Vacation after surgery?

[srayl61 12]

Hi everyone,

I have been planning a small vacation over the last few month's for June 18-22. I called my surgeons office the other day to get an estimated time for surgery and they said it looks like it's going to be the last week in April. If so, that's going to put me about 6-7 weeks out from surgery when I go on vacation. Has anyone else traveled this soon out from surgery or sooner? I'm not worried about temptation but more concerned about dehydration as I will be outside for 2 full days as well as concerned about not getting enough to eat. I will be able to carry Water with me and will hopefully be able to carry baby food in my purse to eat throughout the day when nothing else may be available. I also plan on taking Protein Shakes with me. Anyone else go though this that may have advice?

Edited March 5, 2015 by srayl61

[Djmohr 6,965]

I went on vacation to crazy Las Vegas right on the 6 week post op timeline. I felt absolutely fantastic and had been moved to soft food by the.

I took my Protein shakes with me so I could start my day out right. I am purchased some Quest bars at the suggestion of my doctors office. If I had trouble finding something to eat I would slowly nibble on those Protein Bars. Apple pie and banana nut was my favorite. It has a lot more Protein than baby food. I also purchased light string cheese.

I was there for 10 days and I did extremely well during that time.

[Luvin_Life125 558]

I took a 12 day trip to Disney world 8 weeks after surgery and did fine. I made sure to bring my Water and Protein and it was a great trip. As long as you plan well to stay hydrated and get your protein in you should be able to enjoy! Have a great trip.

[Kalberto66 24]

I took a 12 day trip to Disney world 8 weeks after surgery and did fine. I made sure to bring my Water and Protein and it was a great trip. As long as you plan well to stay hydrated and get your protein in you should be able to enjoy! Have a great trip.

I am headed to Disney World for 7 days at 8 weeks out. We have the dining plan so we are keeping that but I think I should be ready for it. Any advice would be great...oh, GB...

[srayl61 12]

Oh awesome!! Thank you all for replying! That's making me feel better about my trip and I can't wait now! Just hoping that I don't have any complications with my surgery that will prolong the healing process

[Luvin_Life125 558]

I am headed to Disney World for 7 days at 8 weeks out. We have the dining plan so we are keeping that but I think I should be ready for it. Any advice would be great...oh, GB...

We had the dining plan also! It worked out well for us. I only used meal credits at the few buffet and family style meals we had. I tried to minimize those meals because I felt like I was wasting a meal credit for me to eat 1/4 cup of food. The regular restaurants where you order from a menu or the quick service meals I just ate a bit off of my husband's or sons' meals. The servings there are so big and it was never a problem for us. We used the extra credits I didn't need to cover a few extra meals for the family. There are a lot of great choices around that work for us post ops. I also carried Water bottles, Protein packets, etc in our back pack just in case I needed them. snack credits are also great for WLS patients! Lots of healthy choices if you look for them. Our best meals hands down were at O'Hana in the Polynesian Resort and the steak at Be Our Guest (magic Kingdom). My husband is a huge steak man and orders steak a lot when we eat out. The steak at be our guest was AMAZING! I had some of it too and couldn't believe how great it was. You can search for a website called all ears and they have menus posted for almost every restaurant at Disney world. I used that to plan our meals and find the places with the best options for our needs. Have a great time , enjoy the atmosphere, and stay hydrated. You will walk more than you ever thought possible too. We walked between 7.5 to 13 miles each day we were in the parks. I hope I didn't talk your ear off. Please feel free to pm me if you have any questions I can help with.