I had bilateral knee surgery 6 weeks ago today and was able to shower with adhesive waterproof bandages 3 days after surgery. I love my showers too!

Hi @dkapustin - Regarding the shower timeline, I'll check when I go for my pre-op on 1/16 and if I were you, I would ask my doctor directly. It may have not been quite 10 days, but it was definitely more than a full week. My doctor kept me in compression hose for a week - night and day. They were difficult to get on and off and he just said for the first week, do a sponge bath. After that, when I could take the hose off at night, I would shower before I put them back on. Also, he didn't want me to get the wound wet in the beginning of the healing. As others have said, these ortho surgeons vary tremendously in what they allow and don't allow. Go by what your own doctor says.

Also, I agree with @ellerbracke that our recovery timeline was probably in the above average category. My in-home physical therapist told me I was about a week ahead of what he usually sees in getting range of motion and hitting some of the milestones. Extension was so hard for me because I had had a torn meniscus and been on crutches for 3 months going into the surgery last time. My knee had been bent the whole time - I couldn't straighten it. The surgeon told me he straightened it when I was under anesthesia so that gave me hope, but I had to work and work at it. This time, I am going into the surgery being able to get full extension on my own. I am hoping that makes it easier to achieve after the surgery.