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I’m Aug 4😬😬😬 anyone here have to fly home after surgery? I will be flying 3 days after surgery. It’s a 4 hr flight and I’m nervous getting myself through the airport and on the plane when I probably won’t feel well

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1 hour ago, Ceja said:

I’m Aug 4😬😬😬 anyone here have to fly home after surgery? I will be flying 3 days after surgery. It’s a 4 hr flight and I’m nervous getting myself through the airport and on the plane when I probably won’t feel well

You should definitely contact the airline ahead of time and tell them that you need help. They will take you in a wheelchair from check-in to your gate and then help you get on the plane. Good luck!You should definitely contact the airline ahead of time and tell them that you need help. They will take you in a wheelchair from check-in to your gate and then help you get on the plane. Good luck!

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On 6/30/2021 at 4:31 AM, donielle1880 said:

August 2nd here!

Me too! I'm excited but also a little uneasy about being in hospital. About to start week 3 of 6 pre op diet.

Hope it all goes well :)

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I’m August 19!

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On 7/30/2021 at 6:56 PM, Ceja said:

I’m Aug 4😬😬😬 anyone here have to fly home after surgery? I will be flying 3 days after surgery. It’s a 4 hr flight and I’m nervous getting myself through the airport and on the plane when I probably won’t feel well

Yes, I am flying home today (day 5 after surgery). I booked a bunch of extra days (my bariatric team recommended just 2 nights after surgery) because I was scared of flying while unwell. But honestly I could have comfortably flown on day 3 or even 2.

Right after surgery and on the first day after surgery I was freaking out about how terrible I felt and I couldn't imagine I would recover well enough to travel within a week, but it really does improve exponentially everyday.

Having said that, I had a pretty textbook surgery, no complications, and Water + babyfood was going down without issue for me on the very next day after surgery. My biggest struggle was the gas pain and shoulder pain (from the gas) and overwhelming tiredness.

It is good to let your surgeon know you are traveling so soon so they could provide you with compression stockings, anticoagulant injections, or stronger pain killers just in case.

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Ive never had surgery before.. Ive only been put under once in my life when I was about 12, and that as because I broke my leg and they had to shift it back in place , dont know why they put me to sleep for that, maybe because pain would be too much for a 12 year old... but here I am 45 getting put under for a 2nd time... First actual surgery

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