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How long after appendix surgery should you wait until you go swimming?
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∙ 11y ago
Well if you're on antibiotics I'm assuming you have an infection. Some infections (like swimmers ear or mono) can spread very easily in water. Stay out of the water until you not only feel better, but are done with your medication. Make sure you take every pill exactly as your doctor tells you to (you'll just get sick again if you don't).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe appendectomy will create an incision on the body. This incision is water permeable as long as it hasn't fully healed. It isn't recommended to go swimming until it has sealed with scar tissue or otherwise.
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∙ 11y agoYou should be safe to swim as soon as the stitches come out. Just to be on the safe side id say wait a day because you might feel pain and soreness around the area where the stitches were:)
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Can you still get your belly button pierced after having your appendix taken out?
Before you get anything else pierced, you should wait until your surgery has completely healed. You do not want to do anything that could get it infected.
How do you know if you have appendix?
Everyone has an appendix until you get it removed.
How long after surgery should you wait to get a piercing or tattoo?
You should wait until you are off any medication relating to the surgery, and the wound from the surgery is visibly healed.
How severe is a ruptured appendix and what is the chance of death?
99.9% wont die but u should get to the hospital as soon as possible when my appendix ruptured I don't go to the hospital until the next day and I was fine
How long after surgery before I can play golf?
after surgery? well you should wait a few days or weeks until you get back to your normal routine before you had the surgery
How is an ileus developed after appendectomy treated?
As one who has experienced this, the treatment is: no food or liquids (except intravenous fluids) and a nasogastric tube (ouch) until things start moving again. I was in the hospital for 8 days after surgery for a ruptured appendix.
How many days should you wait after acl surgery to go swimming?
at least two weeks, you shouldn't submerge your knee underwater until its totally healed into a scar, otherwise it can open up get some chlorine or salt water in it and get infected. You may have some knee pain while swiming after surgery too, I do at least.
Should a woman take baths after a miscarriage or go swimming?
Not until she has healed inside which takes about 2 weeks.
What are the risks of elective surgery?
You should ask your doctor and surgeon about the risks well before you have the surgery. Don't wait until you are at the facility to have the procedure to ask. Also, look up the procedure online. You do not specify what type of elective surgery you are having, but you should be able to research the condition and surgery online to find out about the risks.
Can I Have cataract surgery in case if the eye is infected with a stuborn unknown eye infection culture was taken and is positive thank you Albert?
Surgery should be postponed until the infection has cleared.
Can you get appendicitis from stress?
No, stress cannot cause appendicitis to occur; rather blockage of the opening to the appendix can allow Gram-negative bacteria (bacteroides, enterobacter) to multiply until they are numerous to cause an acute infection requiring both emergent surgery as well as antibiotics.
What do you put in a swimmers ear?
iYou should go to your doctor and have them prescribe antibiotics. you should put 4-5 antibiotic drops in swimmers ear. and until you recieve your antibiotics you should probably discontinue swimming. how ever if swimming means a lot to you then make sure and clean your ear out after swimming. dont use cotton swabs. use CLEAN water
