Flying - How Long After Vsg Is Ok?

[Estrovan 28]

I'm supposed to travel on June 28th & STILL don't have a surgery date yet. All paperwork, psych eval, nut visit, etc. is complete & all has been submitted to insurance. Hope is fading fast for a June date . . . From your experience, how early in June would I need to have the VSG to be able to travel June 28th? Or should I just forget about it & shoot for July (which kills me to think of). I am sooooooooooo ready for this surgery!! The waiting is killing me!!

[MeMeMEEE 206]

Depends on what you will be doing, vacation? Lots of walking or relaxing? Many people fly home from other countries just a few days after surgery but they are coming home.

[kb7274 27]

I flew to San Antonio and a two hour dirve to mexico to have my surgery and was on a plane back home three days later... four hour flight with no problems at all...

[Estrovan 28]

I am going to be one of three chaperones for a group of high school business students in San Antonio for 5 days. Plenty of walking, but also opportunities to rest when the kids are in competitive events. I figure if I'm on the liquid diet it wouldn't be too difficult - just get some cans of broth, bring Protein Powder & Blender Bottle & use a microwave. Maybe I'm being too optimistic about the recovery?

[BeautyVGSJourney 99]

If that is shortly postop I don't recommend it! I too had surgery in mexico and the flying is not bad, but the following and chaperoning kids around will drain you. I am two weeks post op and I get very tired very fast just walking in the store for one hour drains me. If you are longer post op or pre op it should be ok, but if it's right after surgery the amount of fluids you can get in is very very limited. Good luck!

[BeautyVGSJourney 99]

I would aim for surgery first week of june or right after the trip in July. You want to give your body every opportunity to heal.

[NJsharon 119]

yeah, same as beauty said. I wouldn't be worried about flying, but would be worried about all the walking.

I am 17 days post op & feel fantastic, I have felt great since right after surgery. But still, at 17 days out, if I walk for an hour around a store I am exhausted! Heck, I feel tired still doing nothing!