Public Pools and Hot Tubs

[kaysunshine 47]

I'm 7 weeks post op.

When is the earliest release time for those activities?

[lsubabe33 23]

I went on a cruise at 2 weeks. Went in the salty ocean and pools. My dr said it was fine.

[PayItForward 207]

My doctor said 8 weeks.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I resumed acquafit classes at my gym on week 3 post op. Ask your doctor what his/her recommendation is. Mine said as long as the incisions were scabbed over I was fine.

[Elode 8,093]

Never!! My microbiology professor called hot tubs "poop stew" every since then I haven't been able to get in one. I would wait until you're completely healed first. There are micro organisms living in that water!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,900]

..."poop stew"...

That sounds better than what my wife made for dinner last night.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

The older I get the less excited I am about hot tubs or commercial pools -- for all the reasons Elode said.

It's a shame, because aqua aerobics is a great exercise for me.

But I'm leery after getting several UTIs I KNOW came from my exposure in public pools.

[Pillar2butterfly 391]

I was able 2 weeks post.

[Elode 8,093]

@@4MRB4PHOTO Ewwww! You must have really made her mad!!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,900]

@@4MRB4PHOTO Ewwww! You must have really made her mad!!

It was already cooked by the time I came home from work. I'll have to ask our kids what they did to make her that mad.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Exactly why I side eye the folks who don't shower. My gym has individual shower stalls so there's really no reason. There is no way I am leaving that place without scrubbing all that chlorine and stuff off my body.

[kaysunshine 47]

Never!! My microbiology professor called hot tubs "poop stew" every since then I haven't been able to get in one. I would wait until you're completely healed first. There are micro organisms living in that water!

I never getting in a hot tub!!

Lol:o:)

[Elode 8,093]

@@kaysunshine Me either now! Hot poo stew.