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Greetings everyone.  I'm a newbie, newbie.  You can tell by my Avatar that I am the princess warrior  who has yet to concur her greatest enemy!  

I am 3 weeks post-op Roux-en-Y.  So I am just starting mild purees this week.  I am so grateful to have found this Forum.  Thank you all for being here!

I could use some advice.  I decided I needed to get out of here for a few days and got a remarkable deal on a 4 day cruise to Cozumel.  (Gotta love Carnival).  I know this dangerous this early out.  I go next week.  I have back-up plans with some of my own food.  I do not plan on eating in the dining rooms at all.  I'm just going to read a book on the back deck and breath ocean air!

Have any of you cruised Post-op?  If so, did you make any special arrangements with the ship crew or did you just do your own thing?  I am concerned about getting my protein so I'm bring my protein water.  Got any words of wisdom, suggestions?  Anything you've done that might help?

Thanks again for being here!
Xena

Hi and welcome!

I don't think it's a dangerous plan. I went on vacation 3 weeks after surgery and I was gone for a week. Maybe just ask to see your surgeon or a nurse in the office just for a quick follow up before you go.

Definitely bring your own foods. I don't think you'll find anything on a cruise you'll be able to eat at that point unless it's like some fresh fruit and vegetables. I mean ..you could just order a baked potato, but I think all the smells in the dining room would just bug you. I didn't do restaurants for a while. Not because it was tempting but because I knew I couldn't have 90% of what was on the menu and that would really get to me.

Have fun!

 Thank you Brooke.

I am finding the same thing...just stay away from going "out".  I planned on not eating in the dining room.  I did plan to bring "options".

Unfortunately, I'm still off carbs the week we sail.  So I'm looking for "traveling" options.  Do you recall if they served fat/free, low fat yogurt?  Is stuff like that available?  I also thought a cheese plate might be doable, a poached egg for breakfast.   I learned the tough way to stay away from creamed soups.

Thanks for the information.  I really appreciate it.

The only thing that would worry me would be not having access to a WLS surgeon during that time period.  You're still fresh out from surgery, and complications can still arise.  

Please, please, please check in with your surgeon before you go to make sure that he feels that the danger of a complication is minimal enough for this not to be risky!  I remember a post on here from a great lady in Hawaii who had lap band complications and was a boat ride away from her surgeon, requiring a loooooooong time before he could correct the problem.

Don't mean to worry you, but you just had major, major surgery, even if it doesn't feel like it because they did it laproscopically.  Now's the time for caution.

Thanks Thespan...I really appreciate the caution.  I wonder about that myself.  I will follow-up with my doc.  I also heard there was a RYN patient who cruised and kept a sea-sick patch behind his ear the whole trip.  He had some kind of problem from the combination.  Typically I don't get sea sick.  But previously, when the waives picked up during a storm, EVERYONE was sick.  I am a little concerned about throwing up, dry heaves this close to surgery. 

Thanks for the thoughts.  I really appreciate it.  

Before surgery I NEVER got air sick and I have gotten sea sick but never threw up. Since surgery I keep a supply of ginger ale (a no-no since I can't get it flat before I drink it) with me when I fly and hit the waves. The only time I didn't get air sick was when I was preggers.

No advice other than what has been said. Just wanted to say Welcome!

 Thank you Ms. Kathy!  I appreciate the welcome.  I am so grateful to have found you all.