Experiences with

Swimming

Does anyone find swimming a problem for your skin with lupus? Its a preferred exercise for mental well being, but concerned chlorine will aggregate rash on arms face and in ears.

I too am back in the swimming pool after not having swum for years . Really enjoying it actually and it feels good to belong to a “gym”! I have achieved 40 lengths already (which is over half a mile ) so I’m pretty pleased with myself !

My transplant team told me not to travel to another country and not to swim anywhere for the first year.

hello ! I had my surgery on the 14th Sep, I have 6/7 incision wounds which are healing nicely. The hospital didn’t advise me on when I can swim again, was anyone told when they could ? Thank you ! xx

Swimming is a form of low pressure exercise I can still do to keep my spirits up.

Theres winter outdoor swimming near me, I wondered about trying it .... I love swimming but usually in the warm. Sorry if silly question, I am realising that I dont know much physiology ....

We went swimming at Baby Beach. We later went swimming in the Conchi natural swimming pool at Arikok National Park. I got a few bites on my legs at some point that I noticed after the Conchi swimming pool.

Appeared after swimming last night.

I now want to take it up a level and as the local pool is at the end of my road I am thinking of doing a daily swim in the morning before work (maybe an hour of moderate Lane swimming but would work up to that gradually).

Does anyone have experience of swimming for fitness in his situation or advice or sources of advice? Thanks

Suddenly appeared after swimming last night. It's hard. No heat or swelling or redness.

When PMR. hit I went from aerobic land exercise to swimming 60. Lengths front crawl every second day. It feels very good on my body. That being said swimming is not weight bearing and thinking of starting again some free weight and machine exercises for my bones.

The Dr has said it's ok to keep running and swimming, so my question is apart from my running, swimming and twice daily walking, are there any other things I can do to help strengthen my bones and improve my bone density ?? As always, thanks so much in advance, for any replies !!

My 6 yr old son loves swimming. We have had him on Vyvanse for 3 mos and Intuniv for 1 month. He used to love swimming. We have him in lessons at the same place he has always taken them and now he just sits on the wall and refuses to participate.

However, my oncologist advised against swimming atall during treatment due to the significant risk of infection and the possible impact of chemicals from pools on the skin, and definitely not hot tubs and saunas, not that I use either of these.

Hello. I’ve had Preserflo microshunt surgery in both eyes this year - left eye in April, right eye in July. I’d like to get back to aqua jogging in my local pool. Because of the setup there I have to fully submerge my head to get in and out. Has anyone else returned to the pool after the same surgery

Hello, I’m just wondering if any fellow IBS suffers have tried open water /wild swimming for help with chronic pain issues associated with IBS ?

Over the past 10 years I’ve been an active outdoor swimmer sea swimming through the winter without a wet suit and taking part in two English Channel relay swims. I’m keen to know if anyone with an ICD fitted does open water swimming still and what precautions they take.

Doctors suggested once the stapler started falling automatically swimming ring type swelling will come down. I am worried that about staplers not falling and swimming ring swelling. Please if anyone have gone through this kindly suggest. Thanking you in advance.

– Swimming trunks. or What is a tree’s favorite dinosaur?- The Tree-rex.