I am having surgery in november , and have a cruise booked with my.bf for january . Dr says ill be ok at about.8 wks out .. Just looking for opinions

I agree you will be fine. You will have to be choosy I'm sure on what food you eat. Some are on solids at this point others are not.

My surg is scheduled for next Friday---and we have a vacation planned in December--including two flights of 10hrs/5hr layover/3hrs....

I was told they advise no major travel for 6 weeks, so 2 months out should be fine.

Enjoy your cruise!!

I went on a cruise August 2nd-10th. My surgery was on June 11th. I was completely fine. I chose oatmeal or eggs at breakfast. I ate fresh fruit at every meal. I made sure that I ate meat at lunch and dinner. I still was only eating a few fork fulls of meat before I got full, so I relied on my protein drinks. There was a little refrigerator in my room, which was perfect for me. I always made sure that I had my protein drinks for the day waiting for me. I never was hungry. I was the only one that came home losing weight. Have fun on your cruise!

Thanks, the dr told me he would wait for surgery , but I feel like I need to change my life either way . I figured thats the food choices id be going towards while on the ship

My surgery is oct 15 and going on a cruise dec 17. My doc said there should be no issues.

Just make sure you bring Protein drinks with you. You won't be able to eat very much since you'll be so early out. At that point, you'll just be trying to get used to eating.

Have fun! Cruises are a blast!

Thanks for that suggestion I will do that.

Thanks for the suggestions

Any recommendations on protein drinks ?

Protein drinks are a difficult thing. You either love them, or you hate them. You will need to find the one that works best for you. My personal preference is Muscle Milk Light in the chocolate flavor. I have tried many protein drinks that were recommended on this site or by friends only to revert back to the muscle milk light. I don't "love" any of them.

I'm eight weeks out right now and I think you will be fine. You'll be able to make good food choices since there is soooo much variety on cruise ships. We're going on a ten day cruise middle of Nov and I know I'll get my exercise in and have no problems finding food that is full of protein:)