Car Journey post surgery , advice please

Hi Rennie, glad you have got your date sorted.The best advice I was given was to take a cushion to put between me and the seatbelt. Also a good idea to try to choose a route with no speed bumps. I was about an hour from the hospital so we didn’t stop at all. It was lovely to be back in my own home .

Hope that it all goes well.

Big hugs Jules xxx

The standard discharge barring special circs is about three days. Please do not assume a robotic partial nephrectomy will always end up as one. Sometimes surgeons need to switch mid op, to open surgery, but even so with modern techniques recovery is speedy. 

Thanks Jules I’ll do that .

i second this about the pillow or cushion between you and the seatbelt

Hi Rennie,

I had my surgery last Thursday and came home yesterday evening. I had hoped to come home on day two but am on antibiotics for post op infection & so stayed in 6 days.

I used a rolled up coat (puffer jacket) instead of a cushion, but essentially works the same.

You'll still have your TEDS on which reduces the chance of DVT.

Remind the driver to take corners and roundabouts extra slowly as you automatically tense (I found). Avoid or very slow on speed bumps.

Good luck

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Welcome home Rennie safe and sound. And welcome to the nephrectomy club. We should have a tie or badge maybe ! Pleased things seems to be going well for you.

Very useful info...not had op yet but hopefully not long now