Hi all - after surgery - when you can start driving the car? i have to figure out if I need to have someone pick up my daughter after school. Thanks

I was able to drive two days after surgery.

I was told that I could drive only after I had been off of the prescription meds for 12 hours.

Good luck with your surgery!

Great - thanks for letting me know! I see 31 lbs down for you - that is wonderful - congrats!

I was banded April 7. My doctor said not to drive on pain meds and it was fine as long as I could twist my body to be able to see. I could do that day two.

I drove the next afternoon. It was only to the school busstop which is about 3.5km away from home.

My surgeon requires all of his patients to stay overnight after surgery. I definitely would have been able to drive home from the hospital the next day if needed but I'm really glad I didn't have to. I had some super bad side effects from the anesthesia for about 4 days after surgery but was driving after that.

If I were you I'd definitely make arrangements for someone else to pick up from the bus stop for you, just to be safe. You can always call them and cancel if needed. Better to be safe than sorry!

Good luck!

You will not be able you drive for 3 to 4 days!!

I had my surgery on a Thursday, had a friend drive me home the 2 hours back home...I slept...drove to the store the next morning. As long as the pain meds are out of your system, you're fine to drive :eek:

I was allowed to drive while i was still on pain meds and I did though, I just didnt feel like my reaction time was as good, So i wouldnt risk it

A few years ago when I had a surgery, I was told not to drive for at least 3 days after you are put under for any surgery. The meds to knock you out are extremely strong your reflexes are not normal. So even though you may feel like driving, I wouldn't for 3 days at least.