Re: Question- Travel?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The subject of traveling really depends on how soon you plan on traveling after surgery. It is a subject that you should bring up with your surgeon. I am saying this mostly because of the risks of complications after surgery. The outside of the wound does heal fairly quickly but they say that it takes up to 6 months for the insides to heal completely. I myself wouldn't like any complications that I couldn't get in touch with my doctor or go to my nearest Kaiser facility. After surgery it does take time before you feel like you usual self and can walk a long distance. That is just my 2 cents worth.Ramona

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ramona for your advice!

I will for sure discuss this with Dr Baggs. I just wanted to start

looking around for places to stay and won't bother if I have to wait

much more than a year to travel again. I just don't like to stay in

one place for very long. That will help with getting up and moving

around though post op, I suppose!

lol

Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

My surgery is September 21, and I plan to fly from LA to Philadelphia

at Christmastime. I asked my surgeon, Dr. Leo , and he said it

would be OK, just to plan on a walk up and down the aisle of the

plane once an hour. But, by all means check with your own surgeon (I

plan to again, once I'm post-op.)

Pat

Pre-Op in SoCA

> Hi Everyone,

> I have not been around much in the last couple months. I have tried

> to read when I can. It sounds like everyone is getting along really

> well with their various stages of progress. I am inspired by

> everyone's continued efforts. It is what is keeping me going in a

> personal down time for me. I will address that in a bit. But for

now,

>

> I was wondering of those post op- if any of you have travled

abroad,

> say Italy (where I want to go) or another European country, how

long

> after surgery did you wait to travel? How did you deal with the

> limited food restrictions? Long plane ride? Okay I guess I had more

> than one question.

>

> I was just really curious how much traveling will be limited for

like

> the first year? Or just 6 months? I am trying to plan my

anniversary

> trip for next fall with possible surgery date this Dec-Jan....

> ANY advise is appreciated and welcome!

>

> Thanks,

>

> pre-op

> approved

[Guest guest]

Hi , Ramona makes a

good point about considering that internally you’re still healing up to 6

months after surgery, even though outwardly you’ll probably be feeling

pretty well within a couple months.

From my personal experience…I didn’t

go overseas, but I did take a trip from California to North Carolina (about 6

hours on the plane) about 5 weeks after my surgery (I had LAP RNY). The trip

was totally fine for me…I was comfortable on the plane and everywhere we

went I was able to find things that were “approved” for me to eat.

All in all it was a good trip and no problems from surgery or eating.

You mentioned you’ll probably be

having surgery this Dec/Jan and thinking about traveling next Fall – so about 9 months or so from your surgery date –

I would think you’d be just fine, but always good to run it by your

doctor for an official medical opinion.

P.S. I’m now almost 4 months post op

and am scheduled to go to Florida (from CA) the first week of October. I don’t

anticipate any problems with that trip either.

- Lesa -

Re:

Question- Travel?

Hi

,

The

subject of traveling really depends on how soon you plan on traveling after

surgery. It is a subject that you should bring up with your surgeon. I am

saying this mostly because of the risks of complications after surgery. The outside

of the wound does heal fairly quickly but they say that it takes up to 6 months

for the insides to heal completely. I myself wouldn't like any complications

that I couldn't get in touch with my doctor or go to my nearest Kaiser

facility. After surgery it does take time before you feel like you usual self

and can walk a long distance. That is just my 2 cents worth.

Ramona