Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 , I was allowed to swim again once my NSG gave me the ok. (8 weeks) Just check with them first and it shouldn't be a problem. Cheers, Swimming Hello- Swimming in the summer is critical to my health. I even have a script so that I can take my expenses off my tax return. I was wondering whether or not you can swim once your incision is healed? Or is that an individual thing? Thanks, administrator/creator/moderator alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) alt.support.depression.manic.moderated to email me from news groups, just remove the Z. Help section: http://www.yahoogroups.com/help/ NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content To Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribe WACMA Home: Http://www.wacma.com WACMA Online Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chiari/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 , I was allowed to swim again once my NSG gave me the ok. (8 weeks) Just check with them first and it shouldn't be a problem. Cheers, Swimming Hello- Swimming in the summer is critical to my health. I even have a script so that I can take my expenses off my tax return. I was wondering whether or not you can swim once your incision is healed? Or is that an individual thing? Thanks, administrator/creator/moderator alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) alt.support.depression.manic.moderated to email me from news groups, just remove the Z. Help section: http://www.yahoogroups.com/help/ NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content To Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribe WACMA Home: Http://www.wacma.com WACMA Online Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chiari/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 , I was allowed to swim again once my NSG gave me the ok. (8 weeks) Just check with them first and it shouldn't be a problem. Cheers, Swimming Hello- Swimming in the summer is critical to my health. I even have a script so that I can take my expenses off my tax return. I was wondering whether or not you can swim once your incision is healed? Or is that an individual thing? Thanks, administrator/creator/moderator alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) alt.support.depression.manic.moderated to email me from news groups, just remove the Z. Help section: http://www.yahoogroups.com/help/ NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content To Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribe WACMA Home: Http://www.wacma.com WACMA Online Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chiari/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 As with all things, you should consult with your doctor before swimming. He or she would know better than I. My personal experience with swimming was bad. It was just too much neck motion for me and it made me feel worse. Of course, I swam freestyle so another stroke might work better. A lot of people here recommend water aerobics. I've never tried it because it sounds like something involving money and an instructor. You might do well to look into that and/or swimming. Ask your doctor. Read my daily " Blahthings " at: www.100megsfree4.com/blahthings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 As with all things, you should consult with your doctor before swimming. He or she would know better than I. My personal experience with swimming was bad. It was just too much neck motion for me and it made me feel worse. Of course, I swam freestyle so another stroke might work better. A lot of people here recommend water aerobics. I've never tried it because it sounds like something involving money and an instructor. You might do well to look into that and/or swimming. Ask your doctor. Read my daily " Blahthings " at: www.100megsfree4.com/blahthings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 As with all things, you should consult with your doctor before swimming. He or she would know better than I. My personal experience with swimming was bad. It was just too much neck motion for me and it made me feel worse. Of course, I swam freestyle so another stroke might work better. A lot of people here recommend water aerobics. I've never tried it because it sounds like something involving money and an instructor. You might do well to look into that and/or swimming. Ask your doctor. Read my daily " Blahthings " at: www.100megsfree4.com/blahthings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:56:18 -0500, " staple11 " staple11@...> spoke thusly: >A lot of people here recommend water aerobics. I've never tried it because >it sounds like something involving money and an instructor. You might do >well to look into that and/or swimming. Ask your doctor. Thank you for the responses! I feel a LOT better! I realize this final decision will be between me and the doc--but I wanted to hear how other people fared. It appears that I will be able to find a way to swim if I have surgery! I can swim all kinds of ways--so I'm not worried about how I swim. If you have an Easter Seal Society, you can get a script from your doctor. Then you go and fill out forms and they have a way of helping you pay. Sometimes your insurance will pay for water aerobics. I have not been able to go to water aerobics due to emotional issues (social phobia). Maybe by next year that issue will be better. Thanks again! administrator/creator/moderator alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) alt.support.depression.manic.moderated to email me from news groups, just remove the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:56:18 -0500, " staple11 " staple11@...