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bloreorbust    286

bloreorbust
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How soon after surgery could you drive? And for how long could you drive before you wore out?

How soon after surgery did you feel comfortable traveling? (like something more than a couple hours away from the hospital)

At what point did you feel comfortable having sex after surgery?

When did you resume normal house cleaning work?

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liane    30

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Great questions!! Cannot wait to see the answers as I hadn't thought about some of these things. Thanks!

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cynthia f    31

cynthia f
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Wow can't wait or the answer

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pookybear    284

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How soon after surgery could you drive? And for how long could you drive before you wore out?

How soon after surgery did you feel comfortable traveling? (like something more than a couple hours away from the hospital)

At what point did you feel comfortable having sex after surgery?

When did you resume normal house cleaning work?

I drove myself to my one week appointment. It mainly depends on if you're taking the pain meds or not. I wasn't, so I could drive.

I haven't really traveled yet but I felt well enough to after about 2 weeks.

Had sex the night of my one week appointment....that was a big day for me LOL

I was told I could do light duty cleaning after 2 weeks (no lifting/stretching/straining), and everything after one month.

Everyone is different. Listen to your body. If you're feeling good, try something...but try it cautiously and be prepared to stop if it feels uncomfortable.

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heather200202    73

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How soon after surgery could you drive? And for how long could you drive before you wore out?

How soon after surgery did you feel comfortable traveling? (like something more than a couple hours away from the hospital)

At what point did you feel comfortable having sex after surgery?

When did you resume normal house cleaning work?

I would have drove to my 1 week appointment but I was so dehydrated I couldn't stand for more than a minute without wanting to faint so hubby drove me. Just need to be off your pain meds and feel comfortable.

My family lives over 2 hours away from me and I was visiting them within 2 weeks. I didn't drive cause I was still very weak from dehydration but was able to tolerate the trip in the winter fairly well.

I had sex about a week and a half after surgery. Those damn staples had to come out first.

I was doing cleaning around my house 4 days after surgery. I had a weight restriction so my husband would bring anything downstairs or upstairs so I wouldnt have to worry about it.

Everyones body is different and their healing process. Start off doing small things and work your way up. Follow your doctors orders and dont be afraid to ask for help. Stop and rest often and you should be ok.

HW:331 SW:319 11-26-12 CW: 199 8-6-13 GW:170

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barroshe    62

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How soon after surgery could you drive? And for how long could you drive before you wore out?

How soon after surgery did you feel comfortable traveling? (like something more than a couple hours away from the hospital)

At what point did you feel comfortable having sex after surgery?

When did you resume normal house cleaning work?

I drove a week post op. I didn't really get too worn out. Never felt the need to nap after surgery. I would make myself rest though.

I travelled to the beach 3 hours from home a week post op. Doc told me to stop once an hour and walk since you're at a risk for clots.

Went back to work 10 days post op.

I had weight restrictions and couldn't lift anything over 25lbs for 6 weeks. But house cleaning started when I got home from the hospital, just no laundry without hubby carrying the dirty clothes into the laundry room.

Sex about two weeks post op.

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bloreorbust    286

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Thank you all for the responses. I was having a hard time figuring out where to set some realistic expectations immediately following surgery. The surgeon's office can tell me all about food, but they can't help with this kind of stuff.

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Crkrjax76    76

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I'm one week post op today and I drove to work this morning. My Dr said as long as I wasn't on pain meds and could comfortably hit the brake pedal I could drive.

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CrisG    70

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I'm one week post op today and I drove to work this morning. My Dr said as long as I wasn't on pain meds and could comfortably hit the brake pedal I could drive.

You are back at work??? How are you doing it??

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Crkrjax76    76

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Yeah, I came back today. I'm about to go home before long though. I'm a legal Assistant and I'm the only secretary. So, I had to get things moving around here.

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CrisG    70

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Try not to over do it!! You are still healing.

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cynthia f    31

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Am in tears just weighed myself and I have rather put on weight what is going on with me did I had a bypass or should I call my DR help!!!!!!!!!

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bloreorbust    286

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How long ago did you gave surgery, Cynthia?

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bloreorbust    286

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How much weight have you gained? Did you have any complications like bleeding? It could we Water weight. But if you are really concerned that something doesn't seem right, call your surgeon's office and ask them.

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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