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surfing with glue stitches
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 3:37 pmby Vent
I got a wound on my head about 9 days ago from a surfboard. the doctor treated it with skin glue.
he recommended not getting in the water for 2 weeks, but I really want to surf.
what do you guys recommend? the wound looks good and it is being healed..
thanks
Re: surfing with glue stitches
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:53 pmby jaffa1949
Take the time to heal , open the wound it will be messier and at risk of infection if it opens up.
It is entirely your call, advising against a doctor's advice is not a good call for anyone on the forum to make!
Re: surfing with glue stitches
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Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:55 pmby oldmansurfer
I had a cyst removed from my back and the doctor said no swimming for a month. I said "A MONTH!!! I'll be dead by then" The doctor looked at me and after a few seconds said "Are you a surfer?"
I say "Yes" totally not amazed that she guessed that I was a surfer. Then she said "well in that case stay out for 2 weeks then use a waterproof bandage for 2 more weeks. I am not saying you should use one just that it might help if you talk to your doctor about it
Re: surfing with glue stitches
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:08 amby waikikikichan
In Waikiki, a reef break, on a longboard, I've gone for 3-4 hour sessions without getting my hair wet. Don't know your situation, but if it's on a shortboard in dumping beach break, I wouldn't. ( especially after a rain storm )
Re: surfing with glue stitches
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:41 amby Tudeo
Vent wrote:I got a wound on my head about 9 days ago from a surfboard. the doctor treated it with skin glue.
Just curious, where this happened?
Btw. if you're surfing in the tropics you must be more carefull with infection prevention.
Re: surfing with glue stitches
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:12 pmby Big H
I would totally ignore the doctor's guidelines and ask random strangers online if I could circumvent the doctor's recommendation and still have a sense of approval....
C'mon, be serious! Follow your doctor's advice. There will always be waves.
Re: surfing with glue stitches
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:48 pmby Vent
HAHA, I'm from israel... we dont get waves to often, 3 feet every 2 weeks something like that.
okay so its summer here and the water is less polluted than in winter. the wound looks okay(formed a scab and looks like a regular wound already) so ill get a sesh. im planning to surf with a waterproof bandage and the waves are small so the probability of getting injured is really small. I got the wound from a kook that didn't know how to duckdive... ugh
Thx for the replies !