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me and my husband drive truck as a team and i took the week off for vsg surgery had it done on 4/25/11 have follow up app. with dr this mon any chance of him letting me go back to work ? any outher truck driver in here that has had this surgery

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Hey Peaches!

I'm not a truck driver but I am on the road 2-3 weeks/month driving around. I was off my pain pills Day 3 and back on the road Day 6. But it all depends on how your feeling and managing your pain. Then again, it's really up to your Dr, but go in there with the right outcome attitude and he just may release you.

Good Luck!

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Hey Peaches!

I'm not a truck driver but I am on the road 2-3 weeks/month driving around. I was off my pain pills Day 3 and back on the road Day 6. But it all depends on how your feeling and managing your pain. Then again, it's really up to your Dr, but go in there with the right outcome attitude and he just may release you.

Good Luck!

thank you i have allready stoped taking pain med we drive only mon thr fri home on weekends i well keep a good attitude about it and hope for the best

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Please post an update after you've seen your doctor. I'm looking at having surgery in June and I'm also a professional driver (test/pre-production cars, not trucks) and I drive 7-8 hours/day. I'm hoping to take off only a week or a week and a half, so I'd like to know what your doc says, and also how you feel when you are back at work.

Good luck to you!

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