> spoke thusly: >A lot of people here recommend water aerobics. I've never tried it because >it sounds like something involving money and an instructor. You might do >well to look into that and/or swimming. Ask your doctor. Thank you for the responses! I feel a LOT better! I realize this final decision will be between me and the doc--but I wanted to hear how other people fared. It appears that I will be able to find a way to swim if I have surgery! I can swim all kinds of ways--so I'm not worried about how I swim. If you have an Easter Seal Society, you can get a script from your doctor. Then you go and fill out forms and they have a way of helping you pay. Sometimes your insurance will pay for water aerobics. I have not been able to go to water aerobics due to emotional issues (social phobia). Maybe by next year that issue will be better. Thanks again! administrator/creator/moderator alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) alt.support.depression.manic.moderated to email me from news groups, just remove the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:56:18 -0500, " staple11 " staple11@...> spoke thusly: >A lot of people here recommend water aerobics. I've never tried it because >it sounds like something involving money and an instructor. You might do >well to look into that and/or swimming. Ask your doctor. Thank you for the responses! I feel a LOT better! I realize this final decision will be between me and the doc--but I wanted to hear how other people fared. It appears that I will be able to find a way to swim if I have surgery! I can swim all kinds of ways--so I'm not worried about how I swim. If you have an Easter Seal Society, you can get a script from your doctor. Then you go and fill out forms and they have a way of helping you pay. Sometimes your insurance will pay for water aerobics. I have not been able to go to water aerobics due to emotional issues (social phobia). Maybe by next year that issue will be better. Thanks again! administrator/creator/moderator alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) alt.support.depression.manic.moderated to email me from news groups, just remove the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 LOVE TO SWIM!!! Boy does it help too. There is so much you can do in the water that you can't do on land....Like float the zipperhead that feels like a bowling ball on a pencil tip. (hehe) I just hate it when it gets cold here in my beautiful " Sunshine State " .....because my pool is COLD and I miss it so much.... So ditto on the swimming excercise.....it is great! Well, at least for me and my osteoarthritic body.....eeeeekkkkk!!!! (((HUGS))) Trina St. sburg, FL ACM1,BI, post-op x2 8 years > Hello- > > Swimming in the summer is critical to my health. I even have a script so that I > can take my expenses off my tax return. > > I was wondering whether or not you can swim once your incision is healed? Or is > that an individual thing?> > Thanks,> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 LOVE TO SWIM!!! Boy does it help too. There is so much you can do in the water that you can't do on land....Like float the zipperhead that feels like a bowling ball on a pencil tip. (hehe) I just hate it when it gets cold here in my beautiful " Sunshine State " .....because my pool is COLD and I miss it so much.... So ditto on the swimming excercise.....it is great! Well, at least for me and my osteoarthritic body.....eeeeekkkkk!!!! (((HUGS))) Trina St. sburg, FL ACM1,BI, post-op x2 8 years > Hello- > > Swimming in the summer is critical to my health. I even have a script so that I > can take my expenses off my tax return. > > I was wondering whether or not you can swim once your incision is healed? Or is > that an individual thing?> > Thanks,> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 >At 11:43 AM 5/26/2004 +1000, you wrote: > > >>BTW Today I managed to swim 2 lengths of the big pool freestyle without >>flippers........... This has been a goal of mine for 3 months now.......... >>I am managing to swim 12 lengths of the pool in all but have been struggling >>to master the no flippers freestyle........ I didn't learn t swim as a child >>and learning now as an adult seems quite a challenge along with getting my >>body strong enough again............. > That's really good. Swimming is actually a surprisingly taxing affair (also hyped as " total body cardio " in some circles). One tip: If you feel like you are running out of air, you aren't... What happens a lot of the time is that people don't exhale completely so that they build up carbon dioxide in the blood -- that is what triggers the urge to inhale. Some old swimmer pointed that out to me and it's really made a difference. Let your breathing dictate how fast your arms go in the crawl, rather than the other way around. Hope it helps you too... > >Go Edith GO!!!! I was a fish in another life (just an expression--I really >don't believe in reincarnation), but when my hips got so bad, I would swim >without using my legs at all. I go much faster using just my arms, which >seems very strange. Glad to hear you are continuing to improve. > Not really. A common problem with folks who swim is that when they don't use their legs they lie flatter in the water. When they start kicking, their lower body drops and they have a lot more drag. Good thing to do is use a kickboard to get the form right... I found that right after surgery (as in the first time post-op I went to the pool) I was a good 20% faster than pre-op, since my legs were behind me correctly, rather than having the bad one drag like an anchor. Cheers, Jeff rBHR Aug. 1, 2001 Mr. McMinn ============= " The very remembrance of my former misfortunes proves to be a new one to me. " -- Cervantes (who was crippled at the battle of Lepanto, captured by pirates, ended up as a slave, was ransomed after 5 years and then wrote Don Quixote. What have you done today?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi, I have been having lots of hassles with email servers the last couple of days so behind here........... Many thanks Jeff for that bit of advice and for the article........ My teacher is only a young one and seems to know a fair bit about technique thankgoodness........ It is just a matter of getting the old brain to stop panicking and actually listen to what I am being told......... and that also has a big affect on that rate of breathing Jeff....... and yes I try to tell myself that I simply will not run out of air.........just think I will.........smile. And I have found that water exercise can cause pressure on joints - my 'good' hip and back used to complain bitterly about our swimming outtings if I did more than they thought I should......... But it is a lot happier now muscles are getting stronger........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > >At 11:43 AM 5/26/2004 +1000, you wrote: > > > > > >>BTW Today I managed to swim 2 lengths of the big pool freestyle without > >>flippers........... This has been a goal of mine for 3 months > now.......... > >>I am managing to swim 12 lengths of the pool in all but have been > struggling > >>to master the no flippers freestyle........ I didn't learn t swim as a > child > >>and learning now as an adult seems quite a challenge along with getting > my > >>body strong enough again............. > > > > That's really good. Swimming is actually a surprisingly taxing affair (also > hyped as " total body cardio " in some circles). One tip: If you feel like > you are running out of air, you aren't... What happens a lot of the time is > that people don't exhale completely so that they build up carbon dioxide in > the blood -- that is what triggers the urge to inhale. Some old swimmer > pointed that out to me and it's really made a difference. Let your > breathing dictate how fast your arms go in the crawl, rather than the other > way around. Hope it helps you too... > > > > >Go Edith GO!!!! I was a fish in another life (just an expression--I > really > >don't believe in reincarnation), but when my hips got so bad, I would swim > > >without using my legs at all. I go much faster using just my arms, which > >seems very strange. Glad to hear you are continuing to improve. > > > > Not really. A common problem with folks who swim is that when they don't > use their legs they lie flatter in the water. When they start kicking, > their lower body drops and they have a lot more drag. Good thing to do is > use a kickboard to get the form right... > > I found that right after surgery (as in the first time post-op I went to > the pool) I was a good 20% faster than pre-op, since my legs were behind me > correctly, rather than having the bad one drag like an anchor. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > rBHR Aug. 1, 2001 > Mr. McMinn > > ============= > " The very remembrance of my former misfortunes proves to be a new one to > me. " > -- Cervantes (who was crippled at the battle of Lepanto, captured > by pirates, ended up as a slave, was ransomed after 5 years and then > wrote Don Quixote. > What have you done today?) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi, I have been having lots of hassles with email servers the last couple of days so behind here........... Many thanks Jeff for that bit of advice and for the article........ My teacher is only a young one and seems to know a fair bit about technique thankgoodness........ It is just a matter of getting the old brain to stop panicking and actually listen to what I am being told......... and that also has a big affect on that rate of breathing Jeff....... and yes I try to tell myself that I simply will not run out of air.........just think I will.........smile. And I have found that water exercise can cause pressure on joints - my 'good' hip and back used to complain bitterly about our swimming outtings if I did more than they thought I should......... But it is a lot happier now muscles are getting stronger........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > >At 11:43 AM 5/26/2004 +1000, you wrote: > > > > > >>BTW Today I managed to swim 2 lengths of the big pool freestyle without > >>flippers........... This has been a goal of mine for 3 months > now.......... > >>I am managing to swim 12 lengths of the pool in all but have been > struggling > >>to master the no flippers freestyle........ I didn't learn t swim as a > child > >>and learning now as an adult seems quite a challenge along with getting > my > >>body strong enough again............. > > > > That's really good. Swimming is actually a surprisingly taxing affair (also > hyped as " total body cardio " in some circles). One tip: If you feel like > you are running out of air, you aren't... What happens a lot of the time is > that people don't exhale completely so that they build up carbon dioxide in > the blood -- that is what triggers the urge to inhale. Some old swimmer > pointed that out to me and it's really made a difference. Let your > breathing dictate how fast your arms go in the crawl, rather than the other > way around. Hope it helps you too... > > > > >Go Edith GO!!!! I was a fish in another life (just an expression--I > really > >don't believe in reincarnation), but when my hips got so bad, I would swim > > >without using my legs at all. I go much faster using just my arms, which > >seems very strange. Glad to hear you are continuing to improve. > > > > Not really. A common problem with folks who swim is that when they don't > use their legs they lie flatter in the water. When they start kicking, > their lower body drops and they have a lot more drag. Good thing to do is > use a kickboard to get the form right... > > I found that right after surgery (as in the first time post-op I went to > the pool) I was a good 20% faster than pre-op, since my legs were behind me > correctly, rather than having the bad one drag like an anchor. