Driving after surgery

[tkcan 9]

How soon can u drive after surgery?

[2goldengirl 2,076]

That depends on whether you're taking narcotic pain medication, and how sore you are getting in and out of the car. Your doctor may tell you not to drive for the first two weeks, for example, but that's typically because of the pain medication.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I drove on the 3rd day. I stopped taking the narcotics as they were doing nothing for the pain anyway.

Just be careful, because you get tired very fast after surgery. I had high energy levels, but I would only last 2-3 hours and then I needed to rest.

[Cutepretty1 121]

^^ I drove the 3rd day with a drain still in. After 2 hours I was so exhausted felt like I walked a full day at an amusement park so I limited driving to quick errands.

[Kindle 8,667]

I could have driven the day after surgery but I was in TJ so no thanks. I drove myself home from the airport on the 3rd and 4th day (major blizzard so yes, it took 2 days). I never took any pain Meds.