A Little Personal News From Paddlegal

[Paddlegal]

I have (in my old age) :shock: developed a few skin allergies and as a result, I can no longer wear neoprene. The condition is also keeping me off the water for a while my dermatologist and I figure this bugger out.

As a result, I have some stuff for sale. Take a peek at the gear page.

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[DMG]

Bummer! I had an issue with Hydroskin a while back. Do not click this link! At first I thought it was pool chemicals even though I'd been in the same pool before and about a million other pools and never had a problem. Maybe it was pool chemicals combined with the Hydroskin that triggered it. Anyway, my skin learned from the experience and now it mobilizes for war whenever it gets even a sniff of neoprene. My answer has been Capilene and a drysuit which fixed a number of other problems as well, particularly coldness. I don't know what I'll do once it gets warmer. Hopefully neoprene and my skin will agree to a cessation of hostilities before the summer boatball season really gets rocking. Anyway, I hope you get this sorted out quickly so you can get back on the water. Skin problems are no fun!

~Dave

(I told you not to click it!)

[Paddlegal]

Dave....I coulda lived without seeing your bc.

do not click THIS link

http://www.psoriasisfishcure.com/virtua ... plaque.jpg

This is on my hands and feet. Dam hard to walk, let alone walk on rocks and gravel. Also have to keep dry. and no.....

just about no everything, perfume, shampoo, lotions, rubber, neoprene, shoes (have to wear crocks only) and on and on and on and on and on..........sign

[lalyle]

Do NOT click that link!

Curiosity killed the cat . . . and my appetite.

[fryingsquirrel]

I too have had an issue with a reaction to a wet suit, but it was my own fault. I laundered the wet suit, but not all the detegent got rinsed off, so after 5 hours of a wet, wet suit that still had detergent residue on the inside of the leg, my left inner thigh was raw and very sore and irritated, not to mention a few other choice places. The rash didn't dissapate for 10 to 12 days. The moral of this story is that you need to use a gentle detergent (like Woolite) or thoroughly rinse your wetsuit after cleaning. Has anyone else experienced a problem like this?
Jon "FryingSquirrel" Ellwood

[Richard]

I have never used a wet suit. I have been swimming occasionally but synthetic layers seem to take care of things for me.
When I see people struggle to get in and out of dry suits - wet suits, It makes me glad I do what I do.