Ill in Bonaire.. thoughts? (Cough, Fever)

[Cobra8472]

We arrived in Bonaire on Saturday evening.

Sunday- perfect day, we did one single dive at Andrea I and everything was perfectly normal. On Monday the troubles started- my father began coughing lightly in the morning and had an irritated throat. We believed it'd pass- but it rather quickly became apparent that this was something more serious.

After consulting Liz at GRI (thanks!!) we headed to the Doc- who notified us it's probably a viral infection of some sort- and sent us home, giving us cough meds and anti-fever/pain meds. Towards the evening a rather high fever developed.

Today (the day after) the fever still returns when the pills loose their effect after roughly three hours. The cough is still present, and is non-productive, and the throat is still irritable.

I'm completely fine, and itching to dive, but I have noone to dive with! How does my fathers condition relate to diving? I've heard Chest Congestion is a rather unwanted element when it comes to diving?

The cough is very light, nothing major- and there are no breathing difficulties involved.


Thanks for any advice,

Nick

 

[JTemple]

Are you asking if people think it is ok for your father to dive???

 

[Tom Smedley]

Are you staying at Golden Reef and diving with Wannadive? You father shouldn't dive when he is sick but you can talk to Bart, Bob, or Jeff about getting a buddy for you to dive with.

 

[TSandM]

Agree -- If your father is coughing and febrile, he should not dive. His body is stressed, and he is almost certainly not thinking up to par, and exertion is contraindicated, because it will likely make the illness last longer.

 

[dvrliz1]

Yep, Yep...you are welcome Cobra!!!! Check with Bart and Bob or any one else at Wannadive, they can hook you up! The fever is the body's way of letting you know that it is fighting infection, whether bacterial or viral. That is why the fever comes back when the meds wear off. Dad needs to let his body do its job, rest, drink plenty of fluids such as water, juices, etc and let his body do the rest. He will get over it faster if he helps. PS....I've had a sore throat the last 2 days...yikes!!!!!

Liz

Liz

 

[DeputyDan]

My last trip to Bonaire one of my kids was sick like this for the entire week. She was only able to dive on day one! Your Dad may be able to snorkel at weeks end.