Swimming after MGB and pink hair?!

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In a message dated 7/24/2000 6:27:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dnjester@... writes:

>

> Also, I'm blonde and have read the comments about the hibiclens

> turning your hair pink. Please tell me they're jokes!!!!!

>

God I hope so..or that stuff is NOT touching my hair! Yes, I am fat but

vain....LOL!!

Holly

[Guest guest]

I was wondering about the swimming thing myself. Could we not use the water

proof bandages? I have never seen them but I have heard of them. Debbie

[Guest guest]

I love to swim. I'm wondering how long after surgery it will take

before it is safe to swim. Do I need to wait until the stitches are

removed or can I swim before then?

Also, I'm blonde and have read the comments about the hibiclens

turning your hair pink. Please tell me they're jokes!!!!!

Thanks everybody!

Dawn Jester

Wichita, Kansas

8/9/00

still waiting for final insurance approval

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn: The hair color is a joke...and you can swim about ten days after

surgery. Some

swim at 7 days.

Flo in land

> ** Original Subject: RE: Swimming after MGB and pink

hair?!

> ** >

> ** Original Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 18:14:48 -0400

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> I love to swim. I'm wondering how long after surgery it will take

> before it is safe to swim. Do I need to wait until the stitches are

> removed or can I swim before then?

>

> Also, I'm blonde and have read the comments about the hibiclens

> turning your hair pink. Please tell me they're jokes!!!!!

>

> Thanks everybody!

>

> Dawn Jester

> Wichita, Kansas

> 8/9/00

> still waiting for final insurance approval

>

>

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Dawn Jester wrote:

>

> I love to swim. I'm wondering how long after surgery it will take

> before it is safe to swim. Do I need to wait until the stitches are

> removed or can I swim before then?

You only get one staple which spradles the middle of a 3/4-1 " long

wound. There aren't any stitches. So most of the holding-together of

the skin is being done by your body and this is short, but deep, wound.

You can take a shower when you still have the staple but even a week

after my surgery, I sprang a leak of some clear fluid from one of my

incision holes (this is *normal* but it was obvious that hole was not

healed yet -- and if stuff is coming out of the wound, it stands to

reason that if you get in a pool, stuff can get *in* to the wound). It

was more like two weeks before I would have felt comfortable getting

into a swimming pool or soaking in a tub with them, but your mileage may

vary.

Now watch, I'll bet there's somebody else on here who went swimming the

day after they got out of the hospital! LOL!

> Also, I'm blonde and have read the comments about the hibiclens

> turning your hair pink. Please tell me they're jokes!!!!!

I don't know if they are jokes or not. That hibiclens has a very strong

red dye in it. It turned the washcloth pink and it wouldn't wash out.

But I didn't know we were supposed to wash our hair with it, too, so I

didn't.

>

> Thanks everybody!

>

> Dawn Jester

> Wichita, Kansas

> 8/9/00

> still waiting for final insurance approval

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I have loaned my manual to someone, but the issue of getting the sites wet are

addressed in it. And yes they were kidding about the Hibiclens turning your

hair pink. It does turn the white washcloths pink and that is why they were

teasing about it turning other things pink. Good luck and keep asking the

questions. I am late in responding but figure you would rather be answered too

much rather than not at all.

Darlene

Dawn Jester wrote:

> I love to swim. I'm wondering how long after surgery it will take

> before it is safe to swim. Do I need to wait until the stitches are

> removed or can I swim before then?

>

> Also, I'm blonde and have read the comments about the hibiclens

> turning your hair pink. Please tell me they're jokes!!!!!

>

> Thanks everybody!

>

> Dawn Jester

> Wichita, Kansas

> 8/9/00

> still waiting for final insurance approval

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> BTW: Did you buy that new car yet?

> If not, check this site out.

> They're called CarsDirect.com and it's a pretty sweet way to buy a car.

> http://click.egroups.com/1/6847/3/_/453517/_/964476969/

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