Post Op Flying?

[Guest guest]

Hi All-

Would love to get some feedback about flying in a

plane after surgery. How soon would it be safe and

wise to do so? Anyone have any personal experiences

doing so, or have thoughts on this, based on how you

felt, one week, two weeks, three after surgery? I will

be having a myo on one coast, but live on the other,

(so it is a lengthy flight) and will want to get home

soon, but don't want to push it in terms of reality

and wisdom. I will be making the flight on my own.

What say you?

a

[Guest guest]

I flew at six days post myo

I did fine but my doc would have preferred I flew at

seven days due to complications. This was my second

myo in a year. For the first one I rode 8hrs in a car

at two weeks and it was hard after 7hrs. For the

second myo I FELT GOOD. If the removing of scar

tissue hadn't resulted in a cut in my bladder I could

have flown after three days. As it was I left the

hospital after two nights three days with a catheter

still in. Doc 2 wanted it to stay in for 7 days but I

asked for five. The deal was if I could pee all of

day five I could fly day six. I felt fine flying

I listed myself as disabled and brought only my purse

with a book, meds and ID. And I carried a pillow.

They used a seat belt extender to go around me and the

pillow. The pillow protected my stomach from other

passengers and the seatbelt. I flew on Vicodin and

did fine.