Holidays after Tx

[dirverd]

How long in your opinions did it take before you could travel after your Tx?

I know different people will have had different experiences, but I was just curious.

My Op is in May - and was thinking of going away Oct / Nov.

Is this realistic?

(Obviously this is providing everything goes OK and there are no major complications.)

Thanks

[cindywoolley]

Firstly good luck to you and your donor on your forthcoming transplant. As you said it will totally depend on how well you are doing and where you wish to travel. Personally I didn't go away until the first anniversary of my transplant but that was due to the fact that I found holiday insurance was much cheaper once you had cleared your first year especially if everything has gone well and you have had no rejection episodes and I went to Cyprus. I am sure your transplant team will let you know when time is right.

[Aileen]

Hi, I flew to California 7 months post transplant. Insurance was cheap as everything had gone well, no rejection episodes or reasons to return to hospital. You need to have a consultant's letter to list your meds, and to give contact details etc should you become well while out of the country.

Best of luck with your tx
Aileen

[rheaybou]

This is interesting to know. I have promised my GF that we will return to Florida once I get a TX and smash the theme parks again.

A, its a nice treat after not going away for a few years
B, gives me a focus to chase up live donors

I would probably wait until 12 months post TX, just to make sure things were settled down. The last thing I would want would be a rejection episode while on the other side of the Atlantic.

Although a ride on The Hulk could cause a rejection!