Can I go Swimming after surgery?
This, of course, is a question for your surgeon's staff, and they will no doubt give you the appropriate instructions, typically as you are checking out of the hospital (they like to wait until the last minute to spring these things on you!) Typically, they want you to wait until the incisions are sealed up before immersion in water, which by my doc's instructions was about three weeks, though since I still had a bit of seepage from one incision, it was four weeks for me.
It looks like sitting on the side and dangling your feet in the water for a few weeks....
1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)
Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin
Yeah, she is a griff named Ivy. She was about 6 months old in that pic and is now 4 and harried by her 14 month old cousin Sarah. I need to post a newer pic but theyre either moving too fast or are fast asleep.
1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)
Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin
Ditto same instructions I received.
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My instructions were to wait 3 weeks before swimming. I could shower, but couldn't immerse myself in water.
5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!
I think the general consensus from most surgeons will be no submerged water. This will soften the skin where sutures are and could allow them to reopen, possibly get infected or worsen scaring as the tissue would soften and have to work on regenerating/healing.
You would want to wait at least a few weeks to allow to close up and strengthen some.
Then I'd also be careful simply because your internal sutures will take longer to heal, and swimming (especially with little ones) can have you twisting all kinds of ways and you could really bother them.
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