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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.
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Whoa.. dude. Shitty deal. Glad to see that you survived an ordeal like that though, could def have been a worse ending.
But at the end of the day, if there's a will, there's a way (mostly). You can strengthen your chest walls and lungs itself but you cannot strengthen your linings and membranes. Your long term health is most important but I hope you get to clearing soon enough. I always wanted to SCUBA.. It's very fascinating to me.