YDers getting bent

[Jay]

My view is that on YD we have divers from most major training organisations with differing levels of experience getting bent at different times of the year at different depths in different dive sites so I guess its probably a pretty broad sample group so statistics are starting to rear their head.

What I leaned from my bend is that there is no magic line between being bent or not. Ever left a dive site feeling unusually tired? Yup - thats probably a very mild bend! What I'm trying to say is that I have probably had very mild DCI a number of times and only had it severe enough to warrant a trip to the pot once.

[Stu Sheridan]

gaz.[/quote]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]I was also very shocked to discover another diver at the pot when i was there who was complaining of an elbow pain (like mine) after an hour long 10mtr dive (like mine) doing twinset shutdowns (like mine).

Just a quickie, havent read the rest of the thread so I may be barking up the wrong tree but...

Elbow pain and lots unusual elbow movement (shutdowns) could be related.
Stu.

[peter k]

Okay, seeing as my name was mentioned earlier in the thread I suppose I should rear my ugly head.

I got caught! As to why I got caught, I still have no "one" particular reason. Hindsight tells me various reasons, all of which on there own wouldn't have bent me. It was the multiple small things that got me bent.

You, yes "YOU" will not admit to yourself that you're bent. It takes people round about you to start dealing with your carcass. We all do a sport that we love and in the back of our brains will not admit that it can really hurt us, even when we know we are hurt. It's human nature!

I have spent, as some of you know, the past week dealing with a good friend and trying to get her into the pot. She wouldn't admit to herself that she was bent and it took someone "round about" her to get her there.

Denial is a big part of getting bent. For as much as we look after ourselves, we should also look for small differences in those round about our personalities/complaints.

We are all under the impression that when we get bent we go to the chamber. Problem solved! Believe me, the after phscological effects are even worse. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why a thing I love so much can hurt me so bad.

And I'm glad to get that out my system!!!!!!!

Safe diving "all"
Peter

Straightening out the bends

[Jay]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (peter k @ Aug. 01 2003,11:01)]I'm still trying to wrap my head around why a thing I love so much can hurt me so bad.

Now if that isn't a great title for a Country and Western song, don't know what is!!

My personal favourite title for a C&W track by the way is (and this is REALLY true!)...

"Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of Life"

[Dominic]

I once heard "Get your tongue out my mouth cos I'm kissing you goodbye" on the radio.. but I think my favourite title so far is "How can I miss you if you won't go away?"

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Denial is a big part of getting bent.

No it isn't

[Finless]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Dominic @ Aug. 01 2003,11:51)]

No it isn't

I agree with Dom.

I mean, how many YDers go diving in "de Nile".

[gaz]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (PressurE @ July 31 2003,19:49)]gaz.

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]I was also very shocked to discover another diver at the pot when i was there who was complaining of an elbow pain (like mine) after an hour long 10mtr dive (like mine) doing twinset shutdowns (like mine).

Just a quickie, havent read the rest of the thread so I may be barking up the wrong tree but...

Elbow pain and lots unusual elbow movement (shutdowns) could be related.
Stu.[/quote]
Well that's what i thought, until there was a numbness in my arm a couple of days later. Jumping in the pot and finding the symptoms going, is a pretty good indicator of dci   .

Conversly, going in the pot with golfer's elbow doesn't do anything for the injury .

[Mr T.]

Whilst we're on the C&W theme.....

Remember that case in the US (where else?) a few years back, when those kids played Judas Priest records (err...remember them??) backwards and claimed that they heard Satan telling them to 'off themselves' with shotguns (alas, only one of them achieved his goal)......? Remember that?

Well I hit upon the idea that if you played Country and Western albums backwards, your wife wouldn't leave you, your dog wouldn't die in tragic circumstances, your truck wouldn't get repossessed and your hooch still would remain undiscovered in the woods! Oh, and your 'achey-breaky' heart would remain remarkably pain-free.

Just a though......

[MATTBIN]

Anybody who listens to C&W gets what they deserve!

Matt

[Mr T.]

Amen to that brother.