Post-myo driving and sewing

[Guest guest]

I was curious about why doctors often tell myo patients not to drive

for 2 weeks or so after their surgery. I looked in the archives, and

saw that someone speculated that it's because the patient's abdominal

muscles need that much time to heal, and we use our abdominal muscles

a lot while driving. I've been hoping to do some machine sewing

during my leave from work (my surgery was a week ago). But it seems

like the motion of pushing down the sewing machine pedal would be

similar to the motion of pushing down a gas pedal or brake on the

car. Right now, my abdominal muscles feel fine, so I'm inclined to

try the sewing and see how it feels. (I'll take my doc's advice and

wait a week before I drive again.) I'd be interested in any thoughts

or suggestions anyone has about driving and/or sewing after a myo.

Cheryl