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Spring is back and I have been getting in the water once again. Yes, in the past I've had this same problem, even when I wasn't wearing a wetsuit. The problem may actually be the water your in. It may be causing the problem and the not wetsuit itself.

I started paddling whitewater in 1999. I bought an NRS farmer john wetsuit. I used it for several years for paddling. Never had a problem with it. I have used the wetsuit all but once, today, while diving and I have always noticed the problem. The difference...the water I'm in, not fresh moving water but stagnate water.

When I first got into open water, swimming, a few years back I had the problem. I was wearing nothing more than a regular pair of shorts to go swimming in. They never caused me any problem prior or since, out of the water. The only time the problem ever came up was when I got in open water, non-chlorinated.

I started diving and the problem was still there. Last year when I started diving the problem came back. This year I've now five days in the water in the past two weeks or so and the problem has been back for several days now.

Anymore I don't blame the wetsuit, I'm using a new wetsuit. It's still a 'junkie' wetsuit. I bought it at a discount retailer. I figured I could use it for many things water related and not just freediving only and since it was under $50 I went ahead and made the purchase. I dont' have to lube up to put it on or anything like that. So the lube isn't the problem, at least not for me it isn't. The only thing I can figure it is the stagnant open water that is causing me the problem.

I have an idea of how to take care of the problem, permanently. I'll have to give it a try and see what happens. It's very unconventional. Don't treat the body...until you have treated the mind first. Yes...very unconventional.

Ryan