Hello all,
I haven't posted much in about a week. Some of you might not have noticed, but there are more than a few that have and some of them have an idea why. Soo, here is the first installment. I will add to this later.
I went boat diving on Saturday the 22nd with a really (read as REALLY) good dive buddy/friend. We did a couple of standard dives, both within profiles and plenty slow ascents w/SS. The dives were Sea Tiger and Kewalo pipe. Mainly fun and drill practice dives. All dives went great. All dive computers cleared. Both of mine, one being a Sunnto (very conservative) and and both of my dive buddies. No deco, no blown ascents or SS.
Well, about 1 hour after the second dive we were in a restuarant and I had just ordered food. I went to go get my drink and started feeling a little spin. Within 2 minutes (no joke) I was face down in the toilet, couldn't open my eyes, couldn't stop the world from spinning. Absolutely no pain anywhere and no other symptoms at all.
Well, this was all about 1p.m. on Saturday. Lots left blank here for certain reasons. At 4:11 a.m. on Sunday (per one dive watch I wear as my normal watch) the Mobile Dive Salvage Unit (MDSU) on Hickam took me down to 65 feet for a table 6 ride. Well, three extensions and just over 8.5 hours later I was able to sit up and walk out under my own power. Quite amazing considering I couldn't even move under my own power (except to lay down, well, controlled fall from sitting in the car that took me there). Over the next 3 days I took 5 more table 9 rides and now am pretty much back to normal. Well, as normal as I ever was anyway. The DMO from the Seal Delivery Vehicle Team (SDVT) on the point says the slight resdiuals should clear up in a few days. My neuro is all fivers and the rest is just bruised/trauma tissue that has to heal as it does normally.
I have the normal gamut of tests to be run and in a month go back to be cleared by the DMO before I can hit the water again. Don't worry though, I will be back and have no thoughts (unless a medical reason presents itself) of letting this scare me away from my love of diving.
I just want to send out a huge thanks to all that helped me out. Scuba and Dream (Sherm) - There was never a better dive buddy to have at your side above or below water (Mrs Scuba and Dream included). Rasta-man (Jo) for helping look out for me with Sherm. To my other right hand man dive buddy roll221 (Ed) who relieved Sherman after 20+hours at my side. To my chain of command, who came out to watch over me (one of them currently injured themselves).
Then last and definitely not least A Huge heaping of thanks to all the guys at the MDSU chamber who drove the rides for me and took the rides with me as well as the DMO at the SDVT that got me to the chamber and made sure I was taken care of. I have been in the service for over 18 years and always been the giver of help. This is the first time ever I have had to receive and it moved me profoundly the outpouring of support and help that I got from both my friends/family, fellow service members as well as people I had never met before.
Jay
I haven't posted much in about a week. Some of you might not have noticed, but there are more than a few that have and some of them have an idea why. Soo, here is the first installment. I will add to this later.
I went boat diving on Saturday the 22nd with a really (read as REALLY) good dive buddy/friend. We did a couple of standard dives, both within profiles and plenty slow ascents w/SS. The dives were Sea Tiger and Kewalo pipe. Mainly fun and drill practice dives. All dives went great. All dive computers cleared. Both of mine, one being a Sunnto (very conservative) and and both of my dive buddies. No deco, no blown ascents or SS.
Well, about 1 hour after the second dive we were in a restuarant and I had just ordered food. I went to go get my drink and started feeling a little spin. Within 2 minutes (no joke) I was face down in the toilet, couldn't open my eyes, couldn't stop the world from spinning. Absolutely no pain anywhere and no other symptoms at all.
Well, this was all about 1p.m. on Saturday. Lots left blank here for certain reasons. At 4:11 a.m. on Sunday (per one dive watch I wear as my normal watch) the Mobile Dive Salvage Unit (MDSU) on Hickam took me down to 65 feet for a table 6 ride. Well, three extensions and just over 8.5 hours later I was able to sit up and walk out under my own power. Quite amazing considering I couldn't even move under my own power (except to lay down, well, controlled fall from sitting in the car that took me there). Over the next 3 days I took 5 more table 9 rides and now am pretty much back to normal. Well, as normal as I ever was anyway. The DMO from the Seal Delivery Vehicle Team (SDVT) on the point says the slight resdiuals should clear up in a few days. My neuro is all fivers and the rest is just bruised/trauma tissue that has to heal as it does normally.
I have the normal gamut of tests to be run and in a month go back to be cleared by the DMO before I can hit the water again. Don't worry though, I will be back and have no thoughts (unless a medical reason presents itself) of letting this scare me away from my love of diving.
I just want to send out a huge thanks to all that helped me out. Scuba and Dream (Sherm) - There was never a better dive buddy to have at your side above or below water (Mrs Scuba and Dream included). Rasta-man (Jo) for helping look out for me with Sherm. To my other right hand man dive buddy roll221 (Ed) who relieved Sherman after 20+hours at my side. To my chain of command, who came out to watch over me (one of them currently injured themselves).
Then last and definitely not least A Huge heaping of thanks to all the guys at the MDSU chamber who drove the rides for me and took the rides with me as well as the DMO at the SDVT that got me to the chamber and made sure I was taken care of. I have been in the service for over 18 years and always been the giver of help. This is the first time ever I have had to receive and it moved me profoundly the outpouring of support and help that I got from both my friends/family, fellow service members as well as people I had never met before.
Jay