Driving!?….

Hi, i have my surgery for breast enlargement in January and just wanted to know how long did it take for people before they could drive comfortably again because im quite reliant on my car!

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They normally say don’t drive for a week after surgery xx

i had unders and didnt even attempt to drive untill i needed to, i went back to work on day 10 but i drove the night before, i just couldnt put it into 5th gear for a bit cause it felt rli weird like a pulling sensation but i found from 10 day i could drive x

Oh ok thankyou, i didnt no if it was like a month because i read some comments that said they didnt drive for a while and was just getting a bit worried. Thanks girls! xx

I drove on day 4/5, just short journeys and I was fine but later found out that if I’d been involved in an accident my insurance would probably be void!! Oops.

I drove after 2 weeks,did’nt need to go anywhere so I was lucky.xx

Your not insured to drive to the first 7 days after your BA. Check with your car insurance. I drove at day 6. x

It depends on your insurance company. Most say 7 days but I rang mine to be sure and they said as long as my doc says im ok then i can drive. I didnt feel up to it til about a week post op though anyway x

I was told by surgeon to not drive for first week – maybe cause i am a co car driver and can do 900 miles a week – but my co car insurance would not insure me for 7days x

I drove after a week and half and someone drove into the back of me at a busy roundabout just before getting on the motorway. So my advice is short journey’s in less busier times and less busier places!

5 days but it wasn’t so nice pulling on the gears makes you realise how much you use the muscle haha xx

my nurse said i could try driving after a week. i did a small drive (3 miles to supermarket) and pulling the door shut, putting seat belt on and putting into reverse was a real effort. i wasn’t ready for it and tried again day 10. it wasn’t till end of 2nd week i felt totally comfortable in the car again.xx

Very helpful thankyooou xx

I drove (about 2 miles) on day 7 but i couldnt put it into reverse haha i felt i shouldnt drive again for a while so didnt drive again until day 14. i am in week 6 now but i still dont feel comfy crossing my arms to steer yet. i can feel the muscles are still very tight. x

Did you have unders or overs? Xx

i drove to my first week check up, tried before that but had to get son to change gear oooops… 😳 x

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