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Scuba Forum / General / October 2004Weirdness with fire coral
I accidentally brushed up against some fire coral in Cozumel on September 25th. The rash hurt at first, but the pain and rash were gone in about an hour. I thought, "man all that talk about how much fire coral sucks was a load of crap". Anyway, now - more than a week later, my rash is back, but no real itch. What is up with that? Why did it return after a week? I was in the ocean for about 3 days straight after the sting, would that make a difference? Also, how do I get it to go away? Most of the recommendations I see are for treatment of the pain. Mine's not too bothersome, it just looks gross. >I accidentally brushed up against some fire coral in Cozumel on > September 25th. The rash hurt at first, but the pain and rash were [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > get it to go away? Most of the recommendations I see are for treatment > of the pain. Mine's not too bothersome, it just looks gross. My recent experience, from Capt. Don's dock in Bonaire, took about a month to fully disappear. I was in heavy surge trying to reach the dock stairs underwater - avoiding contact with the piling was completely unavoidable in the conditions, so I used the side of my ungloved hand to take the impact and the encrusting fire coral nailed me. I'm curious what your excuse is for touching coral in Cozumel. > I'm curious what your excuse is for touching coral in Cozumel. Uhhh... It had a "Wet Paint" sign on it? <snicker >> I'm curious what your excuse is for touching coral in Cozumel. > >Uhhh... It had a "Wet Paint" sign on it? <snicker> Saw a sign that said "Wet Paint" so I did. You'd be surprised at what urine does to fresh paint. dillon Hood, Bismark, Arizona, Yamoto 10,000 men > I'm curious what your excuse is for touching coral in Cozumel. To see what it feels like? > > I'm curious what your excuse is for touching coral in Cozumel. > > To see what it feels like? I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand started to burn. > I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I > can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand > started to burn. Ahhh... You were expecting a sign to be on it that said, "Warning, Fire Coral. Do Not Touch"... Damned inconsiderate of those Mexicans not to label everything in Cozumel... <grin > > I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I > > can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Coral. Do Not Touch"... Damned inconsiderate of those Mexicans not to label > everything in Cozumel... <grin> Um, no. I just made a point to look at what I brushed against just in case. >I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I >can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand >started to burn. You missed the point. It burned you. You quite possibly killed it. Don't touch the coral. > >I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I >>can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Don't > touch the coral. I hope he killed it. I harbor no great love for fire coral. But brand new divers shouldn't go around indiscriminately killing coral. Instead they should first become more experienced and then go on a killing rampage. I recommend the Tahiti Aggressor as a great way to take your aggressions out on coral, but they recommend at least 100 dives so that the coral killer knows what he or she is doing. "Killing Coral ???? Dough??? Isn't there enough killing of nature species by man? shame on you! man is not supposed to be under water, it is not our habitat. We scubadivers are ALL visitors of the sea and we should have respect for the environement. Otherwise wise could breathe under water. so think of it if you down next time!!!!! > >I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I > >can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand > >started to burn. > > You missed the point. It burned you. You quite possibly killed it. Don't > touch the coral. OK people, I didn't go on a murderous rampage trying to wipe out a coral reef. And I think YOU missed the point - I'm asking for advice or similar stories about my fire coral situation, not to be chastised for an accident. I tried very hard to avoid touching anything down there, even the sand at the bottom. And thank you for the reminder to not touch the coral, but I think I've learned my lesson.. > OK people, I didn't go on a murderous rampage trying to wipe out a > coral reef. And I think YOU missed the point - I'm asking for advice > or similar stories about my fire coral situation, not to be chastised > for an accident. I tried very hard to avoid touching anything down > there, even the sand at the bottom. And thank you for the reminder to > not touch the coral, but I think I've learned my lesson.. What's wrong with touching sand? Is there now a law against that too? >Subject: Re: Weirdness with fire coral >From: hernandezsylvia@hotmail.com >> >I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I >> >can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >there, even the sand at the bottom. And thank you for the reminder to >not touch the coral, but I think I've learned my lesson.. I wouldn't worry about it. Fish touch it all the time. Hell, some of them even eat it! Capt. Bill > I wouldn't worry about it. Fish touch it all the time. > Hell, some of them even eat it! Can't be much spicier than a habanero. Nothing a squeeze of lime can't cure. >Subject: Re: Weirdness with fire coral >From: "Greg Mossman" >Can't be much spicier than a habanero. Nothing a squeeze of lime can't >cure. I think I smell a new line of hot sauce in the making! Capt. Bill > I think I smell a new line of hot sauce in the making! I've chewed betel nut with powdered coral. It has a little bite to it, more sour than anything. >> >I accidentally brushed up against it. It was my first scuba dive so, I >> >can blame my ignorance. Had no idea it was fire coral until my hand >> >started to burn. Everybody makes mistakes. Try to do better in the future. >> You missed the point. It burned you. You quite possibly killed it. >> Don't >> touch the coral. Probably not. I know it's hard for most to believe, but coral is not all that delicate. > OK people, I didn't go on a murderous rampage trying to wipe out a > coral reef. Nobody said you did. The point, although made with typical rec.scuba abrasiveness, is that coral is important to us and that you should avoid touching all coral, not just those that sting. A single touch is very unlikely to hurt it much, but it can be impacted by repeated contact. The less the contacts, the better. > And I think YOU missed the point - I'm asking for advice > or similar stories about my fire coral situation, not to be chastised > for an accident. You appear to think somebody cares what you were asking for. You got responses and you got criticism. About par for rec.scuba. There's a lot of knowledge here, and I really mean a lot, but you gotta take the good with the bad to get it. > I tried very hard to avoid touching anything down there, even the sand at > the bottom. And thank you for the reminder > to not touch the coral, but I think I've learned my lesson.. Glad to hear it. Lee |
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