3 hr flight 2 weeks after surgery

[LifesJourney 14]

I'm considering flying with my 9 yo (we travel often) 2 weeks after VGS. Thoughts? Pros & Cons?

Thank you in advance

[Joann454 1,329]

I'm just 3 weeks out and not allowed to lift anything over 10 lbs. better to ask your surgeon.

[Please 188]

36 minutes ago, LifesJourney said:

I'm considering flying with my 9 yo (we travel often) 2 weeks after VGS. Thoughts? Pros & Cons?

Thank you in advance

People travel 2 -3 days after surgery, so the flight isn't an issue, I'm 11 /12 weeks post op, I wouldn't have felt like a holiday at 2 weeks .... I felt okay, but I wanted to sleep a lot. I had highs and lows until 7 weeks of extreme fatigue, but Its all good now. I feel "normal" now. I'm not a person to take naps and definitely very private, but I found myself taking cat naps in my car In front of store parking lots (embarrassing , but I couldn't stay awake). Everyone's different though!

Im down 44 pounds in 11 weeks and I'm 9 pounds from my original goal of 170lbs, but I think I'll aim for 160 now. I'm 5'10". Started at 223lbs now 179lbs.

Edited June 10, 2017 by Please

[tabula 54]

I flew from Dallas to San Francisco 2 weeks after surgery and was fine. I drank a Protein Shake before I went through security and then bought a bottle of Water before I boarded the plan.

Just get up a few times and walk the aisle.

I had no problems what's so ever and for the first time in a long time I didn't need an extender #howbowdah

[PAstudent 117]

At 2 weeks out you'll be fine
I had 2 flights 2 days out of surgery. I was extremely nauseated and a little bit out of it due to pain meds so my boyfriend wheeled me around the airports in a wheelchair. However, I easily would've been able to get through the flights and multiple airports at 1 week out.

If you've got long flights, what you may choose to do is bring little high Protein packs of Soup mix and ask your flight attendants for hot/warm Water if you feel like you need to consume something!