how long after op did people start driving

Hi All,

just a quick question, how long after your ba’s did u start driving again?

im currently still doing lessons and dont want to take to much time off them and fall behind again?

xxx

took me 12 days to get back behind th wheel after my BA xx

I would like to know this too meena… I have two weeks off work and I have to drive to work… I could get the bus… but not sure if that would be just as uncomfortable! (my op isnt until Dec!)x

oo thats not bad! thanks xxx

when i went for my consulation they said after a week you can drive again and ive only got a week off work i hope this will be enough! mines in oct! xx

i tried a week after but it hurt so much so i didn’t push myself… and got back behind the wheel when i was ready.. changing gear, and pullin up the handbreak was hard work

Well I’m 7 days post op at the moment, and I went for a check up with my surgeon yesterday with my dad driving. The 30 min drive there and back was absolutely unbearable with all the bumps etc. It actually left me feeling a bit sick. So I’m defo not going behind the wheel for another few days, til I start to feel more human. xx

OUCH! I can imagine! xx

oooo sounds painful… maybe i should have 2 weeks off driving then but i only have a week off work. i only do admin so ill be fine just sitting here with my hands on my keyboard haha!

ladyc how long did it take before u felt ready to drive? xxx

Oh no laurakate! Hope youre okies! x

I’m 7 days post op and today i had a 40 minute drive to see the nurse. It was not good. Any bumps and i think my boobs are gonna fall off!!! So painful.

I tried also to move the car in the drive last night and I couldn’t push the gear down to get it in reverse.

I’m back at work in another week, so will have to drive then… i’m gonna take my hubbys car though coz his is a much smoother ride to my sports suspension mini!!!

I got driving again exactly one week after op. No way would i have done it earlier..Managed ok, thought about padding the seatbelt up a bit if i felt it too much did not have to. Guess everyone is different in their healing process.

You cant drive for 7 days after a general anaesthetic cos most insurance companies wont cover you! xx

R u having unders or overs hun? I had unders and didnt even try to drive but tried at day 13 and it wasnt comfy but I could drive just had to put it into reverse using both hands lol x

It was about 3 weeks for me but that’s probably because i wasn’t very active the first few weeks and that slowed down my recovery x

I was a couple of weeks.xxx

I’m back to work after a week, hope I’ll be ok by then x

3 weeks for me too…..unders and a mini cooper s..not good…they’re like go karts..lol x

Oh no I’ve got a peugeot 107, it’s like a toy car. Think I might be using boyfriends automatic BMW! Lol x

I drove today for 1st time 8days post op, I got Audi nice and smooth x

thanks for all your comments girls xx

Meena when are where are you booked in? I’m October too!! I have my BA on Friday 7th and have only 5 days off so am back in the office Friday 14th… and will have to drive! I’m a little worried now having read all of your comments but I have no more holidays to take! xx

im booked in for friday the 21st well when i went for my consulation they said office jobs only need a week to recover becuase we dont do any heavy lifting. if you havent got anymore holiday and need a few extra days go to the doctors and get a sick note. when it comes to driving i guess u will just have to be extra careful and take it slow so maybe leave for work ten mins earlier so you can take your time xxx

I don’t think a doctors note would quite cut it where I work unfortunately. So where are you having your BA? Do you mind telling me your stats? So interested in what other people are having or have had!! xx

of course i dont mind ive asked loads of people myself ha. Im having it in Doncaster park hill with mr kazzi and im 5ft 7, size 12, and curently a 34 a/b, im having 460 unders, which ive been told will take me to DD but by what women have said on here it will take me bigger which im worrying over lol. how about u? xxx

I drove on day 4. Just little trips to start as I didn’t want my first drive to b a long one to the clinic. I was ok, a bit wierd at first n struggled getting it in 5th 6th n reverse. I didnt no u werent supposed to drive for a week!! I thought It was four days. Ooops. Lol. X

lol mini… my PA told me it was a week but if you managed thats fine! what did u go to? u happy with them? x

I had 380 unders from a 32a (barely). Yep reallly happy with them so far. Still changing though so hopefully they’ll get even better!! Lol. The nurse said a week before driving but they also said I couldnt pick my lil un up for 6 weeks!!! Bit unrealistic I thought. I took the car for a spin round the block a few times to see how it felt. I don’t think I’d have drove knowing my insurance would have been invalid. Lol. Good job I didn’t crash!! X

Hi – I drove on day 6 x

Meena don’t worry about going bigger. I think with that size you will def measure bigger than a DD but you won’t LOOK it because fakies look smaller than real breasts Mine look nowhere near an FF which they measure and more like the D or D/D cup i asked ofr xx

I was about a week n half / two wks. I found it ok. Just when I was parking, turning corners I did it like a learner so I’m sure u will be fine I was scared I’d pull or hurt my boobs but was fine ok. I had unders as well. Xx

I went out in my car 7 days after my op it felt abit weird i struggled abit with reversing and 5th gear and steering but everything fine now am 4 wks po x

i went back to my lessons after 1 week and half and i was fine didnt hurt or ache at all xx

awww thanks for all your comments, you have been a great help xx

I was told a week! I had implants/ uplift. I tried around day 10 On a short drive and found it ok but felt a little tender and worried about having to emergency stop! I also felt strange turning my body with a seat belt on. Leave it as long as possible til u feel ready i drove a long way at two weeks p o and I really ached afterwards xxxxx

I’m 11 days post op and I went for a little drive this morn. Was ok, but quite uncomfortable. Though getting it into 5th made me twinge a little bit. I’ll probes wait a few more days before driving further. Xx

im 24 days now and am driving but i struggle with 5th gear and pulling up the handbrake still. i had unders and i think that must use the muscles around the left booby! x

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