Cozumel hotels

[pilot fish]

Christi beat me to it. Either the "town" you walked to was really the southern cruise ship area (there is a group of businesses and residences there), or it was some other hotel you stayed at. There's no way you walked into San Miguel from the Fiesta Americana in 15 minutes.

Was this several years ago? The Hotel Cozumel (formerly Brisas) used to be called something with "Fiesta" in the name, IIRC, and it is much closer to town.

It was called the Costa Club before it Las Brisas.

 

[ggunn]

It was called the Costa Club before it Las Brisas.

It's had a lot of names, and one of them was the Fiesta, I'm pretty sure. Maybe ten years ago, or maybe more.

 

[parrotheaddiver]

It's had a lot of names, and one of them was the Fiesta, I'm pretty sure. Maybe ten years ago, or maybe more.

Gordon, you are right it was called the Fiesta Inn and then it became the Costa club for several years then Brisas then several quick name changes in a span of about 3 months in 2004 before it became the Hotel Cozumel.

 

[Christi]

Fiesta Inn --->Costa Club -->Brisas --> Magic Sunset --> Reefscape --> Hotel Cozumel

I think there was even one more in there for a week or so A 15 minute walk to town from there is about right.

Thank God they have you as a freind. Was he a friend from back home? Wish him well. That could be any one of us. Christi, how old was he? Was age a factor at all?

I've known him and his family for about 4 years now. I met them right after I moved to the island before I had my shop. He is 57, in excellent health and physical condition (retired firefighter), excellent and safe diver, and as I said, the profile was certainly nothing out of the ordinary. Santa Rosa, 70 ft, 42 minutes.

Dehydration was the most probable cause and he clearly acknowledges this. He woke up at 4:30 am to get to the airport, flew 3 hours, scarfed down a quick junk food lunch, and headed to the dive boat. He had several sodas and cups of coffee during the day, and maybe about 8 oz of water all day he said. Even without the flying, this wasn't enought hydtarting fluids....we all know that soft drinks and coffee certainly don't hydrate you, actually have the opposite effect.

I THINK today was his last treatment and he is expected to make a full recovery. However, du to the very serious nature of his particular case, the Dr. is recommending a year off from diving with a mandatory 6 months.

Thanks for the well wishes and HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE!

 

[RTodd]

I've known him and his family for about 4 years now. I met them right after I moved to the island before I had my shop. He is 57, in excellent health and physical condition (retired firefighter), excellent and safe diver, and as I said, the profile was certainly nothing out of the ordinary. Santa Rosa, 70 ft, 42 minutes.

Type II on that profile? Time for a PFO test.

 

[Christi]

Type II on that profile? Time for a PFO test.

Yep, we haven't ruled that out and the Dr. suggested that he get checked for it once he is back home. However, dehydration was definitely a major factor in his case...profile was fine, but topside behavior/actions are just as important as the actual profile.

For those who don't know what a PFO is, you should...it's important.

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a condition present in many people that allows bubbles to cross from the venous into the arterial circulation.

Here are excerpts from an explanation directly from DAN's website under Medical FAQ's (link below).

The foramen ovale is an opening, or communication, between the right atrium and left atrium in the heart. (Foramen is Latin for opening, or aperture; ovale is, appropriately, Latin for oval, indicating the shape of the aperture.) The normal passage of blood in the adult human is from the great veins of the body, through the right atrium into the right ventricle, and then via the pulmonary artery to the lungs. Blood then returns via the pulmonary veins into the left atrium. It is then pumped into the left ventricle and via the arteries to the various tissues of the body...

...In the developing fetus, however, the lungs are not functional. Blood, therefore, bypasses the lungs predominantly through the foramen ovale, directly from the right atrium to the left atrium. After birth, the foramen ovale closes, allowing blood to be pumped through the lungs for oxygenation...

...The foramen ovale is initially closed by a "flap valve," similar to a spring-loaded door. The valve remains closed because the pressure in the left atrium is slightly higher than the pressure in the right atrium. In most people, the flap valve actually seals over, and the foramen ovale completely disappears. In a small percentage of individuals, however, there is incomplete sealing of the valve.

This incomplete seal is what is termed patent foramen ovale, although it remains closed because of the pressure differential between the two atria...

Read more here: http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=50

 

[Tim Ingersoll]

Thanks for the info. I can personally attest to the value of hydration!

 

[RTodd]

http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=50

And there is one of the biggest cover ups in recreational diving. A small number means 30%+. Dehydration would definately be an issue, but a PFO is generally the first thing hyparbaric docs point to with these kinds of hits.

 

[pilot fish]

Fiesta Inn --->Costa Club -->Brisas --> Magic Sunset --> Reefscape --> Hotel Cozumel

I think there was even one more in there for a week or so A 15 minute walk to town from there is about right.


I've known him and his family for about 4 years now. I met them right after I moved to the island before I had my shop. He is 57, in excellent health and physical condition (retired firefighter), excellent and safe diver, and as I said, the profile was certainly nothing out of the ordinary. Santa Rosa, 70 ft, 42 minutes.

Dehydration was the most probable cause and he clearly acknowledges this. He woke up at 4:30 am to get to the airport, flew 3 hours, scarfed down a quick junk food lunch, and headed to the dive boat. He had several sodas and cups of coffee during the day, and maybe about 8 oz of water all day he said. Even without the flying, this wasn't enought hydtarting fluids....we all know that soft drinks and coffee certainly don't hydrate you, actually have the opposite effect.

I THINK today was his last treatment and he is expected to make a full recovery. However, du to the very serious nature of his particular case, the Dr. is recommending a year off from diving with a mandatory 6 months.

Thanks for the well wishes and HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE!

Thanks for the info, Christi. It will help the rest of us greatly. As I was reading this I stopped and went to the fridge and cracked open a bottle of water. Yes, hydrate, all the time. I mean this, stories like this help me to understand the importance of some basic rules. Give this diver our best and thank you for helping the rest of us not make the same mistakes.

I have done things exactly like he did but for some reason ducked the bullet. It seems I was lucky in the past but I will not temp fate again. I will hydrate. I hope I have the good sense to pass on a dive when I know I'm not hydrated.

 

[pilot fish]

Yep, we haven't ruled that out and the Dr. suggested that he get checked for it once he is back home. However, dehydration was definitely a major factor in his case...profile was fine, but topside behavior/actions are just as important as the actual profile.

For those who don't know what a PFO is, you should...it's important.

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a condition present in many people that allows bubbles to cross from the venous into the arterial circulation.

Here are excerpts from an explanation directly from DAN's website under Medical FAQ's (link below).



Read more here: http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=50

This board is so lucky to have you. You help us to be better, safer divers. Thanks. Never heard of PFO :06: