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From: Jeff Bentley <jbentley@cr*.co*>
Subject: Re: Ideals on what mixes to Go to !
To: scubamt@ex*.co*
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:56:31 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: rebreather@nw*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com, jbentley@cr*.co*
m,

Have you done any dives to get really loaded and then
deco out successfully?

You sound like you bend as easy as Gumby. If you have
pre-disposing factors helium will not fix you.

I prescribe a trip to the doc and a pair of
running shoes.

Jeff

> So does anyone have ideals for me!
> 
> My Interest in rebreathers and mixed gas is that I have had three DCS
> hit which were uncalled for. One from a research Sub after a dive to
> 880ft to a wreck off Grand Cayman there was a vacum when the hatch
> opened which was to be one atm and I had already loged 12 dives in 4
> days on regular air.  The fight home added to be getting bent which was
> a week long ordeal. Second time was spearing a large redsnapper and the
> asscent I started mid headaches and started staged stops till aches
> disappeared and took 19 minutes on stops then O2 in 15 minute intervals
> for 2 hours with 5 minute air breaks on boat. Only minor musle pains
> resulted in Doctors going ahead and placing in Chamber for Table V
> protacall. Last time was due to contaimated air and after a week of
> teaching with 19 dives to 30 feet. Resulted in in DCS 10 hours after
> dive and three months latter Asceptic Necrosis of the end of Right
> Femor, Seven months of Physical Theropy to learn to walk again.
> 
> Nitrogen is my problem and looking for other alternatives. I have
> curtell ed my teaching and diving due to this last incident in 1994. I
> have about another 400 dives since then. I teach about 150 new divers
> annually. In July I shoot my first 50 lb Amber Jack and It was an adrium
> RUSH.
> 
> Concerning Goal... There is a wreck off South Point in Grand Cayman
> which Ambasador Divers started diving mixed gas in 1991 to 190 feet to
> the deck. Does anyone dove this certain wreck? I want to shoot a film
> off the wreck and use rebreathers. Also I own realestate in Belize in
> the central part and want to dive deeper than the 200 feet level and get
> a mini sub to use on the wall to explore for old wrecks..
> 
> 
> latter
> Monte
> My Homepage is http://www.exploreuw.com/sc07101.htm
> 

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