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Scuba Forum / General / June 2006Diving after having chemtoherapy in 2003
Hi guys and greetings from Sipadan, Maleysia. It's been two days of magnificent diving. I received chemotherapy in 2003 and survived testicular cancer. I know there is some issues with diving after such treatment. I've done 30 occasional recreational fun dives up to 36m without any problems since 2004. I am also back to competitive sports and feel healthy, but am concerned about long excessive periods of diving such as in the divemaster course. (which I am planning to do not to become an instructor but to get experience and confidence.) Do you know where I could get more detailed information how much diving is concidered safe? I don't feel comfortable asking the diveshop people about it. Thanks, KK > I received chemotherapy in 2003 and survived testicular cancer. I know > there is some issues with diving after such treatment. > I've done 30 occasional recreational fun dives up to 36m without any > problems since 2004. I am also back to competitive sports and feel [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > is concidered safe? I don't feel comfortable asking the diveshop people > about it. Assuming you didn't treat yourself through castration and a microwave oven, you probably went to a doctor. There's a possibility that he or she might be able to advise you, or can refer to someone who can. Otherwise, Divers Alert Network has knowledgeable medical advisors on staff and can refer you to hyperbaric knowledgeable MDs of all specialties around the globe. Good luck with your balls and dive safe. > Hi guys and greetings from Sipadan, Maleysia. It's been two days of > magnificent diving. How's the drop off? > I received chemotherapy in 2003 and survived testicular cancer. I know > there is some issues with diving after such treatment. Really? Like what? > I've done 30 occasional recreational fun dives up to 36m without any > problems since 2004. I am also back to competitive sports and feel [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > is concidered safe? I don't feel comfortable asking the diveshop people > about it. But you'll ask us? Hmm . . .OK, I guess maybe you don't want to have to tell them. Why don't you ask your oncologist? Frankly, 3 years after your last treatment . . .my guess is you don't have anything to worry about, at least from a diving perspective. > Thanks, > KK >> Hi guys and greetings from Sipadan, Maleysia. It's been two days of >> magnificent diving. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >Why don't you ask your oncologist? Your oncologist is your best friend when it comes to medical advice. Our GP defers everything to Carol's oncologist. >Frankly, 3 years after your last treatment . . .my guess is you don't have >anything to worry about, at least from a diving perspective. Speaking of Carol. We saw her surgeon today. She's healed up nicely, has put in another of her 50 hour work weeks. He's quite happy with his work and feels that she is "clinically disease free". He thinks that the exposed margin is nothing more than that, and not an intrusion. She starts radiation on the 5th and has a follow up with Dr. Smith in December. She'll see her oncologist next Friday, I'll be in Indy for the USGP. Things are definitely brighter than they were 5 months ago. >> Thanks, >> KK >  Signaturedillon JAFO > I received chemotherapy in 2003 and survived testicular cancer. Congratulations. > I've done 30 occasional recreational fun dives up to 36m without any > problems since 2004. 36 meters exceeds the limits most divers set for themselves. That kind of diving is not the most extreme, but it's certainly on the advanced end of recreational. > I am also back to competitive sports and feel healthy, but am concerned > about long excessive periods of diving such [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > concidered safe? I don't feel comfortable asking > the diveshop people about it. First, talk to your doctor, trying to get details of your condition. Ask about limitations related to diving, particularly pressure. I don't know why there would be any, but you pay good money to people who are supposed to know things like this. Armed with whatever you can get from your own doctors, do an internet search (Google.com) on DAN or Divers Alert Network, find a number for them and ask. You should have no problem. We have a number of people in this group that, as near as we can, have no balls at all and never did. Lee > You should have no problem. We have a number of people in this group that, > as near as we can, have no balls at all and never did. Between my son and I, we have three. Would that then become "testiculi"? Is túisce deoch ná scéal, "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> rista: > Between my son and I, we have three. and your son has all three. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> You should have no problem. We have a number of people in this group >> that, >> as near as we can, have no balls at all and never did. > Between my son and I, we have three. > Would that then become "testiculi"? Not, that would mean you guys are odd balls, something we new without having to count. 8^)) Lee > Not, that would mean you guys are odd balls, something we new without having > to count. 8^)) I always thought it meant one of 'em was half nuts. Allrght, good article at http://www.zuidencomm.nl/njm/getpdf.php?id=117 Over & Out, KK >Hi guys and greetings from Sipadan, Maleysia. It's been two days of >magnificent diving. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Thanks, >KK You feel good! Doctor says OK? Check out this forum and others. http://www.tc-cancer.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-3595.html Neither would I. Join DAN and send them a note. SignatureRapid Rick "Just Dive, Baby" "Kosi Kosi" <kosikosi@luukku.com> wrote in message > Do you know where I could get more detailed information how much diving > is concidered safe? I don't feel comfortable asking the diveshop people > about it.
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