Heath Sapp
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Be watching this thread, if this is true holy s$$t!
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I am sorry to say that I recently spent 5 days in the hospital. During that time, I was able to check in from time using a tablet PC, but posting was well beyond my capability at the time.
You are confusing me. Is this posted on behalf of the OP? Was s/he in contact with you?
I am sorry to say that I recently spent 5 days in the hospital. During that time, I was able to check in from time using a tablet PC, but posting was well beyond my capability at the time.
To all the posters that reccomended i see a doctor i took your advice, and that of my own doctor after talking to him about what happened, and went to the ER today. The Xrays showed that my lungs looked ok. The blood that i saw mixed with my phlem was probably the result of some small cappilarys that busted in my lungs when i started hypervenilating and panicing, and possibly the result of over expanision. I was told my lungs will probably be sore for awhile but i should be okAs said, seek medical help. It sounds like your over-exerted yourself chasing the egg, causing you to start over-breathing your regulator. Your description of a boa constrictor is exactly what it feels like. This is a very good lesson in why we need to take it easy diving and avoid exertion. It can induce panic, as you found out, and it can actually cause you to pass out underwater in extreme cases -- not good.
Once you've talked to DAN and/or seen a doctor, please come back and tell us what they said.
Congratulations on the cert!
Ok I really feel the need to defend myself, and adress all of your questions, and accusations. So bear with me, and i will do my best to adress everyone in turn. There is alot of questions so i may not get to them all right away cause i dont want to spend all night typing on the computer, but i will adress them all as openly and honestly as i can. Let me start by saying i really resent being called a liar! Im not some attention whore thats desperate for attention! Im not going to just make stuff up for the sake of getting reactions! I joined this forum to learn all that i can about a new sport that im pursuing. I posted a story about a very dramatic weekend i had trying to get my certification. When something traumatic happens to me it always help me to write about it, so decided to write about it and post it here. I thought i might learn something about mistakes i made and how to avoid them in the future. Now i will use quotes, and try and adress all the questions that arose from my story. be patient with me. I will hopefully answer everyones questions in a day or two.
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To all the posters that reccomended i see a doctor i took your advice, and that of my own doctor after talking to him about what happened, and went to the ER today. The Xrays showed that my lungs looked ok. The blood that i saw mixed with my phlem was probably the result of some small cappilarys that busted in my lungs when i started hypervenilating and panicing, and possibly the result of over expanision. I was told my lungs will probably be sore for awhile but i should be ok
Let me start by saying i really resent being called a liar!