The day after??

by newboobs? 28th January 2011, 12:34 pm

Hi

I urgently need to know if I will be able to drive the day or two after my uplift/BA..... I am required to do a little work, will only be walking around and sitting but need to drive a little. Would I be able to do this???

Or will I be in too much discomfort I should just rest??

Thanks girls!

by jellytot1 28th January 2011, 12:40 pm

I had unders and don't think I could have driven within a couple of days - even with power steering I found it hard to move the car at slow speeds like getting in and out of parking spaces - I waited a week, but that was partly due to snow anyway. Are you having unders or overs? Also not sure how soon you are allowed to drive after a GA - you may not be insured. xx

by newboobs? 28th January 2011, 12:41 pm

Aw really? i am having unders.
Thanks for your quick reply. x

by narn82 28th January 2011, 12:47 pm

i had over and waited 6 days b4 driving, i only drove then as it was the xmas period and o/h decided to drink instead of drive!! but i can honestly say the short journey i did (about 10 mins) made me want to be sick.
i then left it another couple of days, just as i didnt need to drive and when i started again, i found i had real troubles in my leftie. . . guessing due to gearstick/ handbreak.

hope this helps, i thought i was quite a hardy person when it came to pain etc but this got me.
everyone is differnt but if you can i would try to rest as much as poss.

xx

by abbie 28th January 2011, 12:48 pm

i dont think youll be up to it tbh, i think driving would be dangerous

by newboobs? 28th January 2011, 12:49 pm

Thanks for your help, I better say no then and rest - at half term with the kiddies - oh mannnnnn!!! x

by MrsG 28th January 2011, 12:52 pm

The info I have just recieved says no driving for 5 days as the GA can invalidate your insurance, so I would not risk it either xx

by carol_s 28th January 2011, 2:25 pm

I had to wait for seven days pet - but I did sneak out to the shops 5 mins away on day 5 as I really needed to do a little bit of food shopping. I found it OK except for gear shifting (especially pulling the gear stick back for reversing and I found I needed to do that with both hands). So I would think I just wouldn't have been able to manage it before then.
xx

by narn82 28th January 2011, 3:11 pm

carol_s wrote:especially pulling the gear stick back for reversing and I found I needed to do that with both handsxx

OMG two handed reversing so glad that wasn't just me my daughter use to look at me so strange . . . until she got use to it and then would just tell anyone that happened to be in the car, 'its okay mum does that cause she got soar boobs!' kids bless them xx

by traci75 28th January 2011, 3:46 pm

my ps told me no driving for a week i had overs xxx shrug

by jay1983 28th January 2011, 4:13 pm

I had uplift/BA and was not allowed to drive for 3 weeks! Even after 3 weeks I could feel the strain! x

by sarahdawn31 29th January 2011, 12:22 am

I had a an uplift and unders and I waited 10 days to drive and it was hard then I really didnt feel good to drive until about 3 weeks... Driving takes more upper body strength especially chest muscles than we realize and after having unders and a lift you will not have the strength to steer or shift. Do u have a friend or family member who cant chauffer you around perhaps? x

by kaboobie 1st February 2011, 5:41 am

Thank you for posting...
I had not even thought of driving being something Id hve to worry about post BA, thankfully i work from home for some of what i do, but ill need to ensure my son has rides to hockey when my husband is at work... i drive automatic, how long will it be until im comfortable driving, i dont have to shift.,

by carol_s 1st February 2011, 7:06 am

Well you can't drive for a certain number of days as (at least here in the UK) your insurance is invalidated for several days after a GA - I was told 7 days but other have been told only 3 or 4 days. This is to allow the GA to be completely eliminated from your body.
After that, it depends on how light the steering is I suppose.
xx

by kaboobie 1st February 2011, 11:00 pm

thanks, ill call and ask my ins company :o)

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