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JT, is is indeed skin bends. I have gotten it when I got wet and cold on the abdomen, or whenever I had too much fat and too little deco. -----Original Message----- From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Cc: vbtech@ci*.co* <vbtech@ci*.co*> Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:16 PM Subject: Attack of the "Slobitus" >Well it is plain now that I'm not immune to having problems. I will tell >anything that happens on our trips, unlike some divers that wait several >years to disclose problems so they can change what really happen or say " >that was before I knew better". > >This past weekends dives to the U-140 depth 270ft and then the U-117 depth >235ft after a 4 hr SI on Saturday, and Ostfrisland depth 380ft on Sunday >produced some interesting things.These wrecks range from 61 miles to 72 >miles ENE from Rudee Inlet Va Beach, Va USA > >As Cobb has already posted the dacor scooter will not survive the depth of >270ft, I had modified mine by foaming in all the air spaces to give it more >strength to endure the pressure of a 400ft dive.I had planned to take mine >on my Ostfrisland dive, but after the U-140ft I chose not to.At 265ft I was >able to control the sticking trigger but I could feel that scooter was in a >great amount of stress and was "flexing" as I scootered down the U-140 >which is 311 ft long.Mine did survive the dive. > >The attack of Slobitus occurred after the Ostfrisland dive were I reached a >max depth 375ft. For those that do not know what Slobitus is that is the >nickname I think George has given it. It in my opinion it is a form of >"Skin Bends", we also had a representative from "Dan" (Divers Alert >Network) on board and our dives were being studied by them. Charley Coffey >( from Dan) was very interested in this and took photos as well as >monitored my condition. I did not go on 02, but instead took a pill equal >to 3 or 4 Aleve to also help relieve the pain in my shoulders and legs that >I also get when this happens. Just as I predicted the pain was gone in >less than 1 hr and the "Slobitus" in less than 2 hrs. This was not my first >time. The rash always shows on the fatty tissue on my abdomen. Thus it is >nicknamed "Slobitus". > >The divers who went on this trip were Rick Atkins, Jeff Hewlett, Dave >Widen, Jim Cobb, Brad Beskins, Bill Ripley, Rodney King, Gary Sanderson, >Eric Deister, JT Barker > >Capt Charlie >Capt/mate Mike >Mate Becky >Mate Chris >Dan Rep. Charley > >Other things learned on the trip: > >1) How to lose a stage off your gear line ask Bill >2) How to share air at 330ft ask Jeff >3) How to troll using your gear line ask Cobb >4) You can tell the water temp by the length of your "pecker" after the >dive, if a female >the high beams come on ask us ALL >5) Beware of a fishing boat that says you ran over their lines if I'm on >board with a hand held VHF ;-) ask Capt Charlie > >Several photos will be on my site in a few days, maybe even a quick time >movie of the U-117. > >Capt JT > > >"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the >water" >Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more > Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ >Email captjt@mi*.co* > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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