Spreading Wings....

[Magic8Ball]

Just a quick question, how long after surgery did you all feel comfortable going a decent distance away from a recognised heart hospital?

I'm due for surgery in Mid November so all things considered i should be tap dancing by new years eve....

We had a holiday booked in mid January which we have mentally cancelled but it would be nice for the kids to get away....it is about 3 1/2 hours south of where my surgery will be taking place.

Now if i have any kind of episode i will be fairly near a standard hospital but nowhere near a heart unit...

Do you think two months is too soon to risk or is it totally dependant on the individual...ie, if i have absolutely no issues during my recovery then fine but if i have bouts of iregular heart beat etc it would not be a good idea.

Regards.

 

[mntbiker]

... how long after surgery did you all feel comfortable going a decent distance away from a recognised heart hospital?

Just out of curiosity are you going out into the middle of nowhere?

You will be about 2 months out about that time so I would say go for it. At two months out life for me was normal again except for the fact that I couldn't ride the trails yet due to restrictions from the wife.

Go have fun.

 

[Phyllis]

A lot will depend upon your recovery, but if you are doing well and pass your post surgery exam (usually at about 6 weeks) with the surgeon with flying colors, I see no reason not to go. Dick and I flew to FL 7 weeks after his surgery for the winter and then took a trip to Aruba about 3 weeks later. I always take hard copies of his records with us wherever we go.

 

[AlonnolA]

go for it

go for it

Seems to me you will know pretty soon after the surgery whether you have major medical issues, a few minor issues that will probably go away in 2 months, or no issues at all. If either of the last 2, I say go live your life.

hopefully you can wait that long to make the decision up or down.