Bath/shower with waterproof dressings

by dove 8th February 2013, 6:34 pm

Sooo I've been given some waterproof dressings to put over my dressings, the lady said i could use them today and keep them on until i see James next Sat.
Has anyone used these? Can i actually fully submerge myself in the bath and soak my aching muscles or is it literally a quick jump in and out the shower job?
Id rather she'd said you can't wash at all but now I've got this option and im not smelling very fragrant...shall i just try it or leave it? Im a bit worried it'll hurt putting them on...pressure on incision or they won't be fully water proof shrug

by tinkerbell24 8th February 2013, 6:38 pm

hi i never had these dressings i just had the ones on that i was given when i was in the hospital

I was allowed to go in a shower and wet my dressings off day 10 (i think) and change them then i only got the go ahead yest to fully submerge in a bath

sorry i cant help anymore hopefully someone will come along soon

how are you feeling xx

by **mrsball** 8th February 2013, 6:40 pm

Have you had the go ahead for a shower then hun? If he's it's a quick shower or shallow bath and sponge wash top half , when I could shower I dried myself using a HAIRDRYER so I knew dressing was completely dry x

by **mrsball** 8th February 2013, 6:40 pm

Do not submerge them in a full bath x

by littlewellies 8th February 2013, 6:44 pm

She said don't shower for a few days hun, I'd leave it til tomorrow if u was you, plus we've only got one set of dressings, to last shouldn't u do it in the middle? Are u def seeing james? He told me he wasn't in South West so I'd have to see a nurse x

by dove 8th February 2013, 6:59 pm

Im seeing him next Sat as he's in clinic near me so im not travelling to your neck of the woods.
Yes the nurse handed me them and said "you can put these waterproof dressings on and have a bath/shower but wait until tomorrow (today), you can keep them on until you have your stitches removed"
Maybe just quick wash in the shower and back out is best as no one seems to know. I was too spaced out to ask her to clarify it x

by **mrsball** 8th February 2013, 7:20 pm

Most girls are advised 5/7 days minimum for a shower x

by **COOKIE** 8th February 2013, 8:07 pm

The waterproof dressings will be fine for showering lovely, you don't need to have a quick shower, enjoy your shower hun. You wouldn't have been advised to be able to take one if it wasn't safe for you to do so.

I would advise against fully submerging your boobs hun, only because I've never yet heard if anyone who has the waterproof dressings being able to do so.

Enjoy your shower Dove. Its the best feeling ever after a BA Stars

by Totty1982 8th February 2013, 9:28 pm

Girls,

I'm 16 days post op and the surgeon said I could shower today, whoooohooooooo!! After taking my dressings off at my PO check Tuesday he said all healing well and out some smaller little sticky strips over my scars (I had dissolvable stitches) he said take them off after the shower so I did. Now I feel really bare and that my scars are really vulnerable and may rub against my sports bras or pop open!
Is there any harm I'm using sterile gauze strips that my mum have me from her hospital to pad over the scars so they don't rub? Also I showered using shower gel and was careful not to rub any directly onto my incisions but some of the soapy water obviously ran over them, is this a problem? My surgeon said no baths covering my new boobs for a while but didn't state how long so ill just stick to showers.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated x xx x

by dove 9th February 2013, 12:59 pm

ok so i put my waterproof dressings on and had a shower.....got out and my dressings are soaked!! phoned nuffield and they said to just pat them dry....im freaking out now ladies as all my shampoo and conditioners soaked into my dressings...surely this can't be good! what should i do? x

by Cazzyxo 9th February 2013, 1:08 pm

Did they give you spare?x

by dove 9th February 2013, 1:13 pm

no

they said dry them with the hairdryer on cool setting, they aren't due to be changed until next Saturday. if i lived closer they would have changed them for me but they just said "don't worry im sure it'll be fine"...not reassuring enough for me! will they be ok do you think? just worried about incisions and stitches x

by Cazzyxo 9th February 2013, 1:20 pm

Hun try not to panic. I panicked when i first wet mine that i took them off & it wasnt even damp underneath.

by dove 9th February 2013, 1:29 pm

I've phoned my minor injuries unit and they're gonna change them for me. ill stick to strip washes until next Sat! x

by dove 9th February 2013, 3:04 pm

well I've had them cleaned and re dressed, they gave me some spare dressings too! its a shame i got better treatment from nhs than i did from nuffield! all happy now tho x

by **mrsball** 9th February 2013, 3:11 pm

Good , I think most of us have had to wait a week or more to have a shower anyway. Shallow baths are fine though hunny

by dove 9th February 2013, 4:04 pm

my god the incisions hurt now! yes Mrs ball shallow baths will do for me x

by **COOKIE** 9th February 2013, 5:12 pm

I'd be having a word with your clinic about those dressings babe. If you were told you could shower and then you've have to go through all this due to the dressings being faulty possibly, or just not waterproofed at all!

Sorry you're been through this babe Hug

but glad you're all sorted now. The incisions will ease up hun, just take some painkillers whilst they're sore hun. Xx

by dove 9th February 2013, 9:00 pm

i had terrible pain earlier so i put my macom on as suggested by James and now the pressures eased im ok, i think the incisions had obviously been agitated when my dressings were pulled off, the nurse said i had a stitch poking out on my sore breast and it looks very bruised. i think the support from the macom is helping as its taken the pressure off the stitches but my breasts have dropped really well not wearing the macom...they're balanced out cookie! dance

x

by **COOKIE** 9th February 2013, 11:16 pm

dove wrote: my breasts have dropped really well not wearing the macom...they're balanced out cookie! x

Ohhhhhh fab! Cheerleader

see! A little time to catch up and weyheyyyyyyyy yahoo

So happy for you Dove and can only imaging how happy you are too hun Hug

by littlewellies 10th February 2013, 10:00 am

I did the very same dance when u said they had balanced out :-)

How r yours today? Mine feel seriously heavy today!! Incisions seem very sore too and I got insane morning boob in one boob only again (the problem boob lol)

Going round to the exs this eve for a bath, and he's gonna wash my hair for me can't wait!! I'm truly minging x

by dove 10th February 2013, 10:16 am

is your mum not with you still?
after having my dressings changed one boob kept me up most the night, it was very painful on the incision line...the one with the stitch poking out and bruised. i don't feel too bad today, just a little achy.
how's your mobility? can you raise your arms? x

by littlewellies 10th February 2013, 10:19 am

Yeah still at mums but I can't have her washing me, ive told Dan hws not allowed to look at them either as he wasn't interested in them thurs, plus he owes me a Chinese for the privilege.....

Mobility is fine in arms, the pressure is worse than day 1 today tho it genuinely feels like someone is aqt on me!!!! X

by dove 10th February 2013, 10:50 am

mine feel like the stitches are pulling on one side, im dragging my fiance to a wedding fayre today!
they say day 4 is the worst don't they? hopefully your chest will start to loosen and it won't feel so heavy x

by littlewellies 10th February 2013, 10:53 am

Be careful at the fayre and take it easy!! X

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