2 weeks Post surgery amusement park trip

[dcfolan 0]

Two weeks ago I had my gall bladder out (well, almost 2 weeks) and I have a planned trip to 6 Flags tomorrow. I have 4 incisions that kind of look mostly healed. Should I avoid the really fun stuff like the twisty side-to-side things like the tilt-a-whirl/round-up or just stick to the "family" stuff like carousel level. I don't like rollercoasters, so that's not an issue.

I'm half way between the gall bladder surgery and the band surgery and need to use the tickets or give up on them for the season. But I also don't really want to hurt myself by imposing strong forces on a still healing body.

Has anybody gone ahead and done modestly physically demanding activities in that timeframe?

Many thanks for any input!

[LapBandit 5]

Hmmm, although I was exercising by this time I'm not sure I would've ridden any rides. At least nothing too jarring like a roller coaster. You may want to ask your doctor about this to be safe. Have fun though, and next time you can ride away for sure!

[*susan* 1,709]

I agree with LapBandit. I think the best thing to do is contact your doctor and go by whatever advice he/she gives you. Have fun!

[Elisabethsew 50]

When I had my GB surgery, the only restriction I had was no heavy lifting (> 25 pounds) for six weeks. This was the same restriction I had for the banding and it was provided by 2 different surgeons. Since both are abdominal surgery, it makes sense.

Call your surgeon, I'm sure he/she will be fine with the rides. HAVE FUN!!!

[dcfolan 0]

I did email my doc but haven't heard back. Thanks for the feedback. I also have a follow-up appt with him on Thursday so he can grumble at me then.

I avoided the rollercoasters (they were kinda scarey looking anyway). I learned that if I put the belt across my navel, it protected me from the bar rubbing against that spot and the other side-to-side rides didn't jostle me badly. I decided to take it one ride at a time and assess how I felt and if anything ached.

The Scrambler, Kontiki, Teacups, Carousel and baby rides all seemed ok. But after 5 hours of walking around, I was pretty exhausted. The rides weren't any worse than the several hour car ride to get there.