returned it. He told me later that his head felt very cold, and when he put his hands on the sides of his head and applied slight pressure, it felt warmer. Then a few minutes later when we got to the surface, he was siezed with really violent projectile vomiting that lasted for several minutes. And yet, after a few mintues, he was better and able to get back on the boat with no assistance, though the nausea lasted for about 10 minutes longer.
We weren't totally happy with our Mexican dive master on that second dive. The safety stop was at 20-25 feet, and the dive master only stayed there for less than 2 minutes. The rest of the group surfaced with him, but we lingered longer, until he put his head back under the water and gestured to us from above to surface. Then during my husband's vomiting episode, the dive master totally ignored him and returned to the back of the boat to help the other divers out of the water.
Could hubby have had a mild case of DCS? This was our 51st dive in about 7 years, so though we're not experts by any means, we're not newbies, either. Hubby has had occasional instances of nausea and even heartburn after a dive, but this violent vomiting was something new. And he's not too anxious to repeat the experience.
Any thoughts?
We weren't totally happy with our Mexican dive master on that second dive. The safety stop was at 20-25 feet, and the dive master only stayed there for less than 2 minutes. The rest of the group surfaced with him, but we lingered longer, until he put his head back under the water and gestured to us from above to surface. Then during my husband's vomiting episode, the dive master totally ignored him and returned to the back of the boat to help the other divers out of the water.
Could hubby have had a mild case of DCS? This was our 51st dive in about 7 years, so though we're not experts by any means, we're not newbies, either. Hubby has had occasional instances of nausea and even heartburn after a dive, but this violent vomiting was something new. And he's not too anxious to repeat the experience.
Any thoughts?