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I recently had a TURP procedure to remove a portion of an enlarged prostate. This procedure does not involve any incision or stitches, just hollowing it out from the inside. Has anyone had experience with this and how long should I wait to return to diving. Multiple Dr's in the practice have...

Hello, My spouse and I are thinking of getting our PADI Open Water certification this year. We have both been on one "beginner" dive before. My husband had a prosthesis put in his ear when he was 5. The reason for the prosthesis was that he had frequent ear infections, which created scar tissue...

Hello Scubaboard members, perhaps someone in the community can assist me or point me in the right direction. Being a veteran avid divemaster, with over 600 dives, I passed along that love of breathing O's from a tank to all my kids. My youngest son, decided to make it his profession and...

Hi everyone, I had Spontaneous Pneumothorax and got Pleurodesis in February 2018. My surgeon told me that I would be able to dive after a month. I tried to see a dive doctor for second opinion but first one saw my discharge report did not even want to see me... Has anyone had Pneumothorax and...

In August I followed bad advice and did a sinus rinse and then blew the water back into my middle ears using the valsalva maneuver. I managed to overfill the middle ear and felt a twinge of pain lasting 3 seconds. The next day I noticed my left ear screaming, so I stupidly did the same thing...

Hi all, I'm a 31 year old male. I developed a labral tear due to femoroacetabular impingement in my left hip in 2015. In my case, it's due to an improperly shaped ball joint combined with weight training. After conservative treatment (physical therapy and strengthening exercises) from a couple...

Hi.. I have recently been diagnosed with a fairly common type of a brain tumor called a pituitary adenoma. That is a tumor growing out of the pituitary gland at the base of my brain. It is causing headaches, dizziness and has completely screwed up my hormones and other chemicals in my body...