I was told no swimming until cuts had healed about 2-4wks post op if I felt able & then I should use waterproof plasters over them to prevent anything untoward happening especially if any didn't look totally healed,(bearing in mind my cuts weren't stapled but glued).
While in holiday at nearly 5 wks post-op I managed 20+ lengths not in one hit each time I tried but starting with the odd length building to 5 at a time & on up to batches of 10 at a time listening to my body to decide when enough was enough. Pre-op I was doing 30+ lengths in a 40min stint. Since then I have yet to go back returning to work brought its own fatigue & shakes leaving me to scared to go before work incase I felt to tired to work, after work I'd sit & fall asleep initially & then a reduced iron level found at my 3mtg post-op check but not passed on to me or my GP for another 6wks meant I was very tired, convincing myself as I'd heard nothing from the dietitian (as promised) that I needed to do something different, that it was work, no rest in half term, & stress over my eldests ill health & halving weekends taken up visiting him in hospital in Wales where he's at Uni. Finding out I was low in iron & zinc had the result of me having a few days off work as once my brain was told yes my body did have a reason for being so tired decided to stop me in my tracks & make me rest letting the iron tablets have a chance to work. Within a week I was feeling better as the iron kicked in, now I feel able to consider starting the exercise routine finally that I should have been doing for months now but had lots of excuses not to do one way or another. New year, new regime to compliment the newer me.
