My husband and I are nearing the end of our required 6mo diet program. It's possible that we can get insurance approval and surgery scheduled by mid August - we plan to do this together but schedule surgery roughly a week apart.

This 6 months has taken foever and we are sooo ready to get this thing going!! However, we have a 10 day trip to Hawaii Sept 3-13 that has been planned for a few years.

How likely is it that we could have surgery in mid August and be able to travel (air, etc.) just a few weeks later. The Dr's office says that it's not a problem but I just don't know about this..

I appreciate any feedback from those of you who have been down this road before....

Shan

i think you should be fine. most people go back to work after a week off... so a vacation a month after surgery, you should feel fine. i'm not sure if you drink but don't plan on sipping any cocktails while in hawaii.

the only thing i would worry about is the post-op diet. will you be on normal food by the time of your vacation? i was on clear liquid for 24 hours, full liquids for 7 days, pureed for 7 days and mushy for 7 days. i got a fill right before i was allowed to start normal food so i was back to liquid to mushies for an extra 4 days.