When Am I Able To Get A Bath??

Hey everyone, i hope you can help me on this query I have. Basically I had my BA on the 22nd of Nov, just over a week ago now, and have had all of my bandages removed etc on Friday just gone. Whilst I was there the nurse at MYA removed the Steri strips which had been put on at the hospital & replaced them with some clean ones, she advised me that on Tuesday (Today) I am able to get a shower & remove the steri strips myself once wet. All I am wanting to know is, am i able to get a bath instead of a shower, as I am still pretty sore & bruised & wouldn’t be able to wash my hair, well i could but would be in alot more pain than if i did this in the bath. What would you guys suggest? Is there any difference really from soaking in a bath n standing under a shower? Thanks for helping peeps =)xxxxx

hi megzy i had my post op check today and the nurse said i wasnt allowed to get any soaps, shower gells ect on my scars untill they were fully healed over,im sure youd be fine sitting in a bath just make sure the water level isnt past your scars maybe? xx

hya, wen i had my post op check (some time ago) my nurse told me to get a shower and use johnsons baby lotion only, but a couple of days later i foned the nurse about some bleeding and it was a diffrent nurse and she told me i should be gettin in a bath by now which was 1.5 weeks post op, hope this helps xx

Hi Nic, thanks for that, great help She told me that I can hold the shower head over my chest to get the steri strips wet to remove them so instead of laying in the bath I will just wet them with a sponge or something. Hope this is going to be ok haha Thanks again & hope your not in too much pain with your new boobs xxx

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