That'll teach you a lesson... Lobsters should be eaten, not photographed...

Amputation?

Depends on the person... Are you prone to getting keloids?  Different people
scar differently... I can get massive injuries with minimal scarring, but I
known people who would have a serious scar from popping a pimple because
they are prone to keloids...

itches.  The

   Ummmmmm..............go see a doctor? Sounds infected to me but
what the hell do I know, I'm not a doctor.

   Depends on Gods sense of poetic justice.

its infected....get a tetanus shot and take some antibiotics.

shoulda pissed on it as soon as you got back on the boat.

let's hope so.

cranial amputation sounds appropriate...

Yes, I seriously doubt that the coral will ever be the same...

For those of you who were willing to share their own experiences and make
useful suggestions, thanks.  For those of you who flamed me, well, all I can
do is laugh since I expected that.

I've been applying a topical antibotic and it is improving.  I think the
increased sensitivity I experienced was because it was beginning to dry out
and itch more than anything.

I care very much about coral and try to avoid touching the bottom, and use
moorings as opposed to anchoring whenever possible.  I am fairly experienced
and have good buoyancy control, but it is certainly worth emphasizing the
importance of it.  However, know that it can happen to even very experienced
divers (it happened very quickly and was not the result of repeated dragging
along the bottom).

When I got back onboard the diveboat my guide recommended any kind of
citrus, and I used oranges.  It stopped the stinging fairly quickly.

Thanks for the help.

Brien