Flying Home

[NinnyEd]

I have a question for all of you who flew home after having surgery in TJ. What was the flight like? I have over a 4 hour non-stop flight from S.D. to Chicago and was wondering if you had any advice for my flight home. I am hoping to be able to take pain meds before we get on the plane and just sleep all the way...

4 more days!!!

[cleo6666]

If you can...upgrade to first class on the way home. It might be too late now but it is totally worth the money. Call the airlines and check how much. If I would have had the option, I would have paid $100 easy just for that seat if I knew what a difference it was going to make. I was lucky enough to get the last first class seat the day of the flight at the check in counter. What a difference it made on the ride home. My lucky seat cost me $50.

The only bad part about it was that in first class they serve wonderful food that you won't be able to eat ;-(

[mommyrkr]

It would have cost me about $200 to upgrade on the way home, which was the price of the whole flight. So not happening. But I was just fine. I didn't even take pain meds, at all. I did however, not walk enough, so try to walk before and after your flight and use the bathroom when you can on the plane. My air time was only about 3 hours, but I had a 3 hour layover as well, so it was all day traveling, and I was tired when I got home, and full of gas. My advice is to make sure you drink, but just a sip at a time, and walk whenever you can.

Becki

[nita57]

My flight home was no problem. Never needed any meds once I left the clinic. The only problem with the flight was probably the turbulance inside my tummy if you know what I mean. LOL. Lucky they didn't toss me out of a window!! Nita

[NinnyEd]

My flight home was no problem. Never needed any meds once I left the clinic. The only problem with the flight was probably the turbulance inside my tummy if you know what I mean. LOL. Lucky they didn't toss me out of a window!! Nita

Hahahaha Nita... I have already figured out how to handle that while on the plane.... I could either look over to my husband and say "SCOTT!!! That is SOOOOO Rude!!" or do the old look around to figure out where THAT came from!