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Re: chlorine

Written by Ivan at 06 Jun 2005 06:55:41:

As an answer to: Re: chlorine written by halfclip at 06 Jun 2005 06:14:43:

>>hey i got my circumcision last tuesday, and i have to teach swim lessons
>>tomorrow morning, tomorrow being monday. i still have high sensitivity, but i
>>was wondering if it's ok to get in the pool.
>
>Don't pools have a policy against any open wounds ?
>If your scar is pretty well closed all around, then it should be OK to swimm in a pool. (if you can control erections). You may feel tingling around the scar initially, and make sure you take a good shaoer after to rinse off pool water.
The yellowish liquid is lymphatic fluid - normal at this stage of healing. I believe chlorine tends to act as an astringent, meaning it will help to squeeze the wound closed temporarily


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