Second dive vacation - major health issue

[tparrent]

Headed down to Grand Cayman for 3 days (I REALLY needed to get away) early this week and managed to squeeze in 4 dives.

I will write up a full report later but a couple of quick observations:

1) My dive counts in my profile finally broke out of the 0-15 level

2) The water down there was indescribably clear. I hit the water, looked down and coupld pick out every detail and shadow 75 feet below. WOW

3) Wall diving. WOW!

4) I joined the triple digit club with a 100 fsw dive on my first splash

5) Divemaster checks my release form after first dive and says "You only have 12 dives??? That's amazing. You either had REALLY good training or you've got some serious natural skills."

Alas, the trip was not without incident. Major uninsured health issue at the end that is going to cost major bucks.

Diagnosis: TOTAL DIVING ADDICTION

Prognosis: Incurable but treatable

Treatment: Plenty of salt water. Condition may worsen with treatment:14:

 

[TSandM]

I hate to tell you this, but the prognosis is actually poor; gradual worsening is the rule. And one of the symptoms is the steady emptying of the checking account . . .

Glad you had a good trip -- what happened at the end?

 

[tparrent]

What happened at the end? The addiction took hold. I found myself scouting future dive sites from 32,000 feet on the way home

 

[wetrat]

My wife tried to give me some literature on Scubaholics Anonymous. I'll pass it along to you if you like - I am way too into the disease now and she has lost all hope.

 

[DiveMaven]

With Lynn being a doctor, you have an official diagnosis now from a medical professional....which means there is no hope for recovery.

Unfortunately, you will quickly become immune to your 3-day cures and require longer and longer cure times and more dives to feel better. You will also find yourself needing the cure more often, hence the draining of the checking account.

Welcome to the colony!!!

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Is there a 12 step program for that? I'd like to know, because I think I may also have it!

 

[spectrum]

It's an insatiable longing for me.

Congratulations on a watershed trip and the kudos from the DM. If you attribute a lot of it to your instructor be sure to pass the word.

It won't be too long before your home waters are open to you and you can get a fix anytime.

Pete

 

[Hooked-Again]

What happened at the end? The addiction took hold. I found myself scouting future dive sites from 32,000 feet on the way home

Sorry to say that your addiction is only in the beginning stages. You still have to spend every cent you can spare on apparatus to make you more comfortable, more frequent trips to treatment locations, etc. etc. I am in the advanced stages of the disease which brings on the terrible symptoms of finding permenant housing on a tropical island where my wife and I can live out the rest of our lives secumbing to this terrible addiction, preferably a very remote spot where there will be very few witnesses to our downfall.

There is nothing you can do to cure it so just make yourself comfortable and do the best you can to enjoy what's left of your life.

Happy Diving!!!!!!!

 

[Jim Baldwin]

Headed down to Grand Cayman for 3 days (I REALLY needed to get away) early this week and managed to squeeze in 4 dives.

I will write up a full report later but a couple of quick observations:

1) My dive counts in my profile finally broke out of the 0-15 level

2) The water down there was indescribably clear. I hit the water, looked down and coupld pick out every detail and shadow 75 feet below. WOW

3) Wall diving. WOW!

4) I joined the triple digit club with a 100 fsw dive on my first splash

5) Divemaster checks my release form after first dive and says "You only have 12 dives??? That's amazing. You either had REALLY good training or you've got some serious natural skills."

Alas, the trip was not without incident. Major uninsured health issue at the end that is going to cost major bucks.

Diagnosis: TOTAL DIVING ADDICTION

Prognosis: Incurable but treatable

Treatment: Plenty of salt water. Condition may worsen with treatment:14:

Glad you had a great time. Unfortunately you're in stage II of a totally consuming disease.

By the time you hit stage IV the diseae will have consumed you. You will own a least a half a dozen tanks, will be learning a foreign language, including things like BCD, BP/W, DIN, SAC, MOD, and have a stack of log books, multiple computers, spread the disease to all of your family members, infected your wife which is not a bad thing, and maybe even own a house in a foreign land.

 

[BabyDuck]

i admit i'm an addict and powerless before my addiction. they say admitting it is the first step towards recovery.

i have no intention of following any more steps.

thank me for sharing!