Hot tub?

[Zoso22]

So after the implant we are suppose to take a warm bath and cycle our implant, my question is can we use a hot tub instead of a bath tub? The bath tub seems very uncomfortable to sit in for long periods and harder to keep the water warm

[Musson]

I’m no microbiologist but I would definitely avoid hot tub water with any open wound let alone a surgical wound. The water, while chemically treated, is not 100% free of nasties like e-coli and various viruses.

[oldbeek]

is this your personal hot tub? My hot tub is only 800 gallons so I disinfected it and refilled it. 50 parts per million of chlorine for 4 hrs will killing ALL bad pathogens. I have a water treatment license. After dr cleared my stitches, I used my hot tub at 106 degrees twice a day. What a relief.

[oldbeek]

I’m no microbiologist but I would definitely avoid hot tub water with any open wound let alone a surgical wound. The water, while chemically treated, is not 100% free of nasties like e-coli and various viruses.

You use hookers and you are worried if the water is safe?

[Zoso22]

is this your personal hot tub? My hot tub is only 800 gallons so I disinfected it and refilled it. 50 parts per million of chlorine for 4 hrs will killing ALL bad pathogens. I have a water treatment license. After dr cleared my stitches, I used my hot tub at 106 degrees twice a day. What a relief.

Yes it’s my personal hot and i am going to drain it refill it and do like you said with the chlorine and no one else will be in it. I don’t see how that water would be any different than filling my bath tub, cause we don’t put chlorine in the bath tub. I could understand a public hot tub would be gross.
Oldbeek, how do you stand 106. My god 102 is about it for me especially since it is warmer outside now

[Zoso22]

I’m no microbiologist but I would definitely avoid hot tub water with any open wound let alone a surgical wound. The water, while chemically treated, is not 100% free of nasties like e-coli and various viruses.

You use hookers and you are worried if the water is safe?

Now the hookers I will added after my implant is ready for use. LOL

[Musson]

Old beek. A large hot tub is only 400 gallons. An 800 gallon tub is almost unheard of. 106 degrees is higher that the controls on hot tub allow. Finally chlorine in hot tubs is managed between 2-4 ppm. 50 ppm is unheard of. You basically are throwing bs out there.

[HappyAgain]

Dang I have my own swimming pool and my urologist told me no swimming or bathtub for 6 weeks. They are super afraid of infection and then I had to have a revision so I missed out on 12 weeks of swimming. This summer I’m swimming everyday.
I promise.

[Zoso22]

So when did everyone start soaking in a warm bath? 3!4 or 5 days after implant?

[newbie443]

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.