Vacation 3-4 weeks post op?

[SarahSleeve 170]

My surgery keeps getting pushed back by the doctor's office (the doc who determines if we're ready to meet the surgeon had a medical issue a couple weeks ago and hasn't been cleared to return yet - my appt with her has been rescheduled twice, adding 3 weeks to my process so far. I'm supposed to go back next week). I have a vacation scheduled for April and I'm worried I won't be more than 3-4 weeks post at that point based on their timeline estimate. (2-4 weeks to meet surgeon, then insurance approval, etc).

It's not a crazy busy vacation, it's just to one of those Water park hotels - lots of wandering around watching my kids do stuff, with a hotel room an elevator ride away if I need a nap My husband will drive. Do u think that will be OK at only 3-4 weeks post? I know I won't be able to swim but that's OK - I have hated swimsuits for so long that I tended to sit out while my kids swam anyways.

I never thought I'd still be pre-op almost a year after deciding to get sleeved. I started with this office in May/June and this is just exhausting!!

[Holly McQuillan 6]

I think you should be fine to do some walking around. I just hit my 4-week mark yesterday and I've had plenty of energy/mobility since about 6 days post-surgery. Again, everyone is different, but I think by 3-4 weeks post you likely won't have any trouble walking around. I think the biggest problem might be sticking to the diet/protein shakes at that point. If you have a plan in place to be able to make your shakes while on vacation, that will help. And depending on how much walking/running around you do, you might get exhausted more easily. But I could walk 2 miles now if I chose to (though so far I've only been doing 1 mile at a time due to unrelated foot pain).

[Berry78 4,259]

To be sure, you might just schedule the surgery for after the vacation. That way there isn't a time crunch.

[kimberb 323]

I'm a week post op. So far I've been very blessed and haven't experienced any nausea or gas pains. I am very tender around abdomen and tired. I would say schedule vacation for after vacation. I don't think you will get to enjoy it right after surgery. You'll be out of your comfort zone. Want to sleep. Riding in car for long distance will be no fun. You won't enjoy vacation and the rest of the family probably won't either.

[kimberb 323]

I'm a week post op. So far I've been very blessed and haven't experienced any nausea or gas pains. I am very tender around abdomen and tired. I would say schedule vacation for after vacation. I don't think you will get to enjoy it right after surgery. You'll be out of your comfort zone. Want to sleep. Riding in car for long distance will be no fun. You won't enjoy vacation and the rest of the family probably won't either.

Schedule surgery after vacation.

[NWJill 119]

I had a business trip at 4 weeks post op and it went fine. I was even able to swim in the hotel pool. It is hard to know how you will feel, everyone is different. The hardest part of my trip was eating, it would be good to find a hotel with a mini kitchen kind of set up as it is hard to eat out at that stage. I was cleared by my surgeon for soft foods right before my trip but it is still hard

[SarahSleeve 170]

Thanks for the replies. I will have to play it by ear and see how fast the process moves after my appt next week, then decide from there. If it's less than 4 weeks I'll probably push it off until after vacation (which is disappointing beyond words after waiting this long already, but such is life!)

[sja 38]

I had my sleeve 2/23/16 and went on vacation 3/17/16. Eating was an issue! I also got tired more quickly, because I couldn't eat much. I was transitioning to soft food at that time, and it's hard to find things like ricotta cheese with marinara when you go out! Luckily, we rented a condo and I was able to eat things like apple sauce and yogurt, at the rental. My advice would be to push the surgery off until after vacation. Have fun! Eat, drink, etc. and enjoy it. It will not be as fun if you have the surgery before, I guarantee.


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[Jen-2+1 131]

I took a four day vacation exactly one month after surgery. I didn't really have any trouble. We made sure that we ate at a lot of places that had Soup and sandwiches so that I could choose Soup or lunchmeat. For Breakfast I brought Protein shakes with me. I know one dinner was a chicken taco in a bowl from taco bell (no shell, shredded chicken). My diet was just switching to regular foods (my surgeon's plan is easy). For the most part I picked the food and had a few bites and my husband and I shared meals because I couldn't eat much.