Re: Pools

[Guest guest]

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> , as usual you provide excellent advice. But I do want to add that

> unheated pools do not work for people who have spasmodic limbs. The cold

> causes the the muscles to contract...

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I wouldn't recommend a cold pool but I would definitely WARN about not getting

in a pool heated over 88 degrees. A pool at 90 degrees paralyzed my right arm

many years ago...now I have lymphoedema in that arm from the past paralysis. I

have lymphoedema over 90% of my body due to past paralysis from the MS. In past

years I have had paralysis over approx. 90% of my body and lymphoedema has

developed everywhere I've been paralyzed. So if your MS is heat sensitive

BEWARE of pools or tubs heated over 88 degrees. My lymphoedema is mild in some

places and moderate in others. My stomach area on right side, left leg and

right arm have the more noticable lymphoedema. I have to buy my shirts 1 to 2

sizes too big just so the sleeve will fit my right arm. MS and heat(real hot

heat) are a BAD combination. Mild warmth of the water is best in winter.

[Guest guest]

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Hey Kam,

You sound like you are feeling better? You are a bit more chatty than

you were when you were not yourself....seems like it was that

infection??Just thinking about you and wondering...,PA

> Hi all. On a whim, I added a folder to the Files section of the site

> with information on my top two picks for swim-in-place pools. It will

> be two more weeks before I can get back in the water, but I got a

> follow-up email from Riverflow today, and thought I could at least

> pass information along to everyone else.

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> If anyone knows of some valid competitors to the two I've added,

> please feel free to include more information.

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> kam

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