Aching pain in chest after pool session

[WhiteSands]

Hi,
I'm currently on a dive course and have 3 pool sessions to complete, 2 shallow and 1 deep.

The shallow pool is only 1.8m.

I noticed after the last 2 shallow pool sessions that I have a pain in the chest the next day. It feels like my lungs are hurting.

It's an aching kind of pain.

The sessions are about 5 hours long each. Mostly working on my trim and buoyancy, and drills involving long hose deployment / air share and propulsion.

On the first session I used 1 AL80 tank of air. On the 2nd session I used 1-1/2 tanks.

Is the pain anything to worry about?

Thanks.

 

[Quero]

You should definitely figure out exactly what is involved in your chest pain--it could be so many things. For example, it could be musculo-skeletal--muscle strain from being in an unaccustomed position for hours, or just overuse. It could be gastro-intestinal--reflux can cause noticeable chest pain that can be severe enough to mimic a heart attack, and reflux can be triggered by exertion of the sort you were doing. It could actually be due to breathing--filling your lungs extra full all day long while having your ribcage constricted by your harness so it can't expand, causing irritation (like wearing tight shoes all day long, in a way). So before you can know whether to worry or just chew a couple of Tums, you really need to know what's causing the chest pain.

Let a real live doctor examine you to help you figure it out rather than coming online to get a diagnosis

 

[DocVikingo]

Is the pain anything to worry about?
Thanks.

Hi WhiteSands,

Yes, chest pain of uncertain etiology is always of concern.

Have it checked out.

Cheers,

DocVikingo

 

[TSandM]

I'll just put in a third. The differential diagnosis of chest pain is a long one, with some very specific thing that could result from diving. Since the pain was significant enough for you to ask about it here, I'd get it evaluated by a physician who can actually take a history and do a physical exam.

 

[WhiteSands]

Thanks for the replies all!