Re: When will the incision heal????

[Guest guest]

Like with all things, check with your doc. But personally, I think two

weeks was when I started taking real showers - long hot ones with the

shower massage on my knee. Think about how much effort it will take to

get down into the tub, how you're going to do it, and how you're going

to get back up and out. Maybe practice by getting down on the floor and

back up again - and please make sure to have some one there when you do

both the practice and especially the bath tub.

Lori

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> I am so eager to take a nice long soak in the bathtub - but was told

not to immerse the knee until the incisions are healed. When, on

average, would that be expected??

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> I'm 2 weeks out today and it looks good to me.....

>

> - TKR on 1/11/2011

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[Guest guest]

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I had picked at a final scab that I thought was healed and it scabbed over and

my PT said not to go into a tub or sit in water until that was healed. It was

only one staple mark. It is a matter I guess, of not getting infection by

sitting in dirty water with a sore that would let it in.

That was my experience. And let me tell you, I really thought it was no big

deal and had to wait another week. And I waited. I didn't want to have a

problem.

Donna R

When will the incision heal????

I am so eager to take a nice long soak in the bathtub - but was told not to

immerse the knee until the incisions are healed. When, on average, would that

be expected??

I'm 2 weeks out today and it looks good to me.....

- TKR on 1/11/2011