Hi friends: I'm a recently diagnosed person with *** cancer. I am going crazy not swimming due to surgery but hope to be back in the pool soon. I am going to have the catheter implanted in my chest for chemo and am wondering about swimming with it. Some sources say that is fine; others say that repetitive motion like swimming or rowing is not good when you have an implanted catheter. Does anyone have any experience with this? Mentally, I need to swim through this. Thanks for you advice/help.
Peggy
Peggy, please know that swimmers all across the country are wishing you the best. If swimming teaches us anything, it's how to endure pain with grace. I'm sure what you are going through now is not easy, but you will make it. Keep your stroke count regular and pace yourself! Make sure, as Marcy suggested, that your doctors know how important swimming is to you. Hopefully, they can figure out a way to let you keep in the water during chemo--or, if you must stay out of the pool for a while, get you back as soon as possible. Good luck and just keep telling yourself that there will be better times ahead.
Peggy, please know that swimmers all across the country are wishing you the best. If swimming teaches us anything, it's how to endure pain with grace. I'm sure what you are going through now is not easy, but you will make it. Keep your stroke count regular and pace yourself! Make sure, as Marcy suggested, that your doctors know how important swimming is to you. Hopefully, they can figure out a way to let you keep in the water during chemo--or, if you must stay out of the pool for a while, get you back as soon as possible. Good luck and just keep telling yourself that there will be better times ahead.
