Tomorrow, I'll be one week out and am going stir crazy. I'm staying with my parents while I recuperate, but think I may lose my mind if I stay here all day with my passive-aggressive chain smoking father. I'm off the pain meds, except at night. I flop around all night, so a dose of lortab keeps my acrobatics from hurting and waking me up. During the day, my pain level is less than a 1/10.

Did anyone else drive (without significant pain or other issues) a week out?

yea! started driving exactly A WEEK out. i was in the same boat, had to get away from my house!

I did, if I needed to, but I actually preferred being driven just in case something happened. I don't think there's a problem with driving as long as you personally feel alert and able to drive.

I was driving one week out, but I don't think you should until you have taken no pain meds for at least 24 hours....My surgery was on Monday and I stopped taking pain meds by Thursday and drove the following Tuesday with no pain.

I started driving once I was off pain meds, about a week out.

I drove within a week. As long as you're not messed up on meds and feel like you can steer fine, I don't see a problem.

I drove the third day out, for a whole 8 hours. As long as you aren't on pain meds you should be fine.

My doc gave me the clearance once I was off the meds completely.

I second, third, forth, errr whatever that... once you are off pain meds you can drive, however I had problems backing up because it was painful to twist around. Suggest go out to the car sit in it and pretend you are backing up etc...

I went to work, drove and ran stairs within 6 days out.