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Hi All

My info was sent to my insurance late last week so now i wait. I had to do the 6 months Dr. supervised diet and all that fun stuff. I hope to get good news soon. I have a question. I do Water aerobics 2 nights a week. After surgery how long do you have to wait before one can get back in the pool? :laugh:

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That will be totally up to your surgeon...but I'd guess at least 2 weeks (allow for steri strips to fall off)...if not more. It will depend on how he closes you up and estimates your healing time. :laugh:

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I also do Water aerobics and my Dr made me wait 4 weeks.

jazie

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i went to my surgeon today and asked him this question and he told me 2 weeks after surgery is fine. he said that they dont want you in the Water because your incisions, but after 2 weeks they have formed a water membrane and you wont repture the stitches or anything. hope this helped! :]

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I was told 4 weeks. Frankly, I still don't get in pools that I don't know who is taking care of them.

Hotels, for instance can be very clean or very dirty and you can't tell by looking.

I especially, stay out of public hottubs unless I know exactly what the Water test looks like.....I guess I know a little too much to be comfortable with some of the cess pools out there.

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