Swim Rant

That's a real :mooning:er! But if you've been ordered out of the water for just one week, you might still be close to form for the meet. Lucky it wasn't corneal abrasion. I know that now is not the time you want to hear about others' eye problems, but.....bear with me...... I've had two cataract and one retinal detachment surgeries and after each I did have corneal abrasions. Not till the second such mishap did my eye surgeon refer me to another who made me wear clear contact lense "bandages" to cover and protect the eye (only one in each case). Would such protection (under tight goggles) let your doctor allow you to swim? Good Luck....... I've never heard of contact bandages. I'll have to ask about them. I'm slamming vigamox and prednisone now. Swimming just doesn't seem to agree with my eyes, nose or shoulders. Grr... I'm hopeful I can hop in the water sooner with my prescription goggles. We'll see. I was also supposed to swim my first ever 100 fly SCY next Sunday at a USA meet. Bad timing. Oh well. That's masters swimming ... Thanks for the tip! Oh that's a good idea, George. If I take off my contacts and goggles, I won't even be able to see the lane lines, much less the walls ...

That's a real :mooning:er! But if you've been ordered out of the water for just one week, you might still be close to form for the meet. Lucky it wasn't corneal abrasion. I know that now is not the time you want to hear about others' eye problems, but.....bear with me...... I've had two cataract and one retinal detachment surgeries and after each I did have corneal abrasions. Not till the second such mishap did my eye surgeon refer me to another who made me wear clear contact lense "bandages" to cover and protect the eye (only one in each case). Would such protection (under tight goggles) let your doctor allow you to swim? Good Luck....... I've never heard of contact bandages. I'll have to ask about them. I'm slamming vigamox and prednisone now. Swimming just doesn't seem to agree with my eyes, nose or shoulders. Grr... I'm hopeful I can hop in the water sooner with my prescription goggles. We'll see. I was also supposed to swim my first ever 100 fly SCY next Sunday at a USA meet. Bad timing. Oh well. That's masters swimming ... Thanks for the tip! Oh that's a good idea, George. If I take off my contacts and goggles, I won't even be able to see the lane lines, much less the walls ...