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6 days since surgery, is it really bad to take a bath?

I hate showers and was told to take them for 2 wks after surgery. Do you think it would be really bad if I took a bath?

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The main thing is -- you're not suppose to soak the area of the incision. My MD told me to take showers and I asked if I could put water in a tub as long as I kept the water line below the incision. He said yes --just doing immerse the incision area.

That is what I did I felt I wanted to just sit in water and of course the water never came close to my incisions. The hot water helped with the gas discomfort if that makes sense. Those were the words of my Dr. to not soak in water meaning the incisions basically. Good luck!!

I hate showers and was told to take them for 2 wks after surgery. Do you think it would be really bad if I took a bath?

I am 11 days post op and when I went for my 7 day follow up, I asked him about swimming and he told me no problem, I could go swimming over the weekend and I did.

Maybe you should just call your doc to make sure.

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