Fibromyalgia and Scuba Diving: A Match Made in Heaven?

[DisabledVeteran]

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for any info/experiences i can get on diving with fibromyalgia. First though i'll give some background on myself. I am a former soldier, deployed once to Iraq. As the post implies i have fibromyalgia, among other ailments. I am looking to get into school for marine biology and while in school i plan to get as many certifications as possible for diving. in order to do that though i need help from anyone that has fibromyalgia and dives on a regular basis. since i am not using the standard gi bill i need to prove that what i want to go to school for, and the diving certifications i want to take, wont have a negative impact on my disabilities. the program i am using pays for everything id ever need to be successful, and its an opportunity not many people get. any pros/cons i can get will help me make my case so if you have any insight and can share your experiences id appreciate it. im tired of letting fibromyalgia beat me down and i want to take my life back.

 

[MooreaMike]

While I am not aware personally of any research of effects on FM symptoms or of the adaptive diving needs, there are entire bodies of research in progress. Try contacting Diveheart for now. Soon I hope to have a database of answers for just this type of questions.

 

[DisabledVeteran]

Thank you sir. Will do

 

[AfterDark]

My wife has fibromyalgia, so your post got my attention. I did a search and came up with a few links the last is an old SB post from 2007. Maybe there is something in those links you can use. Good luck and thank you for your service.
http://voices.yahoo.com/scuba-diving-fibromyalgia-guide-getting-6256156.html
http://menwithfibro.com/community/index.php?topic=5374.0
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-197182.html

 

[DisabledVeteran]

I read through the SB posts after I started this thread and it def has some useful information for me but I haven't checked out the others yet. The more ammo I can get the harder it will be for the VA to say no, which sadly happens more often than people might think. Thanks for the links, and I like the quotes