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by Gemma134uk 2nd February 2014, 10:55 am

how long after a ba before you can fly ? xx

by krizzooo1 2nd February 2014, 1:03 pm

Gemma I am pretty sure it is 8 weeks long haul.....mainly due to the risk of DVT ??? I may be wrong...

Short haul I believe it much less time (2weeks in my head). Hopefully someone "in the Know" can confirm this.

x

by maddimoo 2nd February 2014, 1:36 pm

Hi Gemma, this was 1 of the first questions I asked when booking my ba, my surgeon recommended at least 2wks for shortish flight such as spain etc like krizzooo1 said, due to risk of dvt, longer for further afield, prob best giving clinic a ring for definite answer though xx

by kdeee 2nd February 2014, 2:27 pm

Usual NHS guideline is 2 weeks post surgery in short haul flights and anything from 6 - 12 weeks before they recommend long haul flights. This is condition specific.

Saying that you always have to follow your hospitals advice and also airline guidelines. And always consult your travel insurance company too as they may invalidate your policy if you fly before they recommend it.
So there is no clear answer to it really.

More info here: http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2615.aspx?CategoryID=69

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British Airways is here : http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/special-assistance/medical-conditions?gsLink=searchResults

by krizzooo1 2nd February 2014, 2:29 pm

thanks, good question and thanks for that info kdee, xx

by tinkerbell24 2nd February 2014, 7:06 pm

yeah theres been a few topics on this I wanted to know if I could fly from manchester home 2days post reop so theres another post somewhere lol xx

by **Charlii** 2nd February 2014, 8:53 pm

I think it's 2-4 short, 12 long, but it's guidelines only. Its to do with the clotting. I would double check with your surgeon to be sure.

by tinkerbell24 2nd February 2014, 10:19 pm

I swear I feel.pressure in my.implants when.I fly.now and I've flown loads xx

by krizzooo1 2nd February 2014, 10:32 pm

That is what went through my mind Tink, the "pressure" aaaghh.... we go on hol in a couple months and I just imagine them being like a bag of sweets or crisps... ya know how they puff up! Like they could just go POP at anytime
panic

x

by tinkerbell24 2nd February 2014, 10:35 pm

Loool we are the same Portugal in.11 weeks

But fly to.London end.of month

But I've flown I think 15 diff flights since first BA xx

by Lolo85 3rd February 2014, 6:49 am

I was told 6 weeks. I vaguely remember this was so that I wasn't too far away if anything went wrong and I needed to go back in xx

by Gemma134uk 3rd February 2014, 10:12 am

thanks for the replies ladies just needed to know for when i decide to book my ba to work it around when we go on our holidays xx

by sizeate 4th February 2014, 5:21 pm

I was 8 weeks post ba on 23 jan and I did a 6 hour flight. Consultant said it was fine to do so. I had no problems at all. Hope it helps xxx

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