Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Hi Gracie .. from one " dog show " person to another .. welcome! As far as your pool and the sunshine .. you are going to have to make some changes to your swimming schedule. Swimming is a great exercise program, but not in the sun! You will have to either do it in the evening .. or like me .. in the middle of the night! Your days of bronze legs and arms are over .. unless you use some of the self tanning lotions on the market .. the tan in a bottle! Sunscreen is going to become your best friend. UV rays are a known trigger for Lupus flares .. this includes, not only the sun, but the uv rays that come down even when there are clouds covering the sun. Also, you are going to have to be careful around fluerescent lighting fixtures (those rectangle light fixtures with long tubes for bulbs that are in EVERY store in America!). For swimming: you can try swimming using a water repellant sunscreen lotion. There are several on the market. I live in Florida .. Orlando to be exact .. and have had to give up training dogs outside during the day because of the sun exposure. The flares of lupus lasting days were not worth the half hour to an hour in the sun. And lets face it .. clients dont want you coming to their house at 3 am to train their dog! So that end of the business suffered as well. So I can understand your frustration.. " Rion " http://www.itzarion.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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