Sorry meant to write mix of "diluted bleach can be used also"..mistyped.=Mantra;6560806]Thanks. So - I'm not sure what blac or cab are. They are kinds of antiseptic, I gather? I didn't have much luck Googling for them? Can you give me any other info please? Would you recommend soaking in a solution of this? If so, any suggestions on the strength of the mixture and how long to soak for? I guess I am kind of after specifics here because, as I said, I had trouble finding info.
[QOTE]The long answer - I find your tone here hard to read. As an instructor, hopefully you are aware that it is case-by-case as to people with CF diving. In her specific instance, she is fine to dive. Specifically, her CF is borderline, her symptoms are principally digestive with negligible pulmonary involvement (spirometry results well within 'normal' healthy range - FEV of 93% of predicted, for example). She has been cleared by her CF specialists, and DAN are happy to insure her based on her medicals, etc. I, of course, agree that people with CF should be prudent when it comes to diving and err on the side of caution - hence my enquiry here. She doesn't have lung infections or impairments, and I'd like to keep it that way through good diving habits including proper sanitation. Any helpful advice in that direction is sincerely appreciated.
I am just an old scuba instructor, not a medical professional. So for me as long as a medical doctor says its ok to dive without adding any type of limitations on the release, then it is ok with me..as you wrote later on
The 'real answer' to the 'real question' of "should someone with CF dive" is - it depends. I would not counsel ignoring expert medical advice.
As I wrote "if a medical release is supplied signed off by a Dr. with no limitations added to form, then it is ok enough for me."People who go diving contrary to expert medical opinion are idiots. People who tell others they can't dive, expert medical opinion notwithstanding, are similarly afflicted.