When can I start driving a car after total knee replacement surgery?
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Doctors have suggested to go for a TKR which is about to be scheduled in a month or two.
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Posted , 11 users are following.
Doctors have suggested to go for a TKR which is about to be scheduled in a month or two.
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jude48 sandy101
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After TKR I started driving after 4 weeks
best wishes
Jude (UK)
tricia2396 sandy101
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We have notified the insurance company, but they seemed totally disinterested!.
Good luck!
jenny47422 sandy101
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I drove, just a short distance, for the first time today after my right TKR, at day 20 post op.
I have good bend and good strength and am off pain meds. I must admit that I am having an exceptionally good recovery this time, so different to the first operation.
It really does depend on your own personal recovery.
miguel57681 sandy101
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Hello, I am 39 years old and started driving at five days post surgery. However, I have a heavy duty truck that has brake pedals that extend to the driver and down away from the driver. Also, my seat is 100%, so I leaned my seat back some, tilted the front of the seat upward & dropped the rear of seat down. This gives the perfect setup to access bother the brake and accelerator with minimal leg movement. Also, I'm young, I don't smoke or have diabetes, I heal quickly, I don't baby myself in physical therapy, so therefore my recovery from knee surgery is typically quicker than 90% of the general population (btw, this is my 7th knee surgery between both legs: 1-TKR, 3-ACL-Recons, 3-Arthroscopies).......oh, and I was off the walker and using a cane by day 5 as well :-D