Vacation After DS?

[iammomof3 38]

Hi All! I am brand new to this forum. My DS is scheduled for this Wednesday, July 16th. My family has a trip to DisneyWorld planned for August 9th that can not be changed due to my dad's cancer. Do you think I am going to be able to walk around in the heat only 3 weeks post-op? I've already purchased a portable blender to take with me in the parks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

[tracy6914 13]

Good luck my surgery is also Wednesday !! Hope your able to enjoy your vacation !

[iammomof3 38]

Good luck my surgery is also Wednesday !! Hope your able to enjoy your vacation !

Good luck to you too! I'm getting a little nervous. How about you?

[BeagleLover 1,020]

@@iammomof3, I'm pre-op and everyone's different, so I can't tell if 3 weeks is too soon or not. Disney has wheelchairs and scooters to rent if it gets to be too much.

[Tracy Robinson Henegar 2]

I am excited I just want to get thru it and get started lossing more weight. I've lost 43 lbs since March. So I'm on my way to my new life.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Make sure you bring plenty of Water and keep hydrated.

[Colleen C 169]

All good advice above. I bet you will be fine with precautions. just be prepared with drinks, food and don't be afraid to rest or whatever you need. Your worst thing would be over doing it so make sure that doesn't happen.

I am not that far from Disney World in Orlando. Not sure how much you have been here but it is extremely humid and hot right now.

Have a wonderful trip and good luck on your surgery, almost there!

Edited July 14, 2014 by Colleen C

[iammomof3 38]

Thanks everyone for the great advice! 2 more days till surgery!

[dsdesigna 143]

Be prepared to be in pain. I am 6 days post op for the Switch and I can't imagine going on any vacation anytime soon. Two weeks out from surgery and your incisions haven't even healed completely. I have one on my left side that hurts only when I move.

You'll need to and want to be walking but prepare for your belly to be very sore.

Keep hydrated and good luck.

Oh and beware of sneezing. Try to hold your incisions while you sneeze, it minimizes the pain.

Edited July 14, 2014 by dsdesigna

[carol Harlow 1]

I would strongly advise against going anywhere so soon after your surgery. You will still jhave considerable pain, and you would also be vulnerable to infection . What if you got really sick far away from home, away from your doctors, and having to rely upon doctors and even a hospital that do not know you? What if you had to be sent back home by air ambulance? To try to travel now so soon after such major, intrusive surgery could be risking truly serious complications.

[TEXASLADY52 264]

I don't want to sound discouraging and everyone is different. I had my surgery 06/10/2014 and there was no way I could have gone on vacation three weeks out. I went back to work this week and I'm exhausted. I had stretching and pulling pain on my left side around two incisions until last week.