Showering post-op with a Medicine ball and drain?

[Colleen M. 3]

Hey, everyone! I’m new here and I haven’t explored the entire forum, so this may have been asked and answered before, but I’m three days post-op and I’d really like to take a shower. I have a medicine ball hooked up to my stab sites and a drain as well, and my concern is that I don’t have another dressing for the medicine ball. It’s already leaking out the bottom, and I worry about getting it any more wet than it already is.

Any tips or suggestions? I have to get clean or I’m going to go crazy!

[frust8 963]

Put it in a zip lock bag if you have one the right size. If you don't improvise, I have oodles of Walmart, Dollar General and Dollar tree bags around, I tied and tied till I covered up my handcast/brace. You're right, a girl can just stand so much feeling scrounged and yucky. Worst case scenario, run Water in the tub, sit on the edge of the tub, wash as far as possible and then with a washcloth wash the rest. You'll get through this all and rise triumphant on the other side. Minor inconvenience is followed by perfection, you can do this kid![emoji14][emoji106]

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[Colleen M. 3]

45 minutes ago, frust8 said:

Put it in a zip lock bag if you have one the right size. If you don't improvise, I have oodles of Walmart, Dollar General and Dollar tree bags around, I tied and tied till I covered up my handcast/brace. You're right, a girl can just stand so much feeling scrounged and yucky. Worst case scenario, run Water in the tub, sit on the edge of the tub, wash as far as possible and then with a washcloth wash the rest. You'll get through this all and rise triumphant on the other side. Minor inconvenience is followed by perfection, you can do this kid!

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I hadn’t considered the bathtub approach! Thank you for the idea and the kind words! I’ll try that.