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Are there any restrictions after the surgery, like lifting and driving?

April 26, 2017driving Lifting surgery

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Are there any restrictions after the surgery, like lifting and driving?

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Yes. In the post operative period, especially while using any pain medication, we recommend that you do not drive. Depending on how well you are recovering from your surgery, lifting may or may not be restricted. Certainly for the first two weeks most patients are not comfortable enough to do any heavy lifting. After that, if all is going well, you can lift as tolerated. We recommend that bypass patients not drive for the first two weeks post-op. Band patients may drive when they are off their pain medication and appropriately comfortable.

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A. Yes. In the post operative period, especially while using any pain medication, we recommend that you do not drive. Depending on how well you are recovering from your surgery, lifting may or may not be restricted. Certainly for the first two weeks most patients are not comfortable enough to do any heavy lifting. After that, if all is going well, you can lift as tolerated.