How long did it take for your incisions to heal? Swimming?

[Seahawks Fan 771]

7 hours ago, BigViffer said:

lol, I am going to assume you have not worked at a place that has a pool. I mean no insult, but just speaking from personal experience, I have seen people use the pool as a bathtub. Don't shower before getting in after getting hot and sweaty, couples having sex in the Water, kids peeing, adult peeing, women who honest to god believe that they stop menstruating once submerged in Water (I am not even joking on that one), and people with open sores or infections that think that the chlorine will clean the wounds. That last part is true; but still, ewww. I remember the sanitation crews talking about how people don't bother wiping because the pool will take care of it.

There is a very good reason to avoid pools and especially hot tubs & saunas, post surgery. The amount of bacteria is staggeringly high.

Thanks for that disgusting yet probably true analogy. I think I just puked in my mouth a little!

[baribetty 165]

Man I hope my program allows at 1-2 weeks, my surgery will be July and I’d love to be able to go to the pool during my time off work.

I’ve wondered about keeping the incisions dry with waterproof bandages

[Losebig 508]

19 hours ago, baribetty said:

I’ve wondered about keeping the incisions dry with waterproof bandages

I can’t remember the exact one, but there is a nexcare bandage that is designed for surgical incisions and stays on for a week and is totally waterproof. I used one after another surgery to go in the pool and it worked great. The only downside is it was like $20 per bandage.

[blondie46 22]

My surgeon said swimming was fine 1 and 1/2 week after surgery