• How long after hiatal hernia surgery can you drive?

I will have hiatal hernia surgery. How long after hiatal hernia surgery can you drive?

5 Answers

  • Vascular Surgeon
  • Mobile, AL

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.

  • Surgeon
  • Nicaragua, Managua

A los 15 días

  • Surgeon
  • Ozark, AL

As soon as you stopped taking pain medicine. Best regards, R. Constantine

  • Surgeon
  • Urbana, IL

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.

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

Must be cleared by Surgeon, can be 2-4 weeks.

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