Hi all,
I had my first pool session about a week ago and panicked at 10 feet during a mask clearing exercise and went up fast to surface possibly holding my breath. A big no-no I know... I did well the rest of the session and did the mask clearing as well. The next day I had chest pains up and down my sternum. I went to the ER out of fear of the bends. They did and EKG and a chest x-ray and said I was fine but they can't say for sure what the pain is from. I can still move around fine, its just an annoying aching that sometimes makes it feel a little weird when breathing.
Does this chest pain sound normal for what I did underwater? Also keep in mind that it was my first time scuba diving and though I am moderately active it was my first time in a while being that active in water.
Should I wait til the pain is gone to do my second pool session or just do it tomorrow?
Thanks.
I had my first pool session about a week ago and panicked at 10 feet during a mask clearing exercise and went up fast to surface possibly holding my breath. A big no-no I know... I did well the rest of the session and did the mask clearing as well. The next day I had chest pains up and down my sternum. I went to the ER out of fear of the bends. They did and EKG and a chest x-ray and said I was fine but they can't say for sure what the pain is from. I can still move around fine, its just an annoying aching that sometimes makes it feel a little weird when breathing.
Does this chest pain sound normal for what I did underwater? Also keep in mind that it was my first time scuba diving and though I am moderately active it was my first time in a while being that active in water.
Should I wait til the pain is gone to do my second pool session or just do it tomorrow?
Thanks.