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How long after hiatal hernia surgery can you drive?
I will have hiatal hernia surgery. How long after hiatal hernia surgery can you drive?
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That should be a discussion that you have with your surgeon. Driving after hernia surgery varies on the type of repair and type of hernia.
A los 15 días
As soon as you stopped taking pain medicine. Best regards, R. Constantine
After abdominal surgery the restrictions related to driving are two fold:
(1) no driving is recommended while taking any narcotics
(2) wearing of the cross body seatbelt might cause discomfort.
After uncomplicated surgery patients are usually able to return to regular activity after 4 to 6 weeks, sooner in laparoscopic versus open procedure which are associated with less pain.
Must be cleared by Surgeon, can be 2-4 weeks.