Has anyone had experience with a long drive home after surgery. My husband and I will be driving from Mt Sinai, NY to Boston, approximately 4 hours. I’m trying ...Read more
Has anyone had experience with a long drive home after surgery. My husband and I will be driving from Mt Sinai, NY to Boston, approximately 4 hours. I’m trying to make it as comfortable as possible.
Ana Brusso We drove three hours, it wasn’t as bad as we thought. Only stopped once to stretch. Los Angeles to ... Read more
Ana Brusso We drove three hours, it wasn’t as bad as we thought. Only stopped once to stretch. Los Angeles to Palm Springs
Kenneth Southard I had a 2-hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento, we only stopped once. The nurse ... Read more
Kenneth Southard I had a 2-hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento, we only stopped once. The nurse recommended that you stop every hour. However, what I found is how little steam you have, as we stopped at a convivence store, and I had to walk across the parking lot. I was not in pain or out of breath, but the speed that I was able to walk was extremely slow. I guess I was not aware of this while I was in the hospital. I would take this into account and choose the places where you stop carefully.
Laura Bickford I had two flights and then a one hour drive from airport to home (Cleveland, OH to Maine). I was bet ... Read more
Laura Bickford I had two flights and then a one hour drive from airport to home (Cleveland, OH to Maine). I was better than I expected. I only took ibuprofen - I was 7 days post op.
Klara Čičić Dear Mary I had long drive after my surgery 3 weeks ago. It was on 8th postoperative day, we drove fo ... Read more
Klara Čičić Dear Mary I had long drive after my surgery 3 weeks ago. It was on 8th postoperative day, we drove for 6 hours, then sleeping in a hotel for one night, and next day we drove for 5 hours. Writing it down now sounds crazy, I can't believe I survived it haha. But it was better then expected. Anyway, you can read my journal for tips :) good luck
Deena Z I drove from Mt Sinai in NYC to Virginia. Easy do and I had my sternum cut. The drive took about 6 ... Read more
Deena Z I drove from Mt Sinai in NYC to Virginia. Easy do and I had my sternum cut. The drive took about 6 hours, because Mt Sinai told us that you need to stop every hour or so to walk a bit. As Cheryl said, pillows help a lot. I also had an ice cream stop which was a favorite memory!
Mary Barber Thank you for all the great suggestions. I love the pillow fort and ice cream sounds perfect!
Civita Fahey Wow that's quite a fort.. just watch out for our pot holes in here in Mass. Best of luck to you from ... Read more
Civita Fahey Wow that's quite a fort.. just watch out for our pot holes in here in Mass. Best of luck to you from a Mass neighbor.
Ana Brusso Lol Richard, you never fail to make me laugh. Where is the infrastructure trillion?
Richard Munson They have a budget surplus, but are still proposing a tax increase and the roads still stink. Taxachu ... Read more
Richard Munson They have a budget surplus, but are still proposing a tax increase and the roads still stink. Taxachusetts is alive and well.
Civita Fahey it certainly is Richard. just voted.. I hope we clean house this election..
Ana Brusso I hope you do Civita. Here is the same thing. What a shame
Civita Fahey Anna, I like the governor we have now. unfortunately he isnt running for another term.. Gov Baker has ... Read more
Civita Fahey Anna, I like the governor we have now. unfortunately he isnt running for another term.. Gov Baker has been voted the most popular Gov in the US. He's truly a nice man. He is a republican in a democratic state.. I dont like the Democratic runner this time and the republican one is an unknown.. so we will see.
Ana Brusso Hope we all get some good government leaders so they can help our country get in a better place.
I am from: Weymouth, Massachusettes
My surgery date is: October 28, 2022
