I want to know if there are any of you out there who scauba dive and your eperiences??
sharon
Nov 03, 2008 1:53 am
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Nov 03, 2008 2:12 pm
very interesting post, and i hope you get some replys. afraid i have never done it, i would feel just like a doggie treat for a big ole shark!! since i am a poor swimmer he would have little trouble catching me.
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trifinisher
Dec 31, 2008 11:28 pm
Hi Sharon and Super Hero:
I have had a urostomy with the barrier-and-bag deal for 6 years. Have been diving for years. Was a bit apprehensive diving after surgery (not because of the sharks:-) ) but it has worked out well. Usually I get 4 - 5 days with a barrier and bag, but the prolonged exposure to water cuts this to a couple of days... no big deal. I just bring lots of supplies.
As for how it affects the ostomy, it doesn't. Checked with my MD who dives, and with PADI doctors. Nothing can get into the ostomy opening. Just before entering the water, I open the bag, jump in, and any urine escapes during the dive. Leaving the bag closed had led to a very full and sometimes leaking bag/barrier upon rising from any depth. So I just leave it open, then close it upon exiting the water. No one ever knows. They just think I'm "adjusting" myself.
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Have tried waterproof tape around the barrier. Doesn't seem to matter one way or the other.
So, in conclusion, go for it!
I have had a urostomy with the barrier-and-bag deal for 6 years. Have been diving for years. Was a bit apprehensive diving after surgery (not because of the sharks:-) ) but it has worked out well. Usually I get 4 - 5 days with a barrier and bag, but the prolonged exposure to water cuts this to a couple of days... no big deal. I just bring lots of supplies.
As for how it affects the ostomy, it doesn't. Checked with my MD who dives, and with PADI doctors. Nothing can get into the ostomy opening. Just before entering the water, I open the bag, jump in, and any urine escapes during the dive. Leaving the bag closed had led to a very full and sometimes leaking bag/barrier upon rising from any depth. So I just leave it open, then close it upon exiting the water. No one ever knows. They just think I'm "adjusting" myself.
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Have tried waterproof tape around the barrier. Doesn't seem to matter one way or the other.
So, in conclusion, go for it!
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sharon
Mar 22, 2009 3:36 am
Thanks for your knowledge, as for myself I have a ileosomy so it is alittle differnt,if i open it the wetsuit would et quite messy (**you understand**)!I just make sure I don't eat much afew hours before the dive which padi doesn't recommend but.......little choice, and my dives can be short at times because the oxygen goes straigt to the bowel and can fill with air overtime, but I am hooked and I love it,I am so glad I did it,wouldn't change it for the world! I think alot of ostomates don't think they can do it and I know my primary surgeon didn't think so I had to go above him and see a padi doctor,we're a small part of the padi community, that is true.
Glad I conversated with you you are the first ostomate I came accross that dives, although I have heard they're out there!
Thanks for sharing yur experiences with me.
Glad I conversated with you you are the first ostomate I came accross that dives, although I have heard they're out there!
Thanks for sharing yur experiences with me.