I am getting back into the pool after a 5 month layoff for a kidney transplant. Perhaps there is someone here who has been through the same process in one form or another.
My first workouts are all free for about an half hour and consist of a 50/100/150/200 ladder, with a 200 warm down. I feel good when done, and want to do more; but the Doc's noticed an increase in my creatine level (which measures how well the new kidney is working) the day after the last workout and recommended pushing fluids before, during and after.
Now I drink a bunch of water every day ( about 2L ).
The question is are there better "fluids" I could use instead of H20?
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The swing in my creatinine varies from week to week; but not by +/- .5 from test to test. The variance from test to test is much smaller more in the order of .05 from test to test.
The biggest swing was from 1.71 to 2.08 which coincides with the my return to the pool. My creatinine levels has been as low as 1.6 and as high as 2.08 since finding a stable level around 1.7
In any case, I was able to get the distance up to 2000 yds yesterday, with lots of water and no soreness in my shoulders this morning. But that first 300 yd was a challenge from a stamina viewpoint. All is well! :cool:
The swing in my creatinine varies from week to week; but not by +/- .5 from test to test. The variance from test to test is much smaller more in the order of .05 from test to test.
The biggest swing was from 1.71 to 2.08 which coincides with the my return to the pool. My creatinine levels has been as low as 1.6 and as high as 2.08 since finding a stable level around 1.7
In any case, I was able to get the distance up to 2000 yds yesterday, with lots of water and no soreness in my shoulders this morning. But that first 300 yd was a challenge from a stamina viewpoint. All is well! :cool:
