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I've been taking Bextra for about a year now and have been very happy with it. About 3 months ago I went swimming in a chlorinated pool for I'm pretty sure the first time since I started Bextra. About a day later I got this skin rash that while not life threatening, was certainly a major irritation. I figured that it was probably the chlorine, which I'd never had a reaction to before, and that it was probably just an allergy that came about due to my age (47). Or maybe it was just a one time thing. I've gone swimming in chlorinated pools twice in the last month now, each time resulting in this irritating rash. It seems pretty clear to me now that it is the Bextra based on what I've been reading. My insurance company is currently being a pain in the a$$ as far as continuing to cover Bextra, I just started Vioxx (which is the lesser evil?) last night and haven't had any Bextra for a couple days. It will interesting to see if I have any recurrence of this rash or how fast my current rash recedes as I plan on swimming with my boy once or twice weekly in chlorinated pools for the next couple months.