WWally0,

I don't know about specific lifting instructions. Here's how mine went. My first surgery was 10/8/07, I was discharged the next day. My head was bandaged and although I could function almost 100% from just placing the leads I was pretty tired, DUH! Then the generator on 10/15/07-that one knocked me for a little more of a loop, the euphoria of the lead placement was gone. So now not only could I not wash my hair from after the first surgery, now I had to carefully shower due to the stitches in me chest area! I went back to the doctor the next week to be activated. Hair not washed in 15 days! It's been about a month now and I am driving and doing pretty much anything I want-within reason, no yardwork, strenuous stuff. I would think that heavy lifting, sudden movement (neck/shoulders,etc.), ELECTRICAL would be off limits even post operatively. As far as the Meals on Wheels,. they delivered to us, 10 meals and I kept the jucie boxes and ate the fig newtons, nuff said. There was something titled "grilled meat pattie formed" ? Post-op they gave me a bunch of little stocking like things to put on my head and they wanted the areas kept bandaged but it was annoying to try and sleep with the gauze and the tape and the stocking, etc. all pulling your hair. I found it much more comfortable to keep the areas covered with neosporin as advised and gauze then to wear a bandana over your head as opposed to the stocking. That may not seem like much but it was for me. Although when I went to the store I liked how everyone got out of the way when I was wearing the stocking and all the bandaging! Mothers pulled their kids close. I was all ready for halloween, rahh you little monster-get outta the way of that Xbox! Well, I hope I've helped. Ask anything ya want. Best of luck!
In fact I'm now in the process of starting my own business, as the old saying goes FULL SPEED AHEAD, DAMN THE TORPEDOS! Not only have I got the candle burning at both ends, I'm gonna light the middle! Oh yeah, I have washed my hair!