I failed my fucking SCUBA physical! WTF!?!? - GoFuckYourself.com

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:16 PM

After spending over $2k on diving gear, I get rejected by my doctor and says I'll never dive. And the dive instructor won't accept me into his class because of it. What the fuck man! It's my life, If I get a pulmonary embolism, that's my death, not yours.

Good thing the dive shop offers full refunds. I'm still fucking pissed!!!

mikesouth · 10-23-2012, 04:18 PM

why on earth would you buy the gear prior to taking a class? Part of the benefit of the class is to determine what gear is best for you.

CyberHustler · 10-23-2012, 04:18 PM

Sounds like fun...

L-Pink · 10-23-2012, 04:19 PM

Why were you medically rejected?

AdultPornMasta · 10-23-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob

After spending over $2k on diving gear, I get rejected by my doctor and says I'll never dive. And the dive instructor won't accept me into his class because of it. What the fuck man! It's my life, If I get a pulmonary embolism, that's my death, not yours.

Good thing the dive shop offers full refunds. I'm still fucking pissed!!!

Oddly enough I am in nearly the exact situation!

It's the whole liability thing going on.

Here's the thing................you do not have to take a course to dive.

Do your homework, find the books and the most current information and go for it!

sandman! · 10-23-2012, 04:21 PM

Juicy J · 10-23-2012, 04:23 PM

Rent a Canoe and go dive yourself

Harmon · 10-23-2012, 04:24 PM

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Why were you medically rejected?

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.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:25 PM

And I bought all my dive gear from the same place I was taking my lessons (or was supposed to take them). And they offer a 100% refund.

LeRoy · 10-23-2012, 04:25 PM

That sucks!

<- PADI Certified

CyberHustler · 10-23-2012, 04:30 PM

Who stabbed you and why?

L-Pink · 10-23-2012, 04:30 PM

I grew up in Kaneohe/Kailua Hawaii … In the 5th grade a friend and I learned to dive with the help of his older brothers. We would dive all the time and you could ride the bus for .50 cents anywhere on the island. We dove and body surfed all over with his brothers tanks and our misc stuff. It wasn't until I moved back to the mainland and went on a Bahama vacation that I learned I needed paperwork just to fill a tank.

The insurance companies now rule everything we do.

.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LeRoy

That sucks!

<- PADI Certified

Bro, I know! I was so excited about it. I live in Florida and my brother is certified. He found a Megalodon tooth off the coast of Venice that was almost 6" long. This FUCKING SUCKS HIPPO BALLS!!!

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberHustler

Who stabbed you and why?

I was stabbed because I didn't meet my sig exposure agreement.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Harmon

How is your wife doing, Harmon? You might want to dig that kernel out of her gums before she chokes to death.

CyberHustler · 10-23-2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob

I was stabbed because I didn't meet my sig exposure agreement.

out the company

baddog · 10-23-2012, 04:36 PM

Sounds like an episode of Lockup where someone got shanked.

keysync · 10-23-2012, 04:40 PM

Always wanted to dive in the keys for lobsters!

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberHustler

out the company

Nike and Adidas.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Sounds like an episode of Lockup where someone got shanked.

Naw, group fight between drunken parties. Everyone was using fists other than the guy who stabbed me. I thought the guy was punching me the entire time until I looked down and saw all the blood.

AdultPornMasta · 10-23-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob

And I bought all my dive gear from the same place I was taking my lessons (or was supposed to take them). And they offer a 100% refund.

Either get your money back, forget about it and stop bitching or go out and dive on your own and not worry about insurance.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AdultPornMasta

Either get your money back, forget about it and stop bitching or go out and dive on your own and not worry about insurance.

It has nothing to do with insurance. Dying just isn't on my bucket list.

Spunky · 10-23-2012, 05:00 PM

I would stick to the local swimming pool,much safer

JP-pornshooter · 10-23-2012, 05:06 PM

sucks, take the online padi training.
then get your brother to teach you the dive stuff.
(i did not recommend this practice, diving is dangerous)
doctors dont care about you, they care about their own exposure to getting sued.
btw, i did not take a physical for diving, why should I? why did you?

