Originally Posted by Rob

I got stabbed in my chest and stomach a couple years back. My doc says that I have a lot of trauma around my right lung and could cause serious problems because of the pressure changes that come with SCUBA. In order to be cleared, I have to get a shitload of tests done to make sure my lungs can take the abuse from diving. The knife that went into my lung (and punctured it), was twisted before it was pulled out. And that left a nasty mark.

I called my insurance company today and they said that they would cover only 20% of the costs since it's a specialist. That leaves me with around $5k to get a comprehensive test.