TAH: Shower

How soon after surgery can you shower?

Another sister just wrote that she had a shower after just 14 hours since her surgery.

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Originally Posted by MariaHunt Another sister just wrote that she had a shower after just 14 hours since her surgery.

I'm wondering if they will offer me one in the hospital or if I can. I go in on 2.3.12 to 2.6.12

My surgery was very late in the afternoon, so the first morning I was just getting up and around - no shower. But the second morning, the nurse brought in towels and asked that I page them when I was intending to take my shower and again when I was finished.

Warning: you are probably not going to be able to spend a long time in the shower, even if there is a seat. Bring a 2-1 shampoo plus conditioner, if you use both. I wish I had!!

I showered about 6 hours after my tvh. I don't know the protocol on it but I am a shower nut and they let me as soon as I was able

i havent gone yet so i dont know, but i showered the morning after I had my c-section

I didn't have a TAH but LAVH. I was able to shower once i had Ny cath out (that was the first time I stood up). But i didn't shower till I came home. I brought a dry shampoo to the hospital with me and wet ones. In case i didn't have the energy to shower but wanted to freshen up.

I think it also depends on hospital protocol. But I can't believe the nurse just left you there by yourself.

they told me @ hospital i could take a shower but i was too weak so i just sponged off.i am usually really clean w/ great hygiene but even at home i would only sponge off and sit beside my bathtub for 1st 2 weeks cause they used surgical glue and i was afraid of water making this come apart.this i worried about cause dr. told me to blowdry incision site after each shower so i was afraid.but with good reason,glue did come unattached by itself @ 3weeks post.i used tight bandaides and it resealed itsself back up.

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Originally Posted by christinatas they told me @ hospital i could take a shower but i was too weak so i just sponged off.i am usually really clean w/ great hygiene but even at home i would only sponge off and sit beside my bathtub for 1st 2 weeks cause they used surgical glue and i was afraid of water making this come apart.this i worried about cause dr. told me to blowdry incision site after each shower so i was afraid.but with good reason,glue did come unattached by itself @ 3weeks post.i used tight bandaides and it resealed itsself back up.

OMG! i would have freaked- i am so not good with that stuff. on other people no problem. but on me i lose it. i'm a suck