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I am hoping travel after my surgery, which was over 1 week ago.
I am not having any symptoms and surgery was successful . I was wondering if anyone has been in this situation and what their decision was to travel
thank you.
Hi Rosebud,
I ‘sort of’ travelled a couple of days after my Turbt. I had a couple of presentations to give in Mississauga while I lived south of Hamilton. It took me over an hour to commute, and then I was on my feet presenting my information. What I experienced was some slight bleeding when I urinated. Also, I had a stent in me at the time, which I removed after 10 days. Once I sat down to rest and on my drive home, I had no issues.
All this being said, everyone is different so please be mindful of that. I for one heal pretty quickly. BTW, I was 54 years of age at that time. I am 68 now and a 15 year survivor.
I hope this helps,
My Best,
Hi Rosebud:
I agree with Nightingale. See how you feel after surgery. Don’t push it too hard. Ask your doctor about what is right for you.
I was the opposite of Nightingale. I’ve had 3 TURBTs – 2008, 2010 and 2022. Even though the first two surgeries went well with no complications I did feel like I’d been beaten up pretty good. There was no way I would have travelled. All I did was sleep, eat, drink and pee a lot and also went for short walks as able. After my third TURBT in 2022, I experienced complications and was in hospital for 2 days and 2 nights and came home with a catheter and an undiagnosed UTI versus just overnight the first 2 times so again travel for me was a no go.
Take care and best of luck. (((HUGS)))
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