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Bath time post op!

I am one week post op and got my steri strips of today. Is it ok to take a bath? I'm dying for some bath time relaxation!!

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      I took a bath at two weeks just didnt put enough Water in so that it wouldn't touch the incisions lets be honest when we lay down in a bath r bellys r out if the water just dont soak the incision Yo

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    :( Dont think so unless your wounds are completely healed. My doc said three weeks post of for a bath, Sorry
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    yep 3 weeks here too

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    I was advised 3 weeks too! :( Looks like you will have to wait a bit longer...

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    My Dr said no bath for 6 weeks :-( I wish I only had to wait 3 weeks

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    I took a bath at two weeks just didnt put enough Water in so that it wouldn't touch the incisions lets be honest when we lay down in a bath r bellys r out if the water just dont soak the incision

    Yolo

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    I was cloed with glue on the outside and was told as soon as all the glue was gone I could take a bath

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    I took a bath at two weeks just didnt put enough Water in so that it wouldn't touch the incisions lets be honest when we lay down in a bath r bellys r out if the water just dont soak the incision

    Yolo

    Lmao!! So true!!

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