| I've got asthma and dive with no problems. I am symptom free but will tend to pick up a chest infection about december most years that puts me out of the water for a month. My advice is to keep up the dive medicals - i do a medical every two years. I did alot of competive swimming when young and this helped my asthma - my peak flow is easily in the 700's and i feel fine with it. I can manage a 10k run and can still swim 50 mtr in under 50sec which i recon isnt bad.
As long as its controlled then diving should be ok but get a Doc to confirm this.
What make me mad is when a 20st fatty sees the inhaler in my dive bag and and says "oh i didnt think asthmatics could dive, arnt you a risk for your buddy?" - the reply "oh well i didnt think beach balls could sink but you manage it " went down like a ton of bricks but there you go. |