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Has anyone travelled after surgery? I'm going to Spain in about a month nad I wanted to know if anyone had travelled so close to the operation and did they had any problems?

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I travel all the time. My first out of state trip was about a month and a half after my surgery and I had no problems at all. My first trip, period, after surgery was a day and a half after, and we drove about 2 hours to visit some family.

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BTW, you didn't mention when your surgery is or was, so I'm not sure how much time "so close" is referring to. :confused:

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hi have no problem with travel car plane or boat from the very begining it was fine, i have read on other post's some experience a little tightining after a flight but actually i think that was only one post so it may be pretty rare i'm sure if someone has experianced it they will post it for you, good luck with op and travel and don't forget to keep us posted:)

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I traveled 2 weeks after my surgery, we went to Cancun. My port area was still a little sore, however that didn't stop me from having a good time. You shouldn't have any problem.

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My DH is retired from AA and we have time AND flight priviledges, so I fly a lot. I have never had any problems. As always, though, sometimes I can eat something and sometimes I can't. It isn't the altitude - it's the damn band!

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I spent a week in the Disney World theme parks 8 weeks after surgery with no problems. I even rode the roller coasters. My biggest problem was not being able to find low calorie drinks that were not carbonated. I was stuck with $3 a bottle Water the whole trip. We just went back and they now have light lemonade. ~Mandy

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I've just been approved by my insurance, no set date for surgery yet, but I'm so excited at the prospect of being able to fasten the seat belt on the plane without struggling with it... traveling will HAVE to be even better after weight lose!

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i travelled about 1.5 months after surgery...it was fine but I did have the seatbelt a bit loose around my wound areas...

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