DWB · 10-23-2012, 05:08 PM

Leave the country and get PADI certificated elsewhere. I got mine in Thailand and it is just the same as if I got it in the USA, only I didn't have to visit a doctor first.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 05:19 PM

It wasn't a requirement to get my labs or physical done before I started class. It was a personal choice. All of my labs and my physical was fine. It was the underlying issue that concerned my doc. I could still take the classes. Hell, they're still trying to persuade me into following through with my classes (I'm sure because once I attend, of my refunds are null and void).

I'm sure I'll still dive shallow (10-20ft) with my brother, but there's no way in hell I'm strapping on Nitrox tanks and hitting 100 feet or more. And I can still lobster dive in the Keys since the spots there are generally 10-15 feet.

beerptrol · 10-23-2012, 05:24 PM

Just look for a doctor who will pass you. Never got around to getting certified to dive, but I love to snorkel

Killswitch · 10-23-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob

After spending over $2k on diving gear, I get rejected by my doctor and says I'll never dive. And the dive instructor won't accept me into his class because of it. What the fuck man! It's my life, If I get a pulmonary embolism, that's my death, not yours.

Good thing the dive shop offers full refunds. I'm still fucking pissed!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

It wasn't a requirement to get my labs or physical done before I started class. It was a personal choice. All of my labs and my physical was fine. It was the underlying issue that concerned my doc. I could still take the classes. Hell, they're still trying to persuade me into following through with my classes (I'm sure because once I attend, of my refunds are null and void).

I'm sure I'll still dive shallow (10-20ft) with my brother, but there's no way in hell I'm strapping on Nitrox tanks and hitting 100 feet or more. And I can still lobster dive in the Keys since the spots there are generally 10-15 feet.

So which one is true?

JP-pornshooter · 10-23-2012, 05:28 PM

be careful, untrained people have died in swimming pools as the dangers of scuba are very real and people dont understand and think its all related to nitrogen poisoning but it is only part of the danger.
Use scuba dive down 6 ft, hold your breath and resurface and you are in trouble, serious trouble. The air in your system expand due the the lower pressure, that pressure is exerted in your lungs, heart and arteries...
Number one rule in scuba, NEVER hold your breath.

Spunky · 10-23-2012, 05:33 PM

Rob · 10-23-2012, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

So which one is true?

Both. I could get a doctor to sign off and I'll be fine. But I'm not to high on the whole death thing.

Rob · 10-23-2012, 05:38 PM

The instructor is telling me to attend the class and pool sessions, but I won't be cleared for open water dives until I get a doctor's note. Better?

Supz · 10-23-2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mikesouth

why on earth would you buy the gear prior to taking a class? Part of the benefit of the class is to determine what gear is best for you.

lol. How many pollacks does it take to screw in a light bulb.

Spudstr · 10-23-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob

The instructor is telling me to attend the class and pool sessions, but I won't be cleared for open water dives until I get a doctor's note. Better?

Same boat, but mine was high blood pressure. I have no desire to dive past 49 feet. I like shore/shallow dives.. reefs etc. Fuckers!

bushwacker · 10-23-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Supz

lol. How many pollacks does it take to screw in a light bulb.

None, fish don't have hands.

waltgator · 10-23-2012, 06:15 PM

ahh sucks man, im PADI Certified, scuba diving is awesome hope you can get cleared & pass the test, snorkeling is fun as well... aint no scuba though
cheers & good luck!

Mr Pheer · 10-23-2012, 06:53 PM

What kind of bullshit is this?

There is no pressure change on your lungs as long as you keep breathing. If you hold your breath and ascend, you're going to have problems like everyone else. The pressure changes happen to closed airspaces... your sinus and your diving mask. This is why you have to equalize while descending and ascending, and blow air into your mask to keep it equalized as well.

Your lungs do this automatically because you're constantly breathing.

