Recovery
- Staying Mobile While Travelling in Recovery
April 14, 2026
How to move safely through a journey while healing: seat choice, special assistance, the hourly calf routine and pacing within your surgeon's limits.
- Compression Stockings for Flying After Surgery: A Practical Guide
April 5, 2026
How graduated compression stockings work, who should wear them on a flight after surgery, how to size them, and what the Cochrane evidence actually shows.
- Travel Insurance After Surgery: Declaring It So Your Claim Holds
March 27, 2026
Declare recent surgery and pre-existing conditions or a claim can be refused: how to declare, what good post-op cover includes, and why evacuation matters.
- Medical Clearance to Fly After Surgery: MEDIF and Fit to Fly
March 20, 2026
How to get cleared to fly after an operation: the airline MEDIF form, the surgeon's fit to fly letter, the medical desk, and the timings that trip people up.
- Blood Clots (DVT) on Flights After Surgery: The Real Risk
March 11, 2026
How much does a long flight raise your clot risk after an operation, who is most at risk, and what genuinely lowers it. The honest numbers, plainly explained.
- Flying After Surgery: How Long Do You Have to Wait?
March 2, 2026
How long to wait before flying after surgery, from keyhole abdominal to hip replacements and eye surgery, with a full fitness to fly wait table.