My surgery day is Monday, March 18th and I’m having a bunch of feelings about it. I’m flying to Raliegh tomorrow and trying to get my house as much in order as possible. I’m feeling very positive about the pain in my ear and throat being gone, and I’m super hopeful that my vision will slowly return to normal, skeptical but still hopeful that my POTs is Eagle induced and I can see some improvement.
Still trying to decide recovery-wise if I should have both done at once or one at a time and see if there’s significant enough improvement with just one one. I’m sure I’ll feel confident with what Dr. Hackman suggests.
If you traveled, what did you bring? So far I’m packing:
airline neck pillow with hood attached
lidocaine patches
I thought about bringing ice packs but I the TSA rules seem like it might be a pain.
Any tips for flying back? I upgraded to first class and will be asking for a wheelchair to get through the airport if I need it.
It sounds like you’re prepared, so that’s good! I didn’t have to travel, so can’t comment on that, but there have been other discussions about it, here’s a link you might find helpful: Surgery next week with Dr. Hackman - General - Living with Eagle
Sounds like you can get an ice pack filled on the plane from the bar, so that’s a thought!
Will be thinking of you on Monday & praying all goes well
