Owing to the advancement in medicine and surgery, a huge majority of people are able to save their lives every year due to intelligent surgical procedures and amputations. Gone are the times when a single infected organ could poison the entire body resulting in a slow painful death. Surgery with its advancements is now the most commonly employed life saving tool and procedure. Before performing a surgery a doctor may perform several tests to acquire sufficient knowledge of the severity of the disorder or disease that he is treating. These tests may include simple blood tests to more advanced imaging tests and procedures.

Patients who are ready to undergo surgery in near future should avoid taking long flights during that period. Studies reveal that air travel has the tendency of increasing the risks of DVT. Technically known as the Deep Vein thrombosis, the patient is more susceptible to becoming a victim of this deadly disease if he or she takes a flight during the delicate period of his surgery. Especially for patients how have recently had an operation, air travel is the least recommended of all activities.

While a majority of people are fully aware of diseases related to arteries, very few are aware of another set of disorders that are caused due veins.

Deep vein thrombosis is a disease that develops mostly in large veins and can prove to be quiet life threatening. As veins are responsible for returning the deoxygenated blood back to the heart, their importance cannot be subdued. DVT tends to strike in the veins of arms and legs and can develop in the body in cases of medical occurrences which require a thorough rest and body relaxation.

DVT may prove to be one of those silent killer diseases that can develop in the body for a long time before surfacing. This means that if your doctor has any doubts regarding this disease, be sure to get an ultrasound imaging test done as soon as possible.

This crucial fact is often ignored by doctors and they fail to warn their patients of the perils of lightly taking their health soon after surgery. People who have undergone an orthopedic, chest, abdominal, neurological, or nose, and throat surgeries or operations should wait for at least two weeks before flying.  For those who have undergone a laparoscopic procedure should wait even more, preferably for about 3 weeks.

When flying, take precautions and avoid caffeine and alcohol consumption. Try to stay hydrated by consuming sufficient amounts of water and try to stretch your legs and calves after every half an hour. You may also take a walk down the isles or do a seated exercise. A few doctors even recommend that the patient should wear compression stockings.

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