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How long was it till you could drive after surgery?

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It depends on how you feel. I didn't feel comfortable driving until about 2 weeks.

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I took my pain meds only twice after surgery, but I was very dizzy the first two weeks so I didn't drive until two weeks out.

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I was told I could drive once I felt like I could twist (to see behind me) and had been off all narcotic pain meds for 24 hours.

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I was driving on the third day but I did not take any pain meds post surgery. It all depends on how you feel... as long as you are not on pain meds.

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I was also told that I'd be good to drive once I was off pain meds. But I'm still preop so not sure how soon that will be!

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