Hey all...my surgery is August 13th. It's possible I may need to fly out of state for a week-long business trip 2- 2 1/2 weeks post-op. The business trip doesn't involve any physical work or anything, but I'm nervous about leaving town so soon after surgery. I'm worried about what stage I'll be at in my diet (pureed food or mushies I'd imagine?) and how I'll work around that while out of town, and also about being uncomfortable on the flight. What do you guys think? I have no idea how I'll be feeling or the kind of energy I'll have at that stage. I have to make a decision soon so travel arrangements can be made. Do you think it's reasonable to make a trip like this so soon after surgery?

I haven't been sleeved yet, but I am in the same situation of needing to travel for work pretty soon after surgery. My surgeon said I should not get on a plane for 6 weeks if at all possible. Driving is ok but only if I stop every hour. You may want to ask your surgeon's office and see what they advise.

Same here...my brother died recently and my family is having a memorial service in Jamaica for him near where he was born...no one knows I'm getting sleeved...this will be interesting!

I chose to skip it. I'm a huge business traveler. Just took my first 7.5 weeks out and found myself leaving early (did a blog post on it on my blog...link in signature). This is a huge thing you're doing for yourself, and you deserve it. I'd highly, highly recommend putting off work travel for a while until you're post op and can decide. I had a super easy surgery and time, but I'm finding it's so key to spend those first months focused on the task at hand and not being distracted as much as possible.