Clever tricks to safely shower

Hi

I had a PICO wound dressing which was battery powered.

I was told not to shower while it was applied as any water getting on to it could stop it working. Therefore, I had a flannel wash and when my hair needed washing my husband did it for me while I held a towel over the dressing so it wouldn't get splashed.

Thank you so much for your reply, much appreciated. How long did you have it in for?

Hi Ruva,

I also had a battery powered PICO dressing - it was on for just over a week.  I was very glad when it was taken off as it started buzzing a lot towards the end.

I was advised to lower the shower head and just shower from waist down.  I used to do this with a sports bra on - partly to keep water away from the dressing and partly to hold the power pack.  For my top half I used a flannel and did my hair separately by leaning over the bath.

That’s really helpful thank you

It was about 10 days. 

Hi, I also had a Pico dressing on for a week. I've got to say that I didn't bother to shower that first week. Lots of flannel washes and dry shampoo in my hair. X