I wanted to put a thread out there about travelling after this surgery, because it was definitely a concern of mine before making the decision to have the surgery.
I live in Alaska, and travelled to Seattle, Washington for my instrumentation and fusion surgery.
I travelled 2 1/2 weeks post-surgery. My itinerary was as follows:
1 hour - travel to SeaTac airport
2 hours - wait to board airplane
3 1/2 hours - taxi and flight
2 1/2 hours - drive from airport to home
The flight itself was not terrible, but I was not very comfortable. I did purchase a seat in first class, which I now believe is the best option - there was plenty of room to prop myself up with pillows, and I also purchased a chair wedge. I ended up with motion sickness, which may or may not have been a partial result of my pain meds. I was nauseous the last hour or so of the flight, and the entire drive home (my dad had to stop at the side of the highway twice, and throwing up is not easy after this surgery!)
If I were to do it over again, I would have stayed in a hotel in Anchorage, and saved the drive home for the next morning. I think it was pretty poor planning to try to do this entire trip in one day so soon after surgery.
I live in Alaska, and travelled to Seattle, Washington for my instrumentation and fusion surgery.
I travelled 2 1/2 weeks post-surgery. My itinerary was as follows:
1 hour - travel to SeaTac airport
2 hours - wait to board airplane
3 1/2 hours - taxi and flight
2 1/2 hours - drive from airport to home
The flight itself was not terrible, but I was not very comfortable. I did purchase a seat in first class, which I now believe is the best option - there was plenty of room to prop myself up with pillows, and I also purchased a chair wedge. I ended up with motion sickness, which may or may not have been a partial result of my pain meds. I was nauseous the last hour or so of the flight, and the entire drive home (my dad had to stop at the side of the highway twice, and throwing up is not easy after this surgery!)
If I were to do it over again, I would have stayed in a hotel in Anchorage, and saved the drive home for the next morning. I think it was pretty poor planning to try to do this entire trip in one day so soon after surgery.
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