showering after your BA

by Dolly6410 16th August 2011, 3:46 pm

when can i shower? i wasnt told and i feel like a gurt minger!!!! my hair can actually stand up on end from the amount of grease in it lol x

by Dolly6410 16th August 2011, 3:54 pm

well i was aloud to take my dressings off 4 days after, but my check up isnt until thursday so i picked them off myself on saturday/ sunday lol i'll give them a ring x

by NewGirl 4108 16th August 2011, 4:07 pm

Mine was 7 days hun know how u feel it was awful! I have never felt so dirty in all my life lol! Hope ur allowed one soon!.

by Dolly6410 16th August 2011, 4:08 pm

i suppose 7 days is tomorrow lol, i'm going to have one now because mya arent picking up any of the phones showering after your BA 267328

do you think i should cover my incisions? i have the padded plaster thing on it x

by misf1 16th August 2011, 4:13 pm

Mine was 14 days. I had shallow baths and washed my hair over the bath with jugs of water. It was a heatwave and I felt minging. You could have one. A girl wrapped her boobs in cling film. But you can't get your dressings wet at all. These are protecting your scars from infection

by starsfade 16th August 2011, 4:19 pm

I showered day 3. i was told i could wash my hair if i found a way not to lift my arms....So i got my housemate to take the shower hose down from the holder thingy and then i stood in the bath and used the shower head on a low warm setting to wash my lower body. I left my bra on and and used a cloth to wipe my arms, etc. i couldnt have a good scrub or anything but felt loads better afterwads (but exhausted). i bent my head forward to do my hair and did everything ultra ultra slowly. I kept my head down as i stepped out so no water ran down my back etc. Also, keep a towel nearby when you are wetting your hair, and just hold it over your boobs in case they get splashed accidentally. The problem i found while having shallow baths was the getting in and out and the strain that puts on your arms....Baby wipes are also a godsend lol xxx

by starsfade 16th August 2011, 4:19 pm

I showered day 3. i was told i could wash my hair if i found a way not to lift my arms....So i got my housemate to take the shower hose down from the holder thingy and then i stood in the bath and used the shower head on a low warm setting to wash my lower body. I left my bra on and and used a cloth to wipe my arms, etc. i couldnt have a good scrub or anything but felt loads better afterwads (but exhausted). i bent my head forward to do my hair and did everything ultra ultra slowly. I kept my head down as i stepped out so no water ran down my back etc. Also, keep a towel nearby when you are wetting your hair, and just hold it over your boobs in case they get splashed accidentally. The problem i found while having shallow baths was the getting in and out and the strain that puts on your arms....Baby wipes are also a godsend lol xxx

by Lookoutgirl 16th August 2011, 5:04 pm

I was allowed to shower after day 2 just not to staturate the bandages and I went to a salon and had my hair washed and it felt Wonderful!!! hubby tryed to do it but just wasnt the same LOL but he did try:) and they didnt want u taking baths for a few weeks but after 2 weeks they said I could swim in my pool with no movement of stroking type so I just floated and sat in the pool :thumbs:

by **RoxyChick** 16th August 2011, 5:57 pm

Have a shallow bath. You run the risk of infection if your bandages or scars get wet, so don't take any chances! Or use a few flannels and have a wipe down.

by Nyssa-H 16th August 2011, 7:18 pm

I wasn't allowed until I had my dressings off and stitches out & that was at 10 days!! I felt disgusting but just had to make do with shallow baths & also got my hair washed by my sis in law at the hairdressers! Dry shampoo was a godsend! Even after that I had to use steri strips and was only allowed 2 shower every 2-3 days when I changed those! I had to do that for 3wks, finished 2day!!! xx

by tinkabell23 16th August 2011, 8:37 pm

hey! well I'd enough of the stuck to the head/fraggle hair so got my mum to help me wash my hair gota say wasnt the best hair ever but better than it was, the dry shampoo didnt help :(, oh and my nurse said as long as i didnt get my stiches wet or lift my arms I could wash, so had a shallow bath today was amazing !! xxx

by **COOKIE** 16th August 2011, 8:54 pm

I had help from my daughter to wash my hair and used dry shapoo for days in between I had shally baths to keep clean inbetween and used a sponge to wash the top half of me till 2 weeks later when I was allowed a shower from heaven! showering after your BA 154564

Just follow the advice from your clinic hunni, never let other womens advise guide you, we're all different and that's why you follow the advice tailored to you. xx

by moongal 16th August 2011, 8:55 pm

Hello! I showered on day 3 being careful to avoid the incisions or my boobies in general. I had inframammary incision with no lift or anything. I patted my boobies dry and that's it! No problem!

by kiwigirl 17th August 2011, 3:25 am

I think I'll be able to manage without feeling like TOO much of a grot-ball if my PS let's me shower after 3 days, Moongal!!

But I'm not loving the idea of Nyssa-H's 10 day stint, and then only every few days for 3 weeks!!!

I'm gonna be checking up on this one with my PS for SURE! Eck, I hate being dirty... showering after your BA 683465

by moongal 18th August 2011, 7:30 am

I know, Kiwigirl!! These women are rockstars that can last for so long! I'd like to echo what cookie said, though, that we have to follow the advice of our PS. I will say that if my PS asked me to wait 10 days, I'd DEFINITELY haggle with him!!!! :-)

by kiwigirl 18th August 2011, 9:12 am

Lucky for me, my PS told me today that I can shower the very next day if I want to!! WOOHOO!!!!! He said the drains come out the morning after, and they'll dress me in waterproof bandages, so I'm free to shower and bathe as I please!

This news made a little soft spot for my PS in my heart! (I REALLY hate being dirty!!!) hehe

by Opal_Eyes 18th August 2011, 12:15 pm

^ LOL! Glad you can shower so soon afterwards, though. How come they don't use these waterproof dressings on everyone after a BA then? I'm dreading not being able to wash. I literally will feel like scum. Eww.

by kiwigirl 18th August 2011, 8:45 pm

I don't know, Opal Eyes! Seems like a smart thing to me! I had all these mental images of wash-cloth shallow baths for weeks, thinking of how unsatisfied, and "18th century" I'd be feeling having to wash that way...

by Macmama3 18th August 2011, 9:21 pm

I didn't get to shower until a week after, but I did sponge bathe!!
Oh my gosh, my hair was so gross!!! Luckily I had a friend whose a hair dresser, so I went to see her and she washed, dryed, and styled it for me!!
Here in Hawaii, its so humid, I was so sticky and disgusting!!
Seriously, why don't they use waterproof dressings for everyone??!!! Screwy

by louise_vaa 18th August 2011, 9:22 pm

My PS said he'd use waterproof dressings on me too so I can shower as soon as I want. I hope so!! xx

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