Fast sugery date with Dr Bertagnoli

[fortitudine]

Good luck Steve! It sounds like you are at the end of your rope. I hope this is the answer for you. We'll look forward to a happy post in a couple of weeks!

[steve55]

Thanks everyone.

Fortunatley, my mom had 300,000 miles on her AA miles account. It cost her 125,000 miles for the following routing:

I have business seats on AA on a 737 for the DFW /Toronto routes and First class on British Airways on a 777 between Toronto and London, and Business class on a British Airways A320 between London and Munich.

I think the 1st class goes all the way flat, and business probably half way between up and flat, like 90 degrees recline Im guessing?

[Justin]

I flew home at 2 weeks from Munich, Germany --> Atlanta --> New Mexico in coach and I was fine.

First Class should be relaxing. The key, no matter where you are sitting on the plane, is to make sure you get up every so often to help avoid a deep vein thrombosis.

Good luck and keep us posted. Drs. Bertagnoli and Fenk-Mayer are incredible surgeons.

[fuzzy]

I am pretty sure that business class should be fine but if you can get first class then go for it.

The less stop overs the better. If you can get non stop then go for that!

I stayed in Germany for 5 weeks after the surgery and I have to say I am glad I did. I would have been fine at 2 weeks but I really was still hurtin really good and didn't like the idea of changing planes in frankfurt (omg) but a 4 weeks I was pretty fit.


I wish you the best and I agree that is what I really like about the German teams. They can get you in quicker then over here in US. It all seems a little less cluttered.

I am pretty sure now I will be seeing them again as well, my neck is next.

[trkdoc714]

It depends on the aircraft. Most of the long business class flights I've taken had full reclining seats.

I took BA to Manchester from Chicago in coach once. It was comfortable enough but I still felt the need to get up and walk once in a while. Those are long flights!

[Maria]

In the past I was able to stand much of flights or get up frequently but now it seems the airlines desire more control over how much people are up and about so even tho I know you will look and act the spiney part due to pain maybe you'd want to wear a brace or something on the outside just to reinforce the appearance of needing to get up (if you've much trouble sitting en route).

Wishing you a very comfortable flight and all that follows

[Terry Allen Blackburn]

I had my surgery done November 4th and flew home November 17th from Germany. I took Ativan for making the flight more comfortable and the pain medication I was on. Ativan made the trip bearable even with flying regular coach class. Like Dr. J said, get up and walk as it is a long flight and you don't want to clot. They had us self administer Heparin shots daily until the flight home to prevent clotting. I would also recommend support hose for the flight. The Ativan put me in a dream like state and I don't remember anything of the flight. It sometimes has the amnesiac symptoms. Make sure someone else gives you the medication so you don't overdose.

Good luck with everything.

Terry Newton

[Cheryl]

Look like a spiney. I actually got scolded in first class for getting up and about. My companion had "words" with the flight attendant. I think we have some free vouchers over it.

In any case, the more you look like a patient the more sympathetic the staff will be.