Vacation

Murt65
on 10/19/17 5:05 pm

How long after surgery should I wait to go on vacation. I sign consents Nov. 2 and want to go on cancellation list but am not sure what to do. We have been invited to go to Florida at the end of January. I am thinking I should put off surgery until after our vacation. What do you think?

St. Joes Hamilton - Referral June 16, Orientation Aug 16, Group Dietitian May 5, Nurse May 15, Social Worker Aug 15, 1:1 Dietitian Aug 15, Medical Internist Sept 18. Meet Surgeon Nov. 2/17 Preop Feb 12/18 Surgery Feb 16/18

SweetRide1
on 10/19/17 7:19 pm
RNY on 01/16/18

I'm in the same boat.

I take an annual 2 week vacation to Alabama (I know, Alabama?) the first two weeks of April. I'm hoping for surgery in January. If it happens the way I think, and no complications I think I'll be good to go. If not, then I have to reconsider my vacation plans.

I think the last thing I want is to go to the States, have something go wrong, or not being able to eat properly, and get into trouble. I'd rather be close to home and my hospital.

The Internist told me that if all went OK an 8 week cushion would be OK.

Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18

Smoka
on 10/19/17 7:27 pm
RNY on 09/12/17

I had two trips planned when I went into surgery.

The first is a trip to New Brunswick to pick up my new car. I had wanted to go three weeks after surgery, but the surgeon told me I would have to wait until 6 weeks after surgery to travel. And, it made good sense too. He told me that if I had any complications and I was out of province in a place that did not have a bariatric clinic, the doctors would likely not know how to treat me and they would most likely cut me open. So all of this as well as the cost to see a doctor out of province was enough for me to change my plans. I am going next week when I am six weeks out.

Secondly, we are going on a Hawaiian cruise for new years. By that time I will be three months out and the surgeon did not see any problem with me travelling at that time.

I hope these time lines and the information given to me by my surgeon help you make your decision.

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

Green_limes
on 10/19/17 8:14 pm - Canada

Talk to your surgeon. I had my surgery on Sept 18 and I was told during my meet the surgeon appointment that I would be okay to travel to Orlando for a week long conference on Nov 5. Surgery was at TWH.

Murt65
on 10/20/17 4:19 am

Thanks for your info. I'm really thinking I might hold off the surgery until February. I've already been waiting long enough and I don't want to risk having to be cut open unnecessarily. That makes sense. From what I'm reading without the cancellation list I might be waiting that long anyway.

St. Joes Hamilton - Referral June 16, Orientation Aug 16, Group Dietitian May 5, Nurse May 15, Social Worker Aug 15, 1:1 Dietitian Aug 15, Medical Internist Sept 18. Meet Surgeon Nov. 2/17 Preop Feb 12/18 Surgery Feb 16/18

Kathy1212
on 10/20/17 8:38 am

I'd just call the centre and explain about the vacation and ask if they thought surgery would be scheduled after you came back, or before. You might be worrying for nothing if they have a busy schedule. Good luck!

Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto

1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017

Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017

  Kathy  

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