[RogueCanadian]

Hey Lazuli,

although new to the forum I'm not new to Seizures as A close relative of mine suffers from a seizure disorder (not epylepsy) and they can be triggered but almost anything. She actually played hockey and had her first grand mal triggered by the flourescent lights in the rink. this was in her late teens. What you described sounds exactly like a grand mal. With that being said, there are a hundred other possibilities to consider. Have you been tested for diabetes? A good griend of mine developed it in his mid 20's and had similar sympoms right before he was hospitalized. You did however mention that your vision is fine so who knows.

I'm with the rest of the gang here by saying, find a doctor that dives. These kinds of medical mysteries only lead to a fast and often premature diagnosis of something completely wrong in the hands of a doctor who thinks they have it figured out and are mentally checked out thinking the case is solved and closed.

You definitely want to be able to dive and you certainly want you driving record and any possible job in the future to be view as "clean bill of health"

Find a doctor who knows where your coming from and will help you get back to diving confidently

One thing I would reccomend however is that if you do have a steady dive buddy and you are nervous about this happening again, make sure you instruct them on how to deal with a seizure (as a percaution), especially a grand mal, if one actually happens. On land the best thing to do is support the victim's head to protect it from banging into the ground, lay them on their side as best as possible and clear the way of their legs so they dont injure temselves by kicking anything. never put anything in their mouth to stop them from swallowing their tounge. That is a wives tail. if they are on their side it won't happen.

You may also want to read up on how to deal with a vicim of siezure in the water. just in case...it's better to know what to do and never have to use it than have no idea and be caught out. I think we can all safely agree that freediving is a sport based on lots of preparation

Anyway mate - that was a long post on my part - I just hate hearing stories of people being limited from their passions by an uncontrollable aspect of their life.

Good luck, keep us posted.

Rogue