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > rBHR Aug. 1, 2001 > Mr. McMinn > > ============= > " The very remembrance of my former misfortunes proves to be a new one to > me. " > -- Cervantes (who was crippled at the battle of Lepanto, captured > by pirates, ended up as a slave, was ransomed after 5 years and then > wrote Don Quixote. > What have you done today?) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi, I have been having lots of hassles with email servers the last couple of days so behind here........... Many thanks Jeff for that bit of advice and for the article........ My teacher is only a young one and seems to know a fair bit about technique thankgoodness........ It is just a matter of getting the old brain to stop panicking and actually listen to what I am being told......... and that also has a big affect on that rate of breathing Jeff....... and yes I try to tell myself that I simply will not run out of air.........just think I will.........smile. And I have found that water exercise can cause pressure on joints - my 'good' hip and back used to complain bitterly about our swimming outtings if I did more than they thought I should......... But it is a lot happier now muscles are getting stronger........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > >At 11:43 AM 5/26/2004 +1000, you wrote: > > > > > >>BTW Today I managed to swim 2 lengths of the big pool freestyle without > >>flippers........... This has been a goal of mine for 3 months > now.......... > >>I am managing to swim 12 lengths of the pool in all but have been > struggling > >>to master the no flippers freestyle........ I didn't learn t swim as a > child > >>and learning now as an adult seems quite a challenge along with getting > my > >>body strong enough again............. > > > > That's really good. Swimming is actually a surprisingly taxing affair (also > hyped as " total body cardio " in some circles). One tip: If you feel like > you are running out of air, you aren't... What happens a lot of the time is > that people don't exhale completely so that they build up carbon dioxide in > the blood -- that is what triggers the urge to inhale. Some old swimmer > pointed that out to me and it's really made a difference. Let your > breathing dictate how fast your arms go in the crawl, rather than the other > way around. Hope it helps you too... > > > > >Go Edith GO!!!! I was a fish in another life (just an expression--I > really > >don't believe in reincarnation), but when my hips got so bad, I would swim > > >without using my legs at all. I go much faster using just my arms, which > >seems very strange. Glad to hear you are continuing to improve. > > > > Not really. A common problem with folks who swim is that when they don't > use their legs they lie flatter in the water. When they start kicking, > their lower body drops and they have a lot more drag. Good thing to do is > use a kickboard to get the form right... > > I found that right after surgery (as in the first time post-op I went to > the pool) I was a good 20% faster than pre-op, since my legs were behind me > correctly, rather than having the bad one drag like an anchor. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > rBHR Aug. 1, 2001 > Mr. McMinn > > ============= > " The very remembrance of my former misfortunes proves to be a new one to > me. " > -- Cervantes (who was crippled at the battle of Lepanto, captured > by pirates, ended up as a slave, was ransomed after 5 years and then > wrote Don Quixote. > What have you done today?) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi Don, It is advised to wait till the scar has healed completely about 2.5 weeks,not to bad of a waiting period. Some people got in sooner in Belgium but they had on the waterproof bandage. Still would not want take the chance of getting an infection. As far as a jacuzzi goes same thing and even more bacteria in that water. I do admit it does help with the muscle tightness but wait till scar is completely closed. Good Luck Mike rbhr 5/28/04 > Good to hear that swimming is good post op exercise.I have a heated > pool and was looking forward to the one form of exercise I can still > do . How soon after surgery will I be able to get in? Also anyone > know about relaxing in a jacuzzi? I am waiting on my surgery and the > warm water seems to relax my leg muscles and ease the pain. I am > hoping this will be allowed post op. > D O N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi Don, It is advised to wait till the scar has healed completely about 2.5 weeks,not to bad of a waiting period. Some people got in sooner in Belgium but they had on the waterproof bandage. Still would not want take the chance of getting an infection. As far as a jacuzzi goes same thing and even more bacteria in that water. I do admit it does help with the muscle tightness but wait till scar is completely closed. Good Luck Mike rbhr 5/28/04 > Good to hear that swimming is good post op exercise.I have a heated > pool and was looking forward to the one form of exercise I can still > do . How soon after surgery will I be able to get in? Also anyone > know about relaxing in a jacuzzi? I am waiting on my surgery and the > warm water seems to relax my leg muscles and ease the pain. I am > hoping this will be allowed post op. > D O N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 the pools are open now i wonder if i can use them last year i did this year i wonder because of the immunos that i am on i have read about people who are told not to get their heads wet even in chlorinated water because of some other type of organism i emailed my doc's office, but haven't gotten an answer yet does anyone know anything about this? I am on Cellcept Pink Joyce (IPF 3/06) IFA 5/09 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 Inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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