swim

Question:
Do you know how long after surgery, can you get in the water and go for a swim?

3 Comments

swimming

by aldeer - 2013-08-04 06:08:01

with my doctor, it was six weeks. I went in at 5 weeks, and my pm moved downward while doing backstroke. Good luck and happy swimming... aldeer

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by Acin - 2013-08-05 08:08:16

I was told 8 weeks.

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by robo-ver - 2013-08-06 09:08:11

I swam in the sea (shallow ish water) four weeks post op. I didnt use any over arm strokes, just gentle breast stroke. I found it helped loosen my shoulder a lot. I had my pacemaker at the end of may and have enjoyed swimming since but I am still sticking to gentle Breast stroke as I haven't got the full range of movement yet.
Good luck

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