John-ACWM · 10-24-2012, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob

Good thing the dive shop offers full refunds. I'm still fucking pissed!!!

yeah, that's a good thing.

sperbonzo · 10-24-2012, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob

I'm sure I'll still dive shallow (10-20ft) with my brother, but there's no way in hell I'm strapping on Nitrox tanks and hitting 100 feet or more. And I can still lobster dive in the Keys since the spots there are generally 10-15 feet.

Where in FLA are you? I have a boat here in Miami and we go diving a lot. I know plenty of decent spots less than 20 feet down.

.

Socks · 10-24-2012, 10:00 AM

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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.

Charge him $5k to stress test his wallet to see if it can hold all that slimy money he's trying to pilfer.

Redrob · 10-24-2012, 10:15 AM

If a fat, old fuck like me can qualify for advanced open water and nitrox certifications, you can probably find a good doctor who will give you the test you need and fix you if he can.

If your condition is truly unfixable, be smart and change sports.

pornguy · 10-24-2012, 10:32 AM

Fly over to cancun and get the cert. Its cheaper and they will do it.

mavruda · 10-24-2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob

After spending over $2k on diving gear, I get rejected by my doctor and says I'll never dive. And the dive instructor won't accept me into his class because of it. What the fuck man! It's my life, If I get a pulmonary embolism, that's my death, not yours.

Good thing the dive shop offers full refunds. I'm still fucking pissed!!!

Can't you move to another place - where medical exam is optional ?

kristin · 10-24-2012, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

I grew up in Kaneohe/Kailua Hawaii ? In the 5th grade a friend and I learned to dive with the help of his older brothers. We would dive all the time and you could ride the bus for .50 cents anywhere on the island. We dove and body surfed all over with his brothers tanks and our misc stuff. It wasn't until I moved back to the mainland and went on a Bahama vacation that I learned I needed paperwork just to fill a tank.

The insurance companies now rule everything we do.

.

Heh, I was just looking at that area in Oahu for our vacation. Recommend it?

kristin · 10-24-2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by AdultPornMasta

Oddly enough I am in nearly the exact situation!

It's the whole liability thing going on.

Here's the thing................you do not have to take a course to dive.

Do your homework, find the books and the most current information and go for it!

You won't find many that will do it. They have insurance so if something happens to someone, regardless if they lied on the waiver or not, they are still liable.

It sucks, I get it, I can never get certified because of my seizures. But then I think about the crazy stories I've heard from people who don't have medical issues and the shit that can go wrong. Personally, I don't want to seize that far down in the ocean.

dready · 10-24-2012, 10:54 AM

Just go to any resort town and do the course there. I recommend Boca del Toro, Panama. $175 to get your PADI open water cert, plus they throw in two free dives on top. Great place to dive, and quite the party town.

Robbie · 10-24-2012, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by keysync

Always wanted to dive in the keys for lobsters!

All you need for that is snorkel and fins.
My band used to play down there in the mid 1980's and we snorkeled and ate lobster every day.

Stephen · 10-24-2012, 11:56 AM

Thank your doctor, Rob

I used to make my living as a diver / underwater videographer and have seen too many folks that had no business being in the water pushing their luck...

iwantchixx · 10-24-2012, 05:24 PM

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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.

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.

10-23-2012, 04:16 PM	#1
Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	I failed my fucking SCUBA physical! WTF!?!? After spending over $2k on diving gear, I get rejected by my doctor and says I'll never dive. And the dive instructor won't accept me into his class because of it. What the fuck man! It's my life, If I get a pulmonary embolism, that's my death, not yours. Good thing the dive shop offers full refunds. I'm still fucking pissed!!! __________________

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mikesouth Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: My High Horse Posts: 6,334	why on earth would you buy the gear prior to taking a class? Part of the benefit of the class is to determine what gear is best for you. __________________ Mike South It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.

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Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	And I bought all my dive gear from the same place I was taking my lessons (or was supposed to take them). And they offer a 100% refund. __________________

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CyberHustler Masterbaiter Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26,162	Sounds like fun...

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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	Why were you medically rejected?

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Juicy J So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 115	Rent a Canoe and go dive yourself

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CyberHustler Masterbaiter Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26,162	Who stabbed you and why?

