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Swimming pool??

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Wigster5
Wigster5

Hi ladies im going on holidays tomorrow , are swimming pools a no no ? How about using vasoline as a barrier ? Does it work to keep the chlorine away ? At the moment I just have inflamation and feel a bit burning , am using the ointment once a day but just when I feel it's easing a bit it seems to be a little worse the next day for no reason , I'm gone mad wondering am I using the cream too much or too little ? How long should it take for the inflamed feeling to totally pass , I'm so tormented wondering if I'm using the ointment too long as I don't want the skin to thin out and feel worse , sorry for all the questions I'm tormented and in bad form 😪

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  • jana34029
    jana34029 Wigster5

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    I have VLP and my doctor says no chlorinated pools.  We have a pool and had to have it changed from a chlorine pool to a salt water pool so I could enjoy it.  I can't get in any chlorinated pools.  My flare ups mainly occur when there is stress but when they do, it's with a vengence and fast.  I use both Cobetasol ointment and gel daily.  Along with a steroid suppository every other night.
  • jane51352
    jane51352 Wigster5

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    Having VL must be awful, I feel bad enough with Hypertrophic L.P. It is painfull irritating and distracting. No more skirts or shorts to wear, as the LP has ruined my legs with Large painful areas of big brown and raised areas, spots, and ankles swelling (Odema). But I have found that clorinated pools and very salty sea, are good for this type of LP.I have just found out that itching can be controlled by boiling up the leaves from Alchemilla Mollis or the leaves from the Sweet Chestnut tree, making a tea, and then using the liquid to put onto the spots.I have used the first one,  for a three days now, and the itching is less. Could you try bathing yourself in it? Perhaps safer than Steroid cream. Good luck, isn't it a terrable disease?
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