So I'm almost two months out from takedown, my stoma site is healing well...(haha get it, healingwell..website) there is maybe about a centimeter in diameter of fleshy pink there, i want to go swimming but dont want to risk infection.
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Yeah, not sure I would either.
DG,
Fleshy pink meaning scar tissue or fleshy pink opening?
If it is scarred over and the area is pink but 100% closed then there is no problem but if there is still an opening on the skin then no, it isn't a good idea.
Sharon
Fleshy pink meaning scar tissue or fleshy pink opening?
If it is scarred over and the area is pink but 100% closed then there is no problem but if there is still an opening on the skin then no, it isn't a good idea.
Sharon
I got MRSA and Cellulitus from swimming in my apartment complex's pool 3 months post op from surgery once. I had a tiny pin hole that was still open. just make sure you are healed. T
hat was one of the worse experiences I went through for a month of trying to get rid of it.
hat was one of the worse experiences I went through for a month of trying to get rid of it.