Flying after Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery
I had my Meniscus Flap repaired on Feb 8 and am looking to do a r/t day flight to LA on Thursday (13 days later). I don't need a brace (been walking on it for a few hours a day for a week, biking, and doing a variety of balance and strength exercises). I'm wondering if I should compress it with an ace bandage that day (another friend suggested taking an aspirin before each leg of the flight). PT and doctor said it should be fine (doctor said it's recovering fine, but did say he normally recommends 3 weeks...I got the impression that was a CYA thing). The PT has been working with me and says I'm pretty far along with the exercises and that the swelling is minimum. Every waking hour that I have not been on it since the surgery, it's been in the cryo cuff. Would love to hear thoughts on this.