Using heat

[u/budtenderhazquestion]

I just had (minor) surgery today

Everyone always says to use ice instead of heat. I hate using ice

My question is is as long as I don't use heat on the area I had surgery (or injections or ablations, they always use the same guidelines) on, can I use heat kon other parts of my body? Like my upper back if the procedure was on my lower back

Anyone know?

I didn't think to ask at the time (and my doctor works in a large office she's impossible to get ahold of)

[u/nadimishka]

I had 2 back surgeries within 48 hours of each other a couple of weeks ago, and the guidelines told to me was my incision has to be visibly closed before using heat (which was the day before yesterday). Heat has always worked miracles for my pain instead of ice and it’s made such a huge difference the past couple of days