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Title: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Isabelle on August 08, 2015, 05:49:38 PM
Post by: Isabelle on August 08, 2015, 05:49:38 PM
Hi, I'm just wondering how soon after surgery it's ok to start swimming? I detest most exercise and hate gym's but, I've always enjoyed swimming... How long after surgery is swimming for exercise ok? I figure it's possibly the one of the better ways to exercise cause it's low impact and low resistance etc...?
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: jfong on August 08, 2015, 05:51:55 PM
Post by: jfong on August 08, 2015, 05:51:55 PM
When you have no more open wound down there (in my case is around 4~5 months). Pretty much you don't want any infection from the chlorine or other stuff floating in the swimming pool.
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Dena on August 08, 2015, 05:54:23 PM
Post by: Dena on August 08, 2015, 05:54:23 PM
The doctor who is doing the follow up on your surgery should be able to tell you. I developed an infection in there post surgically and it would have been a bad idea to go swimming before that was cleared up. Under normal conditions the outer limit would be when sex is permitted.
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Isabelle on August 08, 2015, 05:55:55 PM
Post by: Isabelle on August 08, 2015, 05:55:55 PM
Poo. I was hoping it would be really soon after... Like 2 months.. Thanks for the responses though :)
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Jenna Marie on August 08, 2015, 07:14:45 PM
Post by: Jenna Marie on August 08, 2015, 07:14:45 PM
Brassard said one year. It sucked!
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Nicole on August 08, 2015, 09:03:04 PM
Post by: Nicole on August 08, 2015, 09:03:04 PM
Ask about swimming at a beach. The salt water did amazing things for me. Admittedly I wasn't swimming but more standing in it for about 20 minutes every few days. It was cold but I felt it helped with recovery.
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Isabelle on August 08, 2015, 10:23:10 PM
Post by: Isabelle on August 08, 2015, 10:23:10 PM
Looooool... The beaches where I live are almost Antarctic! I've done a lot of scuba diving but, I wore a 9mm full face two peice wetsuit for that... And even then it was freeeeeezing :p
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Rejennyrated on August 09, 2015, 12:43:49 AM
Post by: Rejennyrated on August 09, 2015, 12:43:49 AM
Well I never asked and I went swimming within a month - but then back along (30 years ago) we were rather less cautious than is the modern trend. I suspect in reality once everything as healed, which took about 4 weeks for me, you would be fine and the advice for a longer wait is therefore largely arse covering just in case there is someone who is slower to heal.
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Isabelle on August 09, 2015, 12:58:50 AM
Post by: Isabelle on August 09, 2015, 12:58:50 AM
well, I suppose Ill just have to talk to the surgeon about it and hope for the best..
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Serenation on August 09, 2015, 01:28:06 AM
Post by: Serenation on August 09, 2015, 01:28:06 AM
I asked my surgeon if I could have a spa at 3 months, he said it's ok IF I have no open wounds as long as I shower afterwards. So I think the key component is as long as you have no open wounds which is probably something a doctor needs to be able to tell you.
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Isabelle on August 09, 2015, 01:44:15 AM
Post by: Isabelle on August 09, 2015, 01:44:15 AM
Yeah, I think I'll just have to talk to my Dr and see how I heal.. Thanks heaps for everyone's input and stuff :)
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: dkl on September 12, 2015, 09:15:20 PM
Post by: dkl on September 12, 2015, 09:15:20 PM
My personal Dr let me go after around 4 to 5 months, she just wanted to make sure I was healed.
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: Isabelle on October 05, 2015, 04:07:08 AM
Post by: Isabelle on October 05, 2015, 04:07:08 AM
Just as a little epilogue to this thread... My surgeon told me I could safely swim after about 10-12 weeks from the surgery date. Obviously ymmv and all that. The good news is, for me at least, only a few more weeks to go.... And I'm pretty well healed as it is so, I might just go swimming soon anyway :D
Title: Re: Swimming, post op??
Post by: OCAnne on October 05, 2015, 07:15:08 AM
Post by: OCAnne on October 05, 2015, 07:15:08 AM
Quote from: Isabelle on October 05, 2015, 04:07:08 AMHello, your swimming pool post is timely. Saturday marked my return to the pool, 136 days after SRS! It was such an exciting positive experience I even posted it on Twitter. Felt amazing and very affirming. I even shared a more revealing look. One I would not have prior to SRS.
Just as a little epilogue to this thread... My surgeon told me I could safely swim after about 10-12 weeks from the surgery date. Obviously ymmv and all that. The good news is, for me at least, only a few more weeks to go.... And I'm pretty well healed as it is so, I might just go swimming soon anyway :D
Doctor said I could go swimming at 12 weeks.
Thank you,
Anne
https://twitter.com/AnneEdwardz/status/650819946742575105