swimming after surgery

[MazarineBlue 0]

How long after surgery before I can swim or take a bath? I hoping week 2 I can get in the pool or go to the ocean for a swim.

[Bryn910 519]

I got the ok at 3 weeks

Edited June 11, 2018 by Bryn910

[MazarineBlue 0]

Well that's a bummer... but I can wait. Thanks!

[RickM 1,747]

Usually it is once the incisions have healed over, which is typically 3 weeks; I still have a bit of weeping from one of them so it was more like 4 weeks for me

[sillykitty 10,705]

Same here, no swimming until the incisions have closed. Was able to take a shower straight out of the hospital, no restrictions on that.

[Matt Z 4,138]

On 6/10/2018 at 9:47 PM, MazarineBlue said:

How long after surgery before I can swim or take a bath? I hoping week 2 I can get in the pool or go to the ocean for a swim.

You are not going to want to make this call on your own, wait until your surgeon/surgical team gives you the thumbs up. The "rule" is when your incisions are healed up enough that they won't pop up when they get saturated and soaked with Water, typically it's 4 weeks. But again, let your team tell you when you are cleared or you can end up much worse off.

[Sleesh 1]

I was told 2 weeks. Which i really hope is true. I am approaching that mark now. My incisions look good to me and i see my doctor/surgeon tomorrow so i hope i get the go ahead.

but i would check with them.