I hope some of you can help with this, especially those who swim lots of yardage. I am now swimming 4 miles non-stop daily with 1 day off a week and so far, so good; the body is happy as a bird singing. But I am having a terrible time with swim suit chafing. I wear a 2-piece (don't laugh) because of the freedom, but the swim suit top is giving me blisters in places I won't describe. Also, my neck, both sides, are getting blisters and then scabbing. I've been using vaseline on my neck and that helps, but it is so bad I am going to have to take a day or two off for them to heal because salt water and blisters is OUCH big time.
Does anyone know about lanolin and where I can get it? And would it help? Any other suggestions as to products to reduce this? I guess I could always just take my top off, shove it in my bottoms, and continue on my way, but I don't want to frighten the beautiful fish. And then the blistering neck problem needs to be solved.
ANY recommendations would be appreciated because training is going so well and I don't want downtime for this stupid problem!!! Any doctors here with suggestions? Any 1500 freestylers here? Any mega-yardage people here with similar problems? If this continues and I don't find a fix, I will be a candidate for plastic surgery right after my 18 mile swim to get rid of the scars!!
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Donna
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Please have your mom send a ton of it; I have cash. No hand applications needed at this time because I have my own hands. I don't know if I can get it in the USA; guess those Channel Swimmers in England need it a lot so they stock it. I need something and quick. Would maybe paint work? (couldn't help myself with that one).
dd
Ok Mother is arriving next week...so I'll talk to her tomorrow and see if she can grab a tube or 2.
Please have your mom send a ton of it; I have cash. No hand applications needed at this time because I have my own hands. I don't know if I can get it in the USA; guess those Channel Swimmers in England need it a lot so they stock it. I need something and quick. Would maybe paint work? (couldn't help myself with that one).
dd
Ok Mother is arriving next week...so I'll talk to her tomorrow and see if she can grab a tube or 2.