The departure lounge

This is where readers who are flying while they mend compare notes on the things a guide can only sketch: how long a surgeon actually made them wait, whether the clot fear was worse than the flight, and which small habits made the journey home bearable. I read every thread and join in, and Dr Helena Boyd looks in on anything where the medicine matters more than the logistics. Threads lock sixty days after the last reply, so please start a fresh one rather than reviving an old thread.