Arm swelling after swimming

RE: Arm swelling after swimming

Sojerz — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 10:33:10 GMT

That seemed likely as Leslie indicated there aren't that many expert docs around for this condition. I believe she traveled from Pitt to Baltimore for the surgery. But before that she went through a long list of diagnostic procedures that she describes in her blog and also describes her early symptoms. You can send her a PM with any questions and I'm sure she would be willing to help. She was a gymnast before swimming, highly developed muscularly, compact, a lightning fast sprinter with a highly developed UDK, and her sister also had the problem, so she believes there is a family link. Much information is on her blog.

RE: Arm swelling after swimming

ChicksterNJ — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:30:04 GMT

Thank you! Her Dr. in Baltimore is the same one that the woman I know went to.

RE: Arm swelling after swimming

ChicksterNJ — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:25:50 GMT

I don't have anything to suggest but how much does it swell up? Could you measure the circumference before and after swimming? It swells about .5" after about 1 hour of pool swimming and about 1" if I swim in open water for 20+ min without stopping. Less swelling in the pool as I am doing a workout on intervals and doing other drills. It only happens when I swim freestyle.

RE: Arm swelling after swimming

Sojerz — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 08:33:34 GMT

If you go to the blog posts of "The Fortress" (aka Leslie Livingston) beginning in the summer/fall of 2016 and continuing into 2017, you will see that she suffered from bilateral VTOS and has had quite a battle and multiple surgeries. It is apparently a very difficult condition to diagnose, not many experts around, and if I recall correctly she saw a top national doc specialist in Baltimore (the name is in her blog) - you can learn much more from reading her blog. She is a terrific person and an incredibly good swimmer, and I'm sure if you PM her she will share information on her diagnosis and the procedures she has gone through. Based on what she has described, this is not a condition that you should ignore, if it is in fact VTOS. I know from her blog that she has been away over the holidays, but expect she will soon pop up again in the blogosphere. Good news is she has been able to recover, begin to train again, and seems to be swimming at a high level again. Good luck and hope this helps.

RE: Arm swelling after swimming

Former Member — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:57:00 GMT

I don't have anything to suggest but how much does it swell up? Could you measure the circumference before and after swimming?