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Avoid having a bath as your wound shouldn't be soaked in water until it has healed. Soaking the wound could cause the scar tissue to soften and reopen the wound. Guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) say you can have a shower 48 hours after surgery. However, you should check with your surgeon as it may depend on the type of surgery you've had and how your wound has been closed.
A number of factors determine return to work such as the type of procedure performed, the job description (ie manual labor, desk work), the commute etc. In general however, patients who undergo an anterior approach total hip replacement may feel capable of returning to deskwork within 2 weeks of the time of surgery. How long before I can take a bath or shower or go swimming? Unless otherwise instructed by Dr. Davidovitch you may shower 2 days after surgery provided the wound is dry. Bathing in a tub or swimming is not recommended for the first 2 weeks after surgery. How far can I bend forward after the hip is replaced? If an anterior approach hip replacement is performed, typically there are no restrictions on bending and patients may safely bend forward as much as they tolerate.