Dennisrl84
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About 2 or 3 years ago I was ascending from my first dive. I was fairly new, it was maybe my 10 - 11th dive since being certified. With the exception of my wetsuit, fins and mask were rental gears from the place who was doing the charter.
I had been to about 60 - 65' for only about 20 minutes. I filled to much air in my BCD and started ascending too quickly. I yanked on it straight up and I was still ascending rapidly. I finally reached for the shoulder deflate pull tab and just as I was about to pull it I was at the surface.
I asked the divemaster if I should be concerned, needed to seek emergency attention, if I could dive the second dive or if I should sit it out, they were either not confident in their answer (You will probably be fine) or over confident with an immediate response that made me concerned they weren't taking it seriously. So I chose to sit the second dive out.
When we got back to the dive shop I let them know their equipment was faulty to which they simply replied "oh ok, put it over there" (away from the other rentals). I explained what happened and they offered no apology, refunds or return trips. I didn't fit them to hard because it was late at night and the only one left was the "kid" putting away the rental gear.
I had about a 3 hour drive home. I called the number on the DAN dive insurance card and they were awesome. They told me it was not completely necessary to skip the dive but smart of me to err on the side of caution. The stated that I was not in any medical emergency but to "keep an eye out for symptoms".
It had been a very long day and I was tired, I made it about an hour and had to take a break. I took a nap in my car at a rest stop. I woke up after about an hour feeling cramped and sore. no big deal, I was sleeping in a car...
I made it home and went to bed. About 2 hours later I woke up because my legs were sore. They were tucked behind me. Straightening them out was uncomfortable. My arms and legs were very sore. I woke up a few times because of the "popping" of my ears. Several times it felt like someone literally tapped my on my sinuses.
The next day I woke up, wasn't really sore anymore but slightly tender and was drop dead tired all day.
Was what I experiencing just nerves and a coincidence to what had occurred or was I getting a small sampling of deco sickness?
I had been to about 60 - 65' for only about 20 minutes. I filled to much air in my BCD and started ascending too quickly. I yanked on it straight up and I was still ascending rapidly. I finally reached for the shoulder deflate pull tab and just as I was about to pull it I was at the surface.
I asked the divemaster if I should be concerned, needed to seek emergency attention, if I could dive the second dive or if I should sit it out, they were either not confident in their answer (You will probably be fine) or over confident with an immediate response that made me concerned they weren't taking it seriously. So I chose to sit the second dive out.
When we got back to the dive shop I let them know their equipment was faulty to which they simply replied "oh ok, put it over there" (away from the other rentals). I explained what happened and they offered no apology, refunds or return trips. I didn't fit them to hard because it was late at night and the only one left was the "kid" putting away the rental gear.
I had about a 3 hour drive home. I called the number on the DAN dive insurance card and they were awesome. They told me it was not completely necessary to skip the dive but smart of me to err on the side of caution. The stated that I was not in any medical emergency but to "keep an eye out for symptoms".
It had been a very long day and I was tired, I made it about an hour and had to take a break. I took a nap in my car at a rest stop. I woke up after about an hour feeling cramped and sore. no big deal, I was sleeping in a car...
I made it home and went to bed. About 2 hours later I woke up because my legs were sore. They were tucked behind me. Straightening them out was uncomfortable. My arms and legs were very sore. I woke up a few times because of the "popping" of my ears. Several times it felt like someone literally tapped my on my sinuses.
The next day I woke up, wasn't really sore anymore but slightly tender and was drop dead tired all day.
Was what I experiencing just nerves and a coincidence to what had occurred or was I getting a small sampling of deco sickness?