Urology Clinic: You can drive yourself home after being discharged
Is this normal in today's world, driving yourself home from the hospital after surgery and a one night stay?
I'm still scheduled for Aquablation on May 28th. When I had my pre-Admission screening, a very experienced RN told me that I could drive myself upon being discharged.
I clarified that with the Urologist's nurse and surgery scheduler. They said that since I will spend the night in the hospital, the anesthesia will be out of my system and I can drive myself to a hotel.
I'm waiting for them to respond to the question whether I can drive 45 miles home, not that I want to. I'm just curious about what they think I will be capable of.
My intuition is that needing to press the brake pedal hard could cause bleeding. And, won't I be sore and having muscle spasms that could make me lose control?