Hi Danielle,
Happy to help answer any questions I am able to!
Flying home okay so I had my surgery on the 28th which was a Friday stayed overnight in the hospital out late Saturday flew home on Monday. About an hour and half flight. And a 2 hour drive home from the airport. I did okay but I did not walk around the airport I couldn’t. So please when you check in for your flight check that you need assistance. They will have someone scoop you up and wheel you in a wheel chair or cart. Trust me you will want this. I thought I could do this but I couldn’t and asked for help once I got there they were wonderful at the airport.
When you get to recovery or before you go in for surgery tell them you would like a bilateral ice pack this thing wraps all the way around your head and you can keep refilling it with ice. I used mine for 2 weeks until it started leaking this thing was my life saver. Wore it on the plane did not care what I looked like. You will have to dump the ice prior to going through security however your person helping you can get it immediately filled for you at a bar / restaurant once you get through security mine stoped to do it without me having to ask (Im telling you Raleigh airport everyone was terrific). So please ask for that bi lateral ice wrap! that thing helped me more than any meds or anything else it really was a blessing!
As far as assistance afterwards your sister is amazing for doing this! So my husband traveled with me but he had just started a new job so had to right back to work on Tuesday when we got back (he came down with the flu while we were traveling for my appointment so he was not in a good place to be helping me all that much and I didn’t want to get it ! Which I did a few days later anyways 
) anyways we had just moved out of state and thankfully his aunt and uncle don’t live far from us and came and stayed until Thursday. By then i was able to do most things my biggest issue is I have 2 dogs to take care of. I just really only wanted to sleep to be honest with you for the first week. Super tired. So be kind to yourself and allow yourself to do just that and don’t push. Listen to your body follow it’s direction. I felt like when his aunt and uncle were here like I had to entertain or something so it made things a bit difficult if I slept for too long they would get worried but yet that’s what I wanted needed to do. So I think you will be just fine. You have yourself well prepped with food it sounds like. Maybe just get some smoothies or some ensures something with protein to help the recovery process might be helpful. Definitely sleep elevated this is huge! I just stopped doing it and started again because it’s a game changer for me. I did not take the oxy I cannot take that stuff it makes me literally crazy so ice, and alternating between Tylenol and ibuprofen was what worked for me just fine. And also I finally got prednisone when I got home from my flight travel, they should really just prescribe that imo right after surgery. I kept asking for it before I was discharged especially with the flying and they refused I asked Dr H directly via the portal and I finally got it without any hesitation from him. Not too sure what that was all about I blame that more on the actual “hospital” doctors. Sorry for the long rambled reply lol I’ve had to start and stop it this response due to working but hopefully this info l helps! Feel free to ask me any other questions you may have. As I stated I am happy to help in anyway I can! I am truly grateful for this group I can tell you that 
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