Hi HS, our local hospitals fast track scheme prepares you beforehand - you see the physio and the ocupational
nurse etc and they visit your house to see if you need any special equipment like raising the height of your armchair
or bed or a loo frame they also give you a load of documentation in which it lays out the DVLA rules as six weeks no driving
BUT must have consutants OK to start again. It was the same when my wife had her pacemaker fitted - do driving
for one week after the operation and it makes no diference to your car insurance. Obviously if you are not fit at 6 weeks
you are not going to get the go-ahead to drive but apparently about 90% of patients get permission to dirve after 6 weeks
Geoff
If you look on the dvla site there are no rules to say you cannot drive for 6 weeks but it does say it is up to your doctor to asses you,I have had four hips and different info each time. and yes the dvla do have rules on pacmakers, but it depends on the type of pacmaker and if you have had a heart attack I was able to drive go home after the opp and was only in two days.
after my first hip opp i had a MG midget as you can gather , I did not drive that again, and as for socks not been able to put them on for 35 years but more due to my AS
if you can get a chance have a shower fitted befor the opp and a proper raised loo they are much safer than the bolt on ones or the frames etc.
Peter
