question about driving after surgery

it may be silly to ask such a question but i drive 2 hours to pick hubby up from work 2 times a weeki have been wondering how long it was b4 any others were driving after the surgery my surgery is thursday..woohoo... im having the laproscopic kind any input would be appriciated

There are no such things as silly questions. I also drive 2 hours to work and 2 hours back in the afternoon. I had surgery on 9/15 nad drove to work on 9/19. I was a lucky one. I had the weekend and Monday to recoup.

ooo cool.... i hope im as lucky as u ive actually got 6 week clearance from work but i was hoping i didnt have to be away from hubby for a few weeks.. tyvm for responding to my post

sry but gotta see if pic shows up.

I wasn't comfortable to drive for about 5-6 days after surgery. I still had very loose ab muscles for that long and bumps were terribly uncomfortable, not to mention side effects of pain meds.... it's really specific to how you feel. I would however suggest you err on the side of caution... this is major surgery, take the time to heal. Renee

K TY renee 5-6 days dont sound bad to me either..hehe i was thinking itd be longer than that...i will surely take all the time needed to heal...

Rule of thumb - figure on being comfortable to drive about a day or two after you stop taking your "take-home" pain med. It's the rare person who comes home and doesn't need to take something like Roxicet for muscle pain/gas pain. For me, that time frame was 5 days, and my pain wasn't truly intense, but I still needed the Roxicet. I felt comfortable to drive about 7 days from the date of the actual surgery. Even if you "feel" ok - you'd be suprised how the ab muscles get used even when driving. Give yourself at least a week before you try such a long drive, would be my two cents.