Chap77
Registered
Hi y'all, in November of 2021 I was taking my stress and rescue course, it was the first night of pool lessons and we did an emergency ascent drills in the 10 foot section of the pool. The next day around noon I remember getting stressed and anxious as it felt like there was some pain lower part of my chest/ upper stomach (I don't remember if I had this discomfort prior but I know this is the first time I thought of injury being a concern). This anxiety sparked up for a while and I felt issues for a while but they would also tend to go away or I would not notice it for a while if I wasn't thinking about it directly and not being anxious. I remember thinking it could be a possible pneumothorax as that is something we went into detail about the night prior as well. I was in no direct pain just discomfort. I was able to have very long skateboarding sessions as well without noticing any breathing issues. After a while I had forgotten about it and then winter hit anyways so I couldn't dive. That brings us to now my dad has planned a dive trip at the end of July and I really want to dive. I do not know for certain if I suffered from a pneumothorax or if it was just anxiety, I felt lots of air hunger that I get from anxiety as well, I am not a overly anxious person but the thought of possible collapsed lung and serious injury or worse is a worrisome thought. I would like to go to my Doctor and get checked out. I had planned on getting a chest X-ray and PFT. My question is 1. Would I know if I suffered from a pneumothorax looking for it this late. 2. If I can't tell if I had one or not would it be safe to go back to diving without knowing for sure or to hang up the regs.