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baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	Sounds like an episode of Lockup where someone got shanked.

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keysync Living the Dream Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Murica Posts: 2,375	Always wanted to dive in the keys for lobsters! __________________

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10-23-2012, 05:06 PM	#25
JP-pornshooter Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: westcoast usa Posts: 4,007	sucks, take the online padi training. then get your brother to teach you the dive stuff. (i did not recommend this practice, diving is dangerous) doctors dont care about you, they care about their own exposure to getting sued. btw, i did not take a physical for diving, why should I? why did you? __________________ "Obscenity is whatever gives the Judge an erection." -- Author Unknown

10-23-2012, 05:08 PM	#26
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	Leave the country and get PADI certificated elsewhere. I got mine in Thailand and it is just the same as if I got it in the USA, only I didn't have to visit a doctor first.

10-23-2012, 05:19 PM	#27
Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	It wasn't a requirement to get my labs or physical done before I started class. It was a personal choice. All of my labs and my physical was fine. It was the underlying issue that concerned my doc. I could still take the classes. Hell, they're still trying to persuade me into following through with my classes (I'm sure because once I attend, of my refunds are null and void). I'm sure I'll still dive shallow (10-20ft) with my brother, but there's no way in hell I'm strapping on Nitrox tanks and hitting 100 feet or more. And I can still lobster dive in the Keys since the spots there are generally 10-15 feet. __________________ Last edited by Rob; 10-23-2012 at 05:21 PM..

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beerptrol Confirmed Asshole Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Half way between sobriety and fubar. Posts: 12,722	Just look for a doctor who will pass you. Never got around to getting certified to dive, but I love to snorkel __________________ “If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” -- Ulysses S. Grant Last edited by beerptrol; 10-23-2012 at 05:25 PM..

10-23-2012, 05:28 PM	#30
JP-pornshooter Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: westcoast usa Posts: 4,007	be careful, untrained people have died in swimming pools as the dangers of scuba are very real and people dont understand and think its all related to nitrogen poisoning but it is only part of the danger. Use scuba dive down 6 ft, hold your breath and resurface and you are in trouble, serious trouble. The air in your system expand due the the lower pressure, that pressure is exerted in your lungs, heart and arteries... Number one rule in scuba, NEVER hold your breath. __________________ "Obscenity is whatever gives the Judge an erection." -- Author Unknown

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10-23-2012, 05:38 PM	#33
Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	The instructor is telling me to attend the class and pool sessions, but I won't be cleared for open water dives until I get a doctor's note. Better? __________________

10-23-2012, 06:15 PM	#37
waltgator Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2011 Location: tweak-ville, U.S.A. Posts: 1,369	ahh sucks man, im PADI Certified, scuba diving is awesome hope you can get cleared & pass the test, snorkeling is fun as well... aint no scuba though cheers & good luck! __________________ http://behindtheclit.com ICQ 448280936

10-23-2012, 06:53 PM	#38
Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,231	What kind of bullshit is this? There is no pressure change on your lungs as long as you keep breathing. If you hold your breath and ascend, you're going to have problems like everyone else. The pressure changes happen to closed airspaces... your sinus and your diving mask. This is why you have to equalize while descending and ascending, and blow air into your mask to keep it equalized as well. Your lungs do this automatically because you're constantly breathing. __________________ 2 lifeguards for Jessica

10-24-2012, 10:15 AM	#42
Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,791	If a fat, old fuck like me can qualify for advanced open water and nitrox certifications, you can probably find a good doctor who will give you the test you need and fix you if he can. If your condition is truly unfixable, be smart and change sports.

10-24-2012, 10:32 AM	#43
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dready Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 5,247	Just go to any resort town and do the course there. I recommend Boca del Toro, Panama. $175 to get your PADI open water cert, plus they throw in two free dives on top. Great place to dive, and quite the party town. __________________ ICQ: 91139591

10-24-2012, 11:56 AM	#49
Stephen Consigliere Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,771	Thank your doctor, Rob I used to make my living as a diver / underwater videographer and have seen too many folks that had no business being in the water pushing their luck...