Re: showering in the hospital

[Guest guest]

I showered 3 days post-op. Of course they kept me out for 2 days so when

i did shower it was actually the first day i was awake. I had steri

strips and the nurse helped me shower and I didnt have cover anything up

wit plastic or anything. I was so tired !!!!!! The nurse brought me a

shower chair to sit on and I still had a IV in my arm. Over all it went

well and made me feel so much better.

Carol

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> There is no way in hell Jossart will let you shower 2 days after

> surgery, so do what I did...giggles. I told the nurse that my doctor

> said I stink and to clean up and could they please get me a garbage

> bag and some waterproof tape for my tummy and some johnsons baby

> shampoo, soap, and talcum powder. (I went and stole clean gowns and

> towels off the cart and had them at the nurses desk as I asked em for

> my washing stuff!) and they got it all, I washed...oh, did I wash,

> and felt so glorious.

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> We never did tell Doc, as why ruin his day. The bottom line is you

> have to have the iv out, and you have to cover all of your incisions

> with plastic and tape. I taped myself and gotta tell you I got

> soaked. Of course the tape that Doc uses is like commercial grade

> shipping tape, and they could have run me through the luggage handler

> at SFO and these bloody little tapes would budge! Laughing. I am

> serious. This is now 15 days post op and I decided I had had it with

> the tape itching me. Well hell, I pulled up skin taking those buggers

> off, and I am talking about non incised skin! I want the US post

> office to use this stuff. Hell, I am thinking of sending a sample to

> NASA to keep the tiles on thier space shuttles! Yeee hawwww, we are

> talking Tape in a Drum...industrial strength surgical tape!

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> I will go and tape you if you really wanna shower. Day two I wasn't

> ready, day 3 I had the leak test and it wiped me out too much to

> shower, and day 4 you are going home...so, play it by ear, or I will

> bring my car wash utensils and give you a hand!

>

> Laughing,

> Best to you,

> Theresa

> DS 11-19-01

> Dr. Jossart

> -16#s

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