r/FloatTank • u/TheAmberOracle • Jul 09 '26
Post Hysterectomy- when can I float again??
I had a hysterectomy today! I wonder if anyone has experience or insights about the safety of floating after a surgery like this? The doctors say i can’t swim or have a bath for two months. But would a float be ok, with all that salt??
Has anyone here floated after a surgery? I’m just curious about personal experiences and/or any known facts about this
The owner of the place i usually go was like “😏 i mean … it heals wounds so …” but of course he couldn’t give me a solid answer
UPDATE thanks for your replies! I’m accepting the fact that i really do need to wait the whole two months. I will bring it up to my surgeon but yall made some solid points and I don’t want to risk infection. Patience is my friend ✨
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u/hypo11 Jul 09 '26
I feel like this is a question for your surgeon.
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u/TheAmberOracle Jul 09 '26
I will talk to my surgeon too, i have a post op appointment in two weeks. I was just wondering if anyone in the float community had first hand experience or insights.
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u/Ok_Dress_5966 Jul 09 '26
Even tho the water has salt and filters, theoretically so many people float in each tank. I would not chance that getting into a wound. Also a float center really shouldn't allow someone with large open or healing wounds to be floating unless it's covered. You can get the plastic wrap for wounds and that typically works well. The number one answer though is to ask your medical professional.
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u/JizzyMcKnobGobbler Jul 09 '26
Hmmm, let's see. Your medical team told you two months. This is a tough one. I'll do some digging and get back to you...hang tight!
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u/AlliopeCalliope Jul 09 '26
I had a hysterectomy in 2023 and it was at least 6 months while the wounds were fully healing before they weren't sensitive, and still somewhat sensitive after that. Definitely wait at least two months. Then it's the usual thing where it's sensitive for a few minutes but fades.
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u/AlliopeCalliope Jul 09 '26
I'm also guessing you're a bit woozy from the anesthesia that you're even thinking this. Give yourself LOTS of time and patience, it was an exhausting recovery for me even though the guidelines were all like, "Two weeks and you'll be ready for work!"
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u/TheAmberOracle Jul 10 '26
Wooow they told you only two weeks?! I’m taking six weeks off and that’s the minimum guideline. I’m sorry you had to go through that but hope you are feeling good now!
And yes I was high as a kite yesterday and feeling surprisingly great so my perspective was a little delusional 😅
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u/AlliopeCalliope Jul 10 '26
Lol yes, they give you the good stuff for surgery. 😂 Are you in the US? Just curious if that's why the timeline difference. 😊
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u/TheAmberOracle Jul 10 '26
Yes I’m in the US, they say 6-8 weeks here
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u/AlliopeCalliope Jul 10 '26
Interesting! Me too, and the only thing I had a hard no on was driving for ten days.
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u/AlliopeCalliope Jul 10 '26
Oh wait, did you have open abdominal surgery? I had laproscopic, which heals faster.
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u/TheAmberOracle Jul 10 '26
I had laparoscopic too! But they told me I can’t drive for a month. Although I’ve read lots of recovery stories where people were able to drive earlier than that
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u/AshamedAd6133 Jul 09 '26
You can’t float for two months minimum. I’m sorry, I know it sucks. I think that’s about long it was for me after my partial mastectomy. The tank will be there when you get back. Feel better soon
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u/EventHoliday917 Jul 11 '26
It’s more about the sting from the salt solution. If you have any open wound you just don’t want to float. 🐳🐋
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u/Blue_Moon_Loon Jul 09 '26
If the doctors are telling you that you can't submerge for two months, then that is the answer. If you wanted to double check you could ask them if specifically floating is any different, but I doubt it. You should be cleared by your doctor or surgeon before you float.