Hey everyone from Alabama!

[micha3l87]

Hey guys! This isn't my first post because when I first found this forum I was in bit of a rush for some last minute advice on a surgery that would allow me (I hope!) to dive.

ANyway my name is Michael, I live in alabama and usually the first thing people ask me when I tell them I'm taking diving classes is where the heck do you dive around here? I'm currently taking classes at a community college I changed my major from nursing not sure to what but I just realized how much I don't want to be a nurse recently.

I've always wanted to be a scubadiver! I even remember the ones in the aquarium when I was younger so last year my 21st birthday (november) I saved all the money I got up for classes and signed up to take them around late march the first two classes went great but the 3rd made me visit a ENT to only realize I had a serverly deviated septum and that the only way I might be able to clear my ears properly is if he did surgery.

Well the surgery is done and over with and i'm just taking it easy reading and researching now, the doctor seems to be a lot more confident now that I should have no problem clearing my ears. He told my parents that the deviated septum was a lot worst then he had thought, said that the bone probably grew crooked from birth and was putting a lot of pressure on my tubes that run to my ear


Soo with any luck i'll get to see yall somewhere below the water one day soon!
1 month of recovery before doc will sign my release papers!

[FishFood]

Welcome! What part of Alabama?

[mrmccoy]

Welcome! Lots of info on this board. I'm going this weekend to finish my last open water dive. Hope you recover quickly and can get back in the water!

[micha3l87]

Originally Posted by FishFood

Welcome! What part of Alabama?

Chelsea, Pelham, Birmingham
you?
Taking classes in Pelham
http://www.divealabama.com

[hoova-scuba]

Hey Michael! My son and I are taking our open water certification class at Blue Water now. They have a great facility.

Hey Fishfood! What part of BAMA are you from?

[Recon]

Welcome to Scubatoys, and would you like some kool-aid?

~Recon

[FishFood]

Extreme SE 'Bama - Ozark/Dothan Area.

How's the viz up at the quarry these days? Keep meaning to make a trip up there but the gulf has been so nice this year. Have they completed the new building yet?

Goodluck with yall's training!

[micha3l87]

Originally Posted by hoova-scuba

Hey Michael! My son and I are taking our open water certification class at Blue Water now. They have a great facility.

Hey Fishfood! What part of BAMA are you from?

Yeah its very nice! Who's your trainers? I'm going to go insane waiting this 30 day recovery before I can get in the water. even at 30 days theres still a chance my nose won't be healed

Extreme SE 'Bama - Ozark/Dothan Area.

How's the viz up at the quarry these days? Keep meaning to make a trip up there but the gulf has been so nice this year. Have they completed the new building yet?

Goodluck with yall's training!

No the contractor screwed up or something, they said he had never done anything other than houses so he under estimated the building and they are hoping to have it done before fall (that was in early march) last time I drove by everything looked the same.

As far as business they stay packed on weekends, I went up there to buy my gear on a saturday and it was so packed I had trouble finding a parking spot lol they said that was the early crowd also when I said something about how busy they were.

Welcome to Scubatoys, and would you like some kool-aid?

~Recon

with no cookies?

[hoova-scuba]

Michael, my trainers are Brian and Stephen. We have our second confined water training tonight. I was nervous for the first one so I am feeling a little less hesitant today. I hope all goes well with your healing and you get to dive soon.

[bamamedic]

Hi, Michael!

Hope everything goes well with your recovery...Stephen and Brian are very awesome instructors, and I'm sure the rest of your class will be fantastic.

I'm at ABWA nearly every weekend, so feel free to stop by and say "Hi" when you see me....look for the gray Miata and the little red-head