After you have surgery, driving is very difficult. You have very limited use of your arms, and it’s nearly impossible to back up because you can’t turn your body sideways and lift your arm up over the passenger’s seat to see what’s behind you. Lots of wheel turning is also difficult because you’re weak. Two weeks after surgery, I had mastered the art of driving forward. Grocery stores were easy because they have “pull through” spaces. I could also master the kinds of parking lots with lots of room where you could back out straight, looking only in your rear view mirror (I know; that’s against what they taught us in driver’s education!!!).
Just as you’re starting to heal from surgery, you start going back to the plastic surgeon to have tissue expanders expanded and you get back to a post surgical tightness and soreness for a few days. You’re also there “every 5 minutes” for issues with your drains, your scars and your constant pain. Here’s the irony: 
the plastic surgeon (who has the most beautiful doctor’s office I’ve ever seen, complete with office manager concierge in a channel suit!) has the smallest parking lot with spaces to tight only a golf cart could fit. A little ironic, isn’t it??
