If the insurer has said they will be led by the surgeon you either need to contact the surgeon to get confirmation they are happy for you to drive or, if you were given a pre-op information pack by the hospital it may be written in there. For example, a lot of the big hospitals state in their RP information leaflet to patients that they should not drive for 4 weeks - if you ignored that and had an accident you wouldn't be covered even though you hadn't been explicitly told.
Some surgeons will just confirm verbally you can drive at the 6 week post-op review
Some insurers don't say anything about the hospital or surgeon, just that you must be recovered enough to be able to do an emergency stop safely.
My husband was at the other end of the scale. He had a company car at the time and the insurer wouldn't cover him until they gad a letter from the surgeon which the surgeon refused to provide ... in the end it took 12 weeks before he could get behind the wheel!
Google will quickly tell you whether your hospital has a stated position on driving after abdominal surgery
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My insurers said OK to drive as long as I haven't been told not to. The hospital had previously said about 2 weeks
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Bill
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Hi GG, my hubby told ok to drive after 2 weeks as long as he’s comfortable doing an emergency stop. Wishing you well. X
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If the insurer has said they will be led by the surgeon you either need to contact the surgeon to get confirmation they are happy for you to drive or, if you were given a pre-op information pack by the hospital it may be written in there. For example, a lot of the big hospitals state in their RP information leaflet to patients that they should not drive for 4 weeks - if you ignored that and had an accident you wouldn't be covered even though you hadn't been explicitly told.
Some surgeons will just confirm verbally you can drive at the 6 week post-op review
Some insurers don't say anything about the hospital or surgeon, just that you must be recovered enough to be able to do an emergency stop safely.
My husband was at the other end of the scale. He had a company car at the time and the insurer wouldn't cover him until they gad a letter from the surgeon which the surgeon refused to provide ... in the end it took 12 weeks before he could get behind the wheel!
Google will quickly tell you whether your hospital has a stated position on driving after abdominal surgery
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
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thanks , I checked through the (many) leaflets that the hospital gave me and found this guidance
“ We normally advise patients that you can drive after about 2 weeks following robotic surgery, providing you feel confident about controlling the car and carrying out an emergency stop. You should contact your insurance company to tell them about your surgery”
so looks like I can resume driving today ( although I won’t be driving far anytime soon ) - but will seek confirmation from GP.
regards, GG
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My insurers said OK to drive as long as I haven't been told not to. The hospital had previously said about 2 weeks
Cheers
Bill
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Mine was the same as some here and have a guidance on 2 weeks or when you feel strong enough for an emergency stop.
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Hi GG, my hubby told ok to drive after 2 weeks as long as he’s comfortable doing an emergency stop. Wishing you well. X