How much support from friends/family will I need and for how long after surgery

[baseballcat 0]

I live alone in a different state from my family and wondered, from those out there that have already had the surgery, do I need to have someone around right after the surgery and for how long will I need someone to help me? I know I probably shouldn't drive in the 1st week, at least - so I will need someone to drive me to my doctor's office (even though he's only 2 miles away from my house, I highly doubt I will want to walk there within the 1st couple of weeks - lol).

I ask these questions so I can line up people and some of them need time to plan for the time - for obvious reasons (family/work/etc).

Any information is greatly appreciated!

[Indymom 132]

Assuming you recover well, you shouldn't need a ton of help. I stayed two nights in the hospital and of course my husband drove me home, but I was driving after about 3-4 days. My doc said I was OK to drive as soon as I wasn't taking pain meds and wasn't feeling much pain. I was very careful and just ran a few errands but I went back to work after 6 days and drove my normal commute. It might be good to have a friend who lives close by to be "on call" in case you have any issues or emergencies, but as long as you have your house stocked for post-op, I think you'll be able to be pretty independent.

[baseballcat 0]

Assuming you recover well, you shouldn't need a ton of help. I stayed two nights in the hospital and of course my husband drove me home, but I was driving after about 3-4 days. My doc said I was OK to drive as soon as I wasn't taking pain meds and wasn't feeling much pain. I was very careful and just ran a few errands but I went back to work after 6 days and drove my normal commute. It might be good to have a friend who lives close by to be "on call" in case you have any issues or emergencies, but as long as you have your house stocked for post-op, I think you'll be able to be pretty independent.

Wow! That is great! I think I would only have family in town for the surgery day through maybe the first or second day out

of the hospital so to hear that I would probably be pretty good on my own makes me feel a lot better.

Thanks for the imput and stay strong on your journey