Post op in hospital question...

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

It just occurred to me that with my precious surgeries I have been allowed to shower 24 hours after surgery.

I NEED to shower!!! If I want to feel like a human being I need to shower the morning after surgery even if I need to cover my incisions with tegaderm, I will shower.

So, how long after surgery were you allowed to shower?

[WorkinOnMe 596]

I showered on the 2nd day post-op. That's only because it took so darned long to get them to come take out my catheter & by then I didn't want to wait for the LNA to approve me to shower too. Otherwise it would have been earlier. Wasn't allowed to "wash" surgical incision sites, but showered nonetheless and washed my hair.< /p>

[Daisee68 2,493]

I don't recall there being a restriction at all. No immersion / soaking until incisions are healed and probably ly not stand there in shower with Water flooding your incisions but otherwise showering is encouraged ???? once you have the energy to stand up that is. It may exhaust you the first few times.

[OKCPirate 5,323]

I showered soon after. Just keep the incision points dry, use a fresh towel and wash clothe to minimize chances of infection.

[careya123 260]

Glad Press'n Seal sticks to skin, I believe. You can cover your incisions with that while you shower.

[umo 86]

Only restriction is swimming and bathing but I showered the next day. The incisions had a glue over them so did not worry about covering them either.

[Djmohr 6,965]

I showered the very next morning in the hospital. I just was not allowed a bath.

[jj7481 363]

I showered the day after discharge. My incisions were covered by Tegaderm's right after surgery.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

You aren't allowed to bathe or swim, but you're allowed to shower as soon as you are physically capable.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Me too. Shower, not bath.

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

Thanks all!

Yeah no baths with abdominal incisions until about 6 -8 weeks out but as long as I can shower I'm happy!

[NikkiDoc 312]

I had surgery on Monday morning. No shower until Wednesday morning. My surgeon uses glue so wants it to set longer. The other surgeon in the practice does not use glue so his patient can shower right away.

[The Candidate 3,215]

I went in on a Wednesday and was released on the following Saturday. I was able to take a shower on Friday.

[mngreeneyes 674]

I had surgery on Wednesday and took a shower on Friday. I have to be honest although I was walking a lot during those days, I don't remember feeling up to a shower. I remember it felt really good on Friday when I took one, but before that I don't remember really caring, mostly I think because all I did was walk, eat, and sleep.

pam

[cknhealthyme 11]

Haven't had the surgery yet (scheduled for 2/2/16) but in the pre-op class this past Monday, the nurse said we would are not going to be cleared to shower for at least 48 hours.