Had laparoscopic surgery to remove appendix and before surgery the surgeon said to wait about 3-4 days to swim. When I was released the Nurse Practitioner said to wait two weeks because the pool was full of pee, etc ( you don't have to tell me that- lol). After I was released I placed a call to the surgeon to ask and now she is out of the office. I was hoping to resume in a week. How long were you advised to wait?
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Re: swimming after appendectomy [seadocha]
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Re: swimming after appendectomy [seadocha]
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I had an appendectomy 3 weeks ago. What the doctor actually said was 2 things:
1) swimming - don't swim until the wounds have healed (i.e. the skin is completely healed) - you don't want the wounds to get infected
2) otherwise I could train if it didn't hurt. Was up cycling 2 days afterwards and running 3 days after.
I will do my last sprint triathlon race next weekend.
1) swimming - don't swim until the wounds have healed (i.e. the skin is completely healed) - you don't want the wounds to get infected
2) otherwise I could train if it didn't hurt. Was up cycling 2 days afterwards and running 3 days after.
I will do my last sprint triathlon race next weekend.
Re: swimming after appendectomy [colnagoguy]
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Running and cycling by day 3? Yikes! Lucky you!
Re: swimming after appendectomy [seadocha]
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I didn't say the sessions were hard or long ... admittedly, the very first run felt kinda rough to the system but it didn't hurt. It took 1,5 weeks before I started to push some harder watts.
The plasters from the operation actually hurt more I think then the actual wounds. Please note, I had keyhole surgery.
The plasters from the operation actually hurt more I think then the actual wounds. Please note, I had keyhole surgery.
Re: swimming after appendectomy [seadocha]
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I've had two appendix surgeries.
Keyhole the first time and a can't recall how long before I returned to training and racing.
Four months later, they had a second dig and I was hospitalised for 2 weeks and I was unable to work for several weeks after that.
I don't do things by halves. I hope you have better luck than me.
Keyhole the first time and a can't recall how long before I returned to training and racing.
Four months later, they had a second dig and I was hospitalised for 2 weeks and I was unable to work for several weeks after that.
I don't do things by halves. I hope you have better luck than me.
I usually tell my patients a few days for biking, a week for swimming, 2 weeks for running.
From a wound perspective, you have nothing to be worried about. The main issue with resuming activities too early is a higher chance of developing a hernia at your umbilicus. Be prepared to have crappy workouts for a month. Your body goes into repair mode with repair hormones that are not ideal for hard workouts. If you have no upcoming races, try to stay away from pool and running for 2-3 weeks. Cycling is pretty safe.
From a wound perspective, you have nothing to be worried about. The main issue with resuming activities too early is a higher chance of developing a hernia at your umbilicus. Be prepared to have crappy workouts for a month. Your body goes into repair mode with repair hormones that are not ideal for hard workouts. If you have no upcoming races, try to stay away from pool and running for 2-3 weeks. Cycling is pretty safe.