Any Scuba divers out there w/severe CFS?

[Wendy B.]

http://www.autismspeaks.org/news/news-item/scuba-diving-therapy-man-autism
Scuba is becoming therapy for some things like PTSD, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury. There are also a lot of instructors who are trained in teaching people with special needs now. Of the five places I inquired with in San Diego, two had instructors trained in teaching people with special needs such as those above, but also ADD. This is so cool.

I also wonder if scuba diving (or simply breathing compressed air at pool depth) could replicate the benefits of (very expensive) hyperbaric oxygen treatment for CFS and/or Lyme (I have both) and for much cheaper.

 

[WillowJ]

Hi Wendy,

One of the doctors I've worked with at my hospital is the head of hyperbaric medicine and has trained naval seals for the past 25 years. He is an expert about all maters dealing with dive medicine and has authored a book about diving. If you pm me, I'll give you his name and number at the hospital. Just mention my name and I'm sure he will be able to help you with your questions.

Best,
Gary

does he by any chance want to do research on patients with a condition with interesting metabolic effects??

 

[Wendy B.]

That would be very cool

 

[Sherezade]

How many of us were scuba divers before getting sick? I used to scuba dive here in my country, but no so often, maybe once every two months. Now i know i couldn't carry the weight of the equipment which is about 30-35 pounds from the store to the beach, so i haven't gone scuba diving since onset of the illness. Also, i would be very afraid of going too deep, or get a panick attack down there.

It's very sad for me since that was one of my favorite hobbies. I also did rock climbing and paragliding. I was kind of bold. Now i feel afraid of doing anything like that.

 

[Wendy B.]

http://www.pbsboatstore.com/seadoo-sd5542.htm?feed=Froogle&gclid=CJuI_oPMtMACFYqEfgodMwoA8Q

A Sea Scooter...that might help with snorkeling! Anyone used one?

 

[Wendy B.]

I think I'm going to rent a sea scooter and see how it is in the pool. I'm worried that it will exhaust my arms just holding onto it. But want to find out.

Here is another diver propulsion vehicle I found...Still in the prototype phase....
This is so cool!

 

[Jarod]

Clever kids! Nice garage.

Wonder if they can adjust the boyancy on that puppy? Looks like it was floating at one point, and then later was resting at a level below the surface.