Flying after a week recovery w/ open?

For those of you who have had an OPEN DS or OPEN RNY and then had to catch a flight a week later, did you feel you would have been better off if you waited X amount of days later? 

As someone who is planning on having the open DS and going to Mexico alone to have it done, the only thing I am really worried about is flying home . . . specifically, sitting in a seat on the plane for four hours.

Any info you may have would be greatly appreciated!

I to am going to be flying home (7 hours) after MGB on the 5th of March in Mexico. My thoughts are to wear compression hose duing the flight like is enouraged after surgery while in the hospital. This will help with return circulation from the legs, making sure to stay well hydrated, and stand up even for a few seonds to minutes as often as possible during the flight. Make an excuse to walk back to the bathroom. They can just believe you have an upset stomach or something. Anyway...this is how I am going to try to do it.