DizzyDallasDi
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How do you know you're experiencng the bends? What do you feel?
On my first dive, I had no formal lessons...only got comfortable breathing though the regulator in a pool in Mexico. After that, we donned our gear and headed out for a 60 ft. dive. I was mesmerized and loved it all but had no idea what I was doing. The DM and I descended together so he was in charge about how fast we went down and any adjustments needed for boyancy. It worked out well as I was very comfortable when we got to the bottom and didn't experience any problems swimming around or staying horizontal.
Then it came time to surface. The DM made an adjustment on my gear that literally shot me like a missle to the surface. I have to admit it was a really fun ride and my ears popped like popcorn all the way up (felt good ) and I exited the surface straight up out of the water almost to my knees. It was all fun to me because I didn't know anything but I had been told to breath constantly while surfacing. That wasn't a problem for me as I was inhaling like a mother all the way up because of the velocity I was travelling.
Now, I'm beginning to wonder if that was a really stupid thing the DM did? Could I have experienced the bends and, if so, what would they have felt like?
On my first dive, I had no formal lessons...only got comfortable breathing though the regulator in a pool in Mexico. After that, we donned our gear and headed out for a 60 ft. dive. I was mesmerized and loved it all but had no idea what I was doing. The DM and I descended together so he was in charge about how fast we went down and any adjustments needed for boyancy. It worked out well as I was very comfortable when we got to the bottom and didn't experience any problems swimming around or staying horizontal.
Then it came time to surface. The DM made an adjustment on my gear that literally shot me like a missle to the surface. I have to admit it was a really fun ride and my ears popped like popcorn all the way up (felt good ) and I exited the surface straight up out of the water almost to my knees. It was all fun to me because I didn't know anything but I had been told to breath constantly while surfacing. That wasn't a problem for me as I was inhaling like a mother all the way up because of the velocity I was travelling.
Now, I'm beginning to wonder if that was a really stupid thing the DM did? Could I have experienced the bends and, if so, what would they have felt like?