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How Long After Surgery Until I Can Swim

How long until I can swim? I feel like it's inch a silly question to call the clinic about.

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  • All of your incisions must be fully closed before swimming in any pool.

  • dylanmiles23
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    I was told 6 weeks. I had the band the end of July, live in a condo with a pool and couldn't use the pool. That sucked. Call your doctor because every one of them has different rules. If you have

  • Pretty good other than anxious to swim

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I was told 6 weeks. I had the band the end of July, live in a condo with a pool and couldn't use the pool. That sucked. Call your doctor because every one of them has different rules. If you have other questions, make a list.

How are you feeling?

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Pretty good other than anxious to swim

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Pretty good other than anxious to swim

same here. doc told me 6 weeks. and it's not a silly question at all.

All of your incisions must be fully closed before swimming in any pool.

I have a hot tub and Dr said the incision had to be totally healed up.

please never think any question is to silly to ask your dr...i asked a really silly question that would make you laff

please never think any question is to silly to ask your dr...i asked a really silly question that would make you laff

you now need to share the silly question!!!!!!!!!!!

Check with your doctor but you wanna make sure the incisions are healed first dont wanna risk getting bacteria in them and cause an infection!

  • 2 weeks later...

You also don't want to fill up with pool water! :)

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I got the ok to swim las my Friday. So I started Monday. Feels good.

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