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What should I expect if I choose to travel 3-4 weeks postop? Is biggest challenge going to be food choices? Considering a long weekend visit to my parents before Christmas and am not ready to discuss surgery. Will my food choices/eating habits draw attention? Thank you

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Yes, it will. You will be eating like a bird. If they have know you tk be a big eater, they will have questions. I'm over two months post op. Because I have chosen to not share my decision to have surgery with anyone I don't really want to be around eating events with people who know me right now.Strangers and I'm fine.

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I agree they will question what is going on. I went on a trip with my husband for the weekend to his daughters house in Chicago and it was very hard. They didn't ask any questions but looked at each other and what I was eating rather funny. If I was closer to her I think she would have said something but she didn't.

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I was wondering the same thing.

My surgery will be April 2015....my 30th bday is June 2015...hoping to be healed for travel abroad.

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My husband and I drove to Vegas from Washington state two weeks after my surgery. I was really tired, but I was able to drive as I wasn't taking any pain meds. I brought Water, Protein Powder, baby food, applesauce, and pudding with me. So I could eat when needed and kept my water bottle full the entire time. Just remember to sleep when you are tired and keep your fluids and Protein up. I still haven't met my protein goal and I'm almost 6 weeks out. It's hard!

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I also wore compression sleeves on my legs and got out at gas stations and rest stops to walk and stretch my legs. Every so often I would stretch and pump my legs in the car as well!

Traveling soon after surgery and being idle can increase DVT risks, so I made sure to keep my legs moving ????

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