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gerstl_ossi · November 14th, 2007, 10:16 PM

Hi, OK I'm not a women but my girlfriend use nappies and for here works fine, is also funny, so I have not only a girlfriend but a big baby too

Oswald from Italy

Quote: (Originally Posted by Clare Gledhill)

OK - so this is now temporarily the grown up area... where we girls can discuss things sensibly

I realised when diving in a wetsuit in Egypt that I am unintentionally or otherwise diving poorly hydrated. Whilst I normally have good hydration, I limit my water on dive days as I don't want to have a problem underwater. I once found myself sorely tempted to cut deco short as I needed a wee - I didn't cut short the stops of course but the result was painful crossed legs and would not have been good decompression either.

I've tried wearing nappies, but to be honest have the same problem - I don't want to use them, so again limit my water intake so I don't have to.

I discussed this with a diving doc when I had my HSE medical and have decided to use a catheter and a conventional P valve when diving. I have discussed this with my GP who has been reasonably helpful (you should have been a fly on the wall for the start of that conversation

) and a mate has helped me get hold of the right valves to convert the standard P valve to be user friendly for a female (they have to work differently).

It will be fitted to my new suit when it arrives and, if anyone is interested, I'll post about how I get on (desperately trying to strike a balance between To Much Information and sharing knowledge with others). In the meantime, what do others do?

November 14th, 2007, 10:16 PM	#116 (permalink)
gerstl_ossi(Offline) New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 76	Hi, OK I'm not a women but my girlfriend use nappies and for here works fine, is also funny, so I have not only a girlfriend but a big baby too Oswald from Italy Quote: (Originally Posted by Clare Gledhill) OK - so this is now temporarily the grown up area... where we girls can discuss things sensibly I realised when diving in a wetsuit in Egypt that I am unintentionally or otherwise diving poorly hydrated. Whilst I normally have good hydration, I limit my water on dive days as I don't want to have a problem underwater. I once found myself sorely tempted to cut deco short as I needed a wee - I didn't cut short the stops of course but the result was painful crossed legs and would not have been good decompression either. I've tried wearing nappies, but to be honest have the same problem - I don't want to use them, so again limit my water intake so I don't have to. I discussed this with a diving doc when I had my HSE medical and have decided to use a catheter and a conventional P valve when diving. I have discussed this with my GP who has been reasonably helpful (you should have been a fly on the wall for the start of that conversation ) and a mate has helped me get hold of the right valves to convert the standard P valve to be user friendly for a female (they have to work differently). It will be fitted to my new suit when it arrives and, if anyone is interested, I'll post about how I get on (desperately trying to strike a balance between To Much Information and sharing knowledge with others). In the meantime, what do others do?