So my question is how much pain were you in upon discharge during your drive home? I will have about an hour+ drive home upon discharge and I know how awful it can be. My son had knee surgery about 4 months ago and the drive home was the worst thing I had to ever see with him, he was in tremendous pain even with pain meds on board. Just thought I would ask those who have been there.

It wasn't bad for me but they gave me pain meds right before I walked out the door! I'm sure that helped. Anything over 2 hours and they will want u to stop and walk for 10 minutes or so. Other than that it was smooth sailing for me. You may want to bring a pillow to brace your tummy if you need to cough or to block seatbelt. :-)

Good info, thank you very much!

Not painful for me either. They gave me pain meds also right before i left. I was just super excited to be going home

I puked the whole way home. Pain was fine, nausea kicked my butt.

Thanks Ladies!

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Same here!

Just make sure to have a pillow you can hold against your stomach. That helped me a lot.

Thanks for all the info, I will take all the advice I can get.

My ride was about 45 minutes. It was the worst part of the whole surgery for me. I hugged a pillow during the drive and mom tried to avoid bumps but I was in really bad pain. They gave me a tiny shot of morphine a couple hours before I left. Wasn't enough and we had to pick up my lortab on the way home. When I got to the house I was in excruciating pain.

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Not pain but a lot of discomfort. It was mainly because my FIL drove like an idiot. We hit traffic on the way home (2 hrs out of town) and out of anger, he drove like a freaking maniac. I felt every bump and turn. Never cursed someone so much in my life.

Thank you!

I had almost a two hour drive took my pain pills and was fine all the way home I hated being stuck in the hospital so it didnt matter how much pain I was in I just wanted to be home but it turn out not to bad

My ride home was a little over an hour. I had a sever bloated felling but little pain. The offered to let me push the morphine button one more time before they disconnected my IV and release me. I have my surgery on the 21st. This morning I feel pretty good no pain or nausea and getting down my Protein with no problems.

i can only sleep on my back or left side; if I roll over on my right side it will wake me up pretty quick with pain. I did gain four pounds during my stay at the hospital

Good luck Med,

Rick

Thanks Rick, I appreciate it!