Wellness

[hckynut]

@sillycat,

I was able to comfortably and safely drive, later the day of both of my surgeries.

hn

[Mz iMac]

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@sillycat wrote:

Would I be able to drive 2 days after the surgery?

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Only your doctor can answer that question.

Not everyone recovers the same.  I recently had medically induced cateracts on both eyes removed 2 weeks apart from each other.  For a month, I am on restricted driving.  Meaning no highway driving.

After your surgery you should have been given Ray Charles sun glasses (that's what I call them). Strongly suggest that you wear them until you are comfortable w/o wearing them.

[sophiamarie]

In a normal situation, you can actually walk out of surgery and drive yourself home.  BUT, not every situation is the same.

I could have driven home if allowed - but of course, they would never allow that.

[jlkz]

May depend on the type of anesthesia you had and your ability to metabolize it.

If you feel up to it, make sure you have the cataract sunglasses they provide you....and that you can see sufficiently well with them.    And, depending on how long you are out, take your eye drops with you !

[Meowingkitty]

I had my left eye done almost 4 weeks ago and they told me I was fine to drive  but I didn’t feel comfortable driving because my vision in my other eye was something like 20/1000. Yes that bad. I didn’t think it was the smart thing to do with my vision so off kilter so I played it safe. I would say if your vision isn’t that bad in your other eye you most certainly can drive the second or third day. I had my second eye done last Wednesday and I was driving on Friday. You will most likely be a bit blurry for 24-48 hours after surgery. Make sure you wear good sunglasses. 

[Perkup]

To drive or not to drive is up to your surgeon.  If you choose to drive without his or her authority to do so, you run a risk of legal issues if there is an accident - even the most minor one.  We have an eye surgeon in the family and he confirms this.  Driving without medical authority puts you at risk.

[millieshops]

EVeryone saying consult the surgeon is correct -  she/he knows your eye and the procedure she expects to use.  Still, until the surgery has been completed, a competent surgon should say in the answer to your question -  " NORMALLY I SAY" and then whatever time suggested.

A huge percentage of cataract surgery is highly successful, but no one knows who might be in that small percentage where it's not.  If I had something super important to do 2 days after the procedure, I'd have a transportation back-up

[Perkup]

You can always postpone a SECOND. appointment until you can see your surgeon about the sensible time between surgery and driving. If you have something that you can't change, get a taxi or an Uber. Do not simply decide you know best.  YOU DON'T.

[Carmie]

I drove to the office the next morning for my follow-up visit and then I drove to work right after with my doctor's permission.

I had no down time.

[lulu1]

It was repeated several times during my pre-surgery assessment, you may not drive until the surgeon clears you.  After surgery they would not release me until my driver was called into the post surgery area.  I was told (no less than 3 times) I needed to be driven to my post-operative appointment the next day.

UPDATE

I had my post op appointment this AM.  I can now drive.