Hi there,
I seem to be the queen of swim-related skin reactions. Sea Lice, reactions to water in the Bahamas,
This time, I am wondering if anyone else is having a reaction after the Save The Bay Swim in Newport, Rhode Island this weekend.
I started to feel something during the swim, thought it was sea grass in my suit, and tried to ignore it.
When I got out, I saw that it was some kind of reaction, which steadily grew in intensity over the day. I spoke to a nurse who said it was a contact reaction, but I'm not so sure anymore. She recommended Zyrtek, which I took, but it's continued to be really bad and seems to swell throughout the day. It itches like crazy and, well, it's just yucky!
Anyone else experiencing something like this?
Thanks in advance!
I did find that current a bit challenging, but at that point, I have to admit, I was pretty focused in the burning and itching in my suit. Were you wetsuit or no? (I had also done the Blessing of the Fleet run the night before, so my body was feeling all sorts of tired.)
I'm lucky enough to swim with my doctor, who saw my "issue" tonight and said it's some kind of contact dermatitis from something I must have encountered. It definitely wasn't a Lion's Mane, although I saw plenty of them. I didn't have welts, and certainly didn't have to pull off tentacles like I did with my man-of-war sting. Ouch!
My husband mentioned that there was some kind of barge or something that went past before we started the swim and at one point, I will say I swam through something that smelled rather chemically. Perhaps my reaction is, ultimately, related to the reason we were all there anyway--keeping that water safe for all of us.
All that being said, I do love that swim--although perhaps my son loves it even more because of being allowed the free Ben & Jerry's at 9:30 in the morning. The opportunity to swim parallel to that bridge, and the idea of swimmers closing that body of water to all other traffic just feels so significant to me. And the food rocks too!
I did find that current a bit challenging, but at that point, I have to admit, I was pretty focused in the burning and itching in my suit. Were you wetsuit or no? (I had also done the Blessing of the Fleet run the night before, so my body was feeling all sorts of tired.)
I'm lucky enough to swim with my doctor, who saw my "issue" tonight and said it's some kind of contact dermatitis from something I must have encountered. It definitely wasn't a Lion's Mane, although I saw plenty of them. I didn't have welts, and certainly didn't have to pull off tentacles like I did with my man-of-war sting. Ouch!
My husband mentioned that there was some kind of barge or something that went past before we started the swim and at one point, I will say I swam through something that smelled rather chemically. Perhaps my reaction is, ultimately, related to the reason we were all there anyway--keeping that water safe for all of us.
All that being said, I do love that swim--although perhaps my son loves it even more because of being allowed the free Ben & Jerry's at 9:30 in the morning. The opportunity to swim parallel to that bridge, and the idea of swimmers closing that body of water to all other traffic just feels so significant to me. And the food rocks too!
