What should my limits be?

[CamiRein]

I'm a 17 year old female, and I had my decompression surgery on May 26th of this year, so a little over a month ago. I am going to water world on the 4th of this month, and I want to know what my limits should be, like what I'm able to do, and not able to do. Since my surgery, I have been great. I rarely have headaches, and feel just as I did before surgery.(I did not have surgery due to my symptoms, I had it because of the way my brain physically looked, and damage had begun to start) My motion in my neck is virtually the same as it was before and I have felt great since the day I left the hospital. I'll admit, I didn't even "take it easy" after surgery. I was up and going places the day after I got home from the hospital.
Basically, what I'm saying is that I don't want my ticket to be a waste of money, I want to be able to do things. But obviously, I'm not going to if I shouldn't. Any ideas?

[Lottida]

Hi I just wanted to say that maybe you should check with your doctor about the water park.  I am 4 weeks post op of my 2nd surgery & my NS still does not let me submerge my incision.  I have an inground swimming pool & can't even swim in my own pool (I called my NS today to check)..........maybe its because I had to have a 2nd surgery for a CSF leak 9 weeks after my decompression on April 2nd.   My incision is totally healed from the outside & no leakage noted but he said the chemicals in the pool can soften the newly generated skin.   I also want you to know that I felt AMAZING after my 1st surgery, but I developed a CSF leak during my 5th week post op from sneezing.  I'm not trying to scare you but I want you to realize that problems can still occur despite you feeling great!!!!  Hope you get to enjoy yourself anyway!!

[selmaS]

  Hi...I would avoid very crowded areas where someone might knock into you....no slides or anything like that it is far too soon post op....the beat thing would be to float on a slow moving raft.....

It  is hard to tell some people what they should or should not do, as most feel good post op best they have felt in a long time....but some of the same people have suffered set backs....only you can set your limits.

AS I said if it were me I would avoid. crowds and fast moving rides...

Have fun but do be careful.