Back in the driving seat post op - eight weeks....?
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Just read an extremely worrying post that states that post op on the right hip, as in my case, you are not back to driving for an entire two months. No way, can I live like that! To get out of here I have to drive across a bridge fording the Avon/Kennet canal. There are buses, somewhere in the far distance, but I don't see the point in loading down with shopping and lugging it all back on a bus, and then having a nice long walk, loaded dow with shopping! Delivery services or not, there are some things, that I need to see and examine before purchase!
I haven't used a bus since I left San Francisco, and do not particularly want to start now!
This is new information, and again adds to the confusion as there are other reports of being back behind the wheel at four weeks!
So, what actually is the true situation? My own common sense, would tell me that it is down to the individual patient's recovery rate, and not Draconian diktats that test and frustrate us even further!
It's almost Kafkaesque!!!!
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supercargo susie74530
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For transport for shopping etc, have you tried any of the Charities ? They often provide transport at a small charge. As you are near the Avon/Kennet Canal you could Google
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colinTN17 susie74530
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Riley429 susie74530
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I was allowed to drive after 1st. follow up appointment provided I was off prescription pain medication.
Riley429
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susie74530 Riley429
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Many thanks for the information. I think it makes a difference, though as to which hip was affected. In my case, it is the right.
Riley429 susie74530
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susie74530 Riley429
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I have just posted to Angela on this issue.... I may be right, and I may be wrong. Some of the R&Rs (across the board) are so obscure or "daft" it is difficult to employ any degree of intelligence or thought.....
rose0000 susie74530
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susie74530 rose0000
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Going to check out those crutches! Transportation is going to be a nightmare situation to overcome. My daughter, in Bath doesn't drive and she works during the days as does everyone else, and therein lies the problem.
My current situation has been compromised for the past nine years or so by anti social behaviour, stalking, etc., by close neighbours, that the police did not take seriously, until I provided them with undeniable intelligence about the culprits. This has complicated matters somewhat.
Will be looking into options regarding transportation.
angela61719 susie74530
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However, I had to chase the hospital up for that date. The appointment I was offered was not at the same hospital where I had my surgery (somewhat further away, which is of course an issue when you cannot drive) but was told that otherwise I would have had to wait until after christmas. That would have been 12 or 13 weeks before getting the go ahead to drive, by which time I should be back at work. The key seems to be the timing of that follow up appointment - assuming, of course, that the surgeon is happy that you are recovered sufficiently to be able to drive. Mine was a left hip but nothing in the conversation with the doctor indicated that it mattered which leg was affected.
susie74530 angela61719
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Re left, vs. right hip. Maybe it does not much matter, because if you are driving a stick shift car, an emergency stop requires the use of both legs and feet, otherwise the car will stall!
angela61719 susie74530
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titleistpro susie74530
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I was driving 10 days after my left THR and 14 days after my right THR, surgeon told me whenever I feel I'm ready to drive to go ahead, 8 weeks is way too long to wait.