Driving

Dianadcr
on 1/17/12 1:35 am - Canada
How long till after surgery can you resume driving. Thanks
  Diana
            
Joyce J.
on 1/17/12 1:43 am - Scarborough, Canada
Hahahaha

I love this one cause I was told 2 weeks after surgery. I thought that was awesome since I couldn't drive before
Sorry, I love that LOL

I think it is two weeks
They want to make sure all the drugs are out of your system and I think it takes some time to move around properly because of pain.

That was over 6 years ago for me, things may have changed

Joyce----Today is the first day of the rest of your life

 

Monica M.
on 1/17/12 3:36 am - Penetanguishene, Canada
yeah, after i sprained my wrist one time I asked the doc how long it would be before i could play the piano, he told me a month, and yeah, same case, couldnt play before! lol You're a goofball.
        
sam1am
on 1/17/12 4:05 am
When I bought my daughter her first pair of shoes at about 10 months I asked if she'd be able to walk with them, they said yes, I said good because she didn't before.  They didn't even crack a smile, but I laughed all the way home.  I crack myself up sometimes, lol.

 Sandy                                           
                
"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody  else up"                     
                          
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Monica M.
on 1/17/12 4:07 am - Penetanguishene, Canada
some people have absolutely no sense of humour. I totally crack myself up, all the time!
        
HaroldC
on 1/17/12 1:48 am - Canada
I  was driving 4 days after I cam home.

Once you are off narcotics and feeling good it should be fine.

Good luck.
Harold

SW 291  GW 199.9 CW 180 Surgery: TWH Dr. Penner Dec 20 2011
Celebrating life and opportunities for new beginings!!!

    

chammer71
on 1/17/12 1:50 am - St. Catharines , Canada
I asked at my one week follow-up and they said go ahead.
    

HW: 355.0   SW: 327.0  CW: 260.1  Surgeon: Dr. Gmora, St. Joseph's Hamilton      Surgery Date: December 28, 2011
Dianadcr
on 1/17/12 1:50 am - Canada
Thanks guys. I guess it means being prudent and seeing how you feel. Cheers
  Diana
            
Sher1ock
on 1/17/12 2:59 am - Canada
Theoretically, I could have driven when the drugs cleared my system but given that I couldn't lift anything heavier than 5 pounds and my purse at my first pre-op appointment weighed 4.8 pounds (a friend being very helpful by pointing that out to me by putting it on the clinic scale...last laugh on her - she had to carry my big binder for rest of the day!) I waited a while longer.  Opening and closing the car door was over my limit and seatbelt and incisions were a bit tricky.


    
Dianadcr
on 1/17/12 3:02 am - Canada
Hey, never considered the purse. That in itself could be a hazard. You're a hoot.
  Diana
            
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