Hi! I was just wondering if anyone knows how soon after your lap band surgery you are permitted to take a shower???

Thanks!:rain:

I was permitted to shower on post-op day two.

I showered the first day......being very careful not to let the water directly hit the incisions.......Be sure to ask your doctor though; we all have had different incisions ("glue"; staples; disolvable sutures; etc)

I was allowed to shower the next day after surgery they said to pat my incusions dry do not rub

You may want to call your doc office to verify

I was able to shower the next day, but my staples were kept dry with the Op-Site (clear bandage) covering them.

I showered right away. Just watch the stiches and gauze that is on them.

<p>On Day 3. We were told to take off the gauze bandages on Day 3 and that you were able to shower on Day 3. The steri-strips and sutures still covered the incisions. We were told to remove the steri-strips by Day 7 - 10, if they didn't fall off in the shower before then.</p>

my doctor said the same day as well but not to let it get the incisions soaked. so that means to me hurry up and wash the neccessary areas

Depends on what your doc used....I have the clear dermabond bandage with no sutures or staples, so I could shower 24 hours later. I did notice that one area had teeny tiny blood spots, so I put a Water block bandage over that area.

Banded June 27, 2007, Dr. Jose Erbella and Dr. Gary Bunch, Bradenton, Florida, VG band.:usa:

Just keep incisions site clean and dry.