newbie443 wrote:My discharge instructions also said no baths or swimming for a while. I don't do either so I don't remember how long. Now as doctors are so different on this surgery this is really best to follow your doctors instructions. Some activate at 3 days and some all the way to or past 8 weeks. Some 2 incision infrapubic and some 1 incision and some penascrotol. So follow your doctors instructions. Doesn't matter what others do unless they use the same doctor. And even then it could vary a bit.
The idea is to ice right after surgery for the first few days. Again depends on the doctor and the man and how much work is done. Ice reduces the swelling and the additional damage caused by the swelling. Like when someone Sprangs an ankle. You leave the shoe and sock on and apply ice. This slows down the injury part. But at some point you want to stop cold packs. Heat is used later to speed the healing process but can cause swelling again if done to soon. And there are other ways to apply heat than a tub (hot tub). When I started cycling at 3 weeks I used a heating pad to soften the pump and cylinders. I think there is also commercial and home made microwave heat pads.
If I did swim or do baths or hot tubs I would not do any of those until my incision fully healed. Infection is to much of a really bad risk for this operation to risk it for me. Best of luck to everyone with this.
Thank you, I’ll ask my doctor. When it’s time to cycle I’d rather sit in my hot tub than a bath tub.
