chlorine swimming pool

Hi, Jinky,
Here's a link to a National Lymphedema Network article on summertime LE tips.
http://www.lymphnet.org/lymphedemaFAQs/riskReduction/summerTips.htm
Halfway down the page it has a section called "In the Swim" that seems to say the chlorine helps disinfect, but if you're swimming in the ocean or a lake or river you shouldn't enter the water with any skin breaks (like a hangnail). I think that's what it says, anyway. Not entirely clear.

We use a neighbor's pool all summer, and he's extremely detail oriented and is very careful about chlorine levels, but I certainly wouldn't trust just anyone to safeguard our poor old lymphatic limbs. Just my opinion.

Anyhow, summer's just around the corner, so the article was a good review for me. A bit daunting, actually. Glad you brought the subject up!
Binney

Now that the weather is getting steamy in some areas I am thinking about pool precautions. Any more ideas?

As you can see this is an old post. Just thought I should bring it up seeing that summer is near.  Many of us do swim. Lots of LE girls have become more swim savvy. Me, I like to shower off if I go into a lake to get all nasty stuff off. Same with public pool. I dress my wounds with a waterproof bandage and Binney suggested liquid bandages for my cracked thumb skin during the dry seasons. It works pretty good at keeping it clean so that is another good suggestion.

Don't forget, submerging over your shoulders makes the best compression garment so you don't need to wear sleeves or gloves while in the pool. I usually puddle around for a hour exercising  sleeveless in the water. I sit on a small pool noodle and it sinks me deep enough but keeps me afloat  Feels so good to be arm naked like that.

That said, If I felt the pool was dirty I would stay out.

for the bigger chested the miracle suit DDs have been a godsend. The first time I tried one on I cried since I had not been in a suit that fit right for years. The one I get is colorblock touché I think. They do have under wires.