Swimming after surgery

[Kirsten117 0]

I'm getting banded next week and was wondering when I can go swimming after surgery. What were you told?

[Leona06 0]

I was told 4 -6 weeks until I could swim again I haven't gone swimming yet and my 6 week is Aug 16th, but I have taken baths (the Water doesn't come up to my scars though).

But I think that when you are healed, you can swim. Just be careful.

[JMO 0]

3 weeks after you are safe....

[VelvetKiss 0]

I was told I could go swimming at 4 weeks.

[beachgirl 2]

I was told 4 to 6 weeks because of all of the arm movement and the band being attached to your stomach muscle. I would think laying out in the pool would be fine. We had ours installed like a few days before surgery and I wasn't aware of this so everyday since surgery I just go out and look at it and clean it, but now it's been 4 weeks so today I'm going to give it a whirl.