How long do you have to wait after surgery to take a shower? How about eat solid foods? Just curious, love my showers & don't like all liquid diets.

How long do you have to wait after surgery to take a shower? How about eat solid foods? Just curious' date=' love my showers & don't like all liquid diets.[/quote']

You can shower the next day if you want. solid food won't come for several weeks. Hang in there. I just started my purée stage today and it was wonderful!!!

I showered Wednesday before leaving for the hospital and again Friday when I got home. I could have showered in the hospital but was scared to try with the IV and everything. And i was on liquids only in the hospital, Saturday morning i was allowed to start purees.

Monica I feel sad about having to do the liquid diet as well. However, I look at it as a temporary hurdle, its only for a few weeks, and then you start getting back to solids. The end result is toooooo good to a meer liquid diet deter me from the operation. Health and happiness is at risk. Look at it like that

They had me shower the day after my surgery while in the hospital. They clamped off the IV for me. Had me shower there the next day also:)

I put waterproof dressings on my incisions and showered as soon as I was home. Hang in there with the liquids, it is pretty boring but it is really important not to place stress on the staple line. Good luck!

I showered at the hospital.

I had to wait for 2weeks to shower because I had a drain tube which really stunk. And for solid foods it was 4 weeks.

I took a shower- the day after surgery- about 25 hours after- and oMg it was the best thing ever! It felt incredible - I had a drain- but I tucked the tube up under a boob- and stood in the shower with the water on my back for a good long time! It felt great! And it helped me sleep.

I needed a LOT of help because having had my GB out also- I was in an enormous amount of pain- and needed help from my wonderful husband- (in everything)

Everyone is different. I was sleeved may 15th, in the morning, I had a shower the next day and every day after. Made me feel better! And as for food, I have been eating eggs since week 1.5 or day 11 I tried 2 scrabbled eggs. Sat well and was heavenly! But do not eat instant potatoes ever!!!

I showered in the hospital the next day. Got my IV all wet but it happens. The thing I liked about the hospital shower is that it had one of those benches you can sit on while you shower. That helps tremendously. Right after surgery your so weak and tired. U really can't stand for that long. But. Day 2 I was fine. Didn't stay in as long as I normally do. But it worked!

Oh and I'm still on liquids. Today makes 1 week post op for me. So I can't comment on the food question.