I'm still pre-op. Supposed to go on a cruise with my job the second weekend of October but may be having my surgery at the end of August or early September. I was just wondering if I'd be cleared to travel in time or is that cutting it close?

I had surgery June 9th and I'm heading to Belize August 9th and my doctor OK'd it. I asked just to be sure. I'm 5 weeks out now and I feel like I would be safe going now -- have plenty of energy, feeling good, eating whatever I try (only trying stuff that meets the "rules"). I had pneumonia immediately after being released and got readmitted so I feel like I'm still about a week behind on recovery but I'm feeling wonderful.

It would probably be good to ask your doctor just to confirm and you might want to purchase travel insurance in case you have complications that push back your recovery, but I think you'll be fine. I plan to pack Protein bars and powders to have on the trip just in case I'm somewhere (like stuck in an airport) and I can't find good food.

Have a great time!

Thanks, @@Ginger Snaps. I'm gonna talk to my surgeon and see what he says. Ideally, I'd love to have the surgery and still be able to go on the cruise, but, unfortunately, putting the surgery off is still a possibility.