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Yes very interesting what has taken place. It's the sum of all the negative factors that create the anomaly. Good to know that other than the cardiac issues IPE/SIPE resolves itself. There's no "bursting" of the alveoli, just a leakage. Allowing for the condition to correct itself. On a side...

Finished the swimming/diving test with 7 mil wetsuit. Went about 1/4 kilometer and only 3 times to 4 meters deep. (took a bit of effort to get down without weights) Stamina was good and absolutely no hint of any liquid in the lungs or raspyness. One hour post and a general feeling of well...

Thank you for the detailed information. I will now regard this as IPE. So I'll give a bit more detail. An estimate of the quantity of material that exited my lungs. About 1/2 cup of clear thick mucus. Followed by a tablespoon of yellow clear mucus. Followed by 1/2 teaspoon of pink mucus. There...

Well you hit on my first self diagnosis. The first time it happened it was mild. I thought I had indigestion from something I ate that didn't like me to be inverted as I descended. I think I ruled that out. We'll see. Frankly I would love for that to be the case. Who wants to hang up their...

Torn as in alveoli or the outer lung? And how well do the alveoli respond to injuries of this sort. I could expect a bout of pneumonia I suppose but don't have that currently. It's one big mystery to solve.

Just the routine stethoscope when my lungs were checked. If I don't feel a marked improvement after donning the wetsuit and ruling out the cold. I will do as you suggest and get a "real" heart checkup. Almost 2 years ago an infection of my left big toe from diving almost took my life. I had a...

Tonight I got back in the pool. Just did a surface swim around the perimeter with mask, snorkel and fins. Did about 1/6 kilometer this time. Did not have a feeling of fluid in the lungs. No raspyness. On the last lap made one descent and back up. That gave me an uneasy feeling but I did not...

What criteria would have you lean to IPE over PBT?

^^^^ Thank you. I'm not out of the woods yet. Need to check my response to diving when I get back to it. So this episode is documented for future reference. While this is rare for other than deep apnea diving it's something to look out for.

Saw my primary physician today. She took a listen to my lungs with stethoscope. She could not find any abnormality. I feel the same as before the injury happened. That is what I mean by how mysterious this condition is. I will cautiously reintroduce swimming. Diving can hold off for quite...

So researching SIPE produced more information on IPE. SIPE is IPE as it relates to swimming. Interestingly I found another entry where IPE is shown to include the possibility of chest pain. And again very similar symptoms to PBT with the pink frothy sputum. I see the doc tomorrow. This is one...

Yes in the cooler water the body concentrates blood volume in the core/chest cavity. It is thought to be a contributing factor. It's interesting that PBT is almost exclusively associated with freediving/apnea and not scuba.

Absolutely right. I have an appointment scheduled already. But as I mentioned I really don't have any symptoms of significance. PBT is a real mystery to me and apparently many medical professionals have not studied its effects.

So I researched Immersion Pulmonary Edema (IPE) on the DAN website. While symptoms appear similar, IPE generally does not produce chest pain. I was surprised to read that. It may help to narrow down the injury to PBT. That said I feel absolutely fine many hours later. No sign of the illness in...

So lung squeeze (PBT) is not an uncommon event with deep freedives. However I personally didn't realize that it could occur with shallow dives. So in my case while making laps around a cold swimming pool (59F) and diving to 12ft./4meters with each lap I experienced it. After about 1/3 kilometer...

I think the forum is great!! Very informative. It gets traffic from all over the world. Bringing in a myriad of opportunities for divers of all experience levels. I'm on other forums and find the moderation to be neither too strict nor too lax. Well I am the notorious BRO

She's lucky it wasn't BRO that bit her. ;)

I should amend my earlier reference to having a staphylococcus infection. In fact I suffered from (GBS) otherwise known as Group B Streptococcus. It's a highly dangerous infection when introduced to a wound. Which in my case was a small open blister. The use of analogues for Penicillin due to...

Not a medical professional. However almost succumbed to "gram negative" staphylococcus. Just a small blister on big toe that became infected in sea water. Extensive IV penicillin derivatives saved me.

When diving into the hatch of a wreck. Allow clearance for your first stage regulator.