Swimming

My boyfriend and I went to the beach over the weekend and it was my first time since surgery (3 yrs out) that I've been in a deep pool swimming. Pre-op I could literally just float in deep water and not make much effort at all to swim. Now though I was totally surprised to see that I was sinking pretty quickly! It was almost like I couldn't swim at all. If I stopped kicking my arms and legs, I would sink like a rock. Has anyone else had this problem? It was very strange! 

Fat floats well and bones don't!  I have noticed this too.  Also noticed the saggy ugly parts float to the top too...  Sigh!

The PA at my surgeons office actually warned everyone of this because so many people called the office freaking out about it. I'd say its normal and will be interesting to see what its like when I get that far.

Yep. About a year after my surgery, I did a cannonball into a pool, holding one of my friend's hands. She sprang up, happily and I nearly drowned!!!

Losing that fat makes a huge difference--be careful!!!

On the other hand, NOW I see why people think swimming is such good exercise--you have to keep moving or drown! Before it was too easy for me, since I floated so well, with all of my fat!

Nicolle

Interesting topic......  I always loved diving for objects when I was a child, and after I got heavy, it was just to hard to fight to get down there and get them, I kept floating back to the top...  lol  It was like there was a rope tied around me that wouldnt let me go down there.  It will be neat to be able to do that again.  Thanks for reminding me of something I am looking so forward to doing again......

Yep, right there with you.  I did a mini triathlon in May and really wasn't worried about the swim part as I have always swam like a fish but to my surprise, I needed to expend a lot more energy just to stay afloat now then a hundred pounds before. 

Well I am glad to hear that I am not the only one this has happened to. I got into the deep part of the pool from the ladder and when I let go, I started to sink. It scared me to death. I have always floated very easily with very little effort. I could even lay on my back in the water without any effort at all. I tried that in the shallow end and it took me forever just to try to get to the top of the water. It does make me a bit sad though because swimming is one of my favorite things to do, but wow at the effort it took just to keep myself from drowning. I did not enjoy it at all.