Dangers of long flights

[Veng68]

Glad to hear your wife is going to be ok.

DVT is pretty serious stuff. I always stretch during a flight as well as take aspirin and drink plenty of fluids.

Cheers,
Vic

[Aquattro]

Yes, I get up and stretch at least every hour on any flight.Even flexing your legs while seated helps.

Glad your wife is ok..

[Delphinus]

Scary stuff. Good luck with her continued recovery.

[Lance]

Man; That is scary stuff! I've never heard of that before. I know that sitting for too long of a time was hard on the circulation, but I never knew it could cause a clot. I'm glad she's Ok and mends quickly. Take care.

[justinl]

yikes, that is scary. I'm glad to hear your wife is on the mend.

I wonder if the danger doesn't really lie in the actual flight (high pressure and altitude) but the actual event of sitting in a single position the whole time. I usually get up and stretch and take a walk once in a while during a flight, but only for the sake of being comfortable... I never realised it could be a health issue.

[Aquattro]

http://www.airsafe.com/issues/medical/dvt.htm

[Ken]

I heard about that too in a newspaper awhile back with people in that situation on long distance flights. Companys are realizing the effects of long distance flights. Glad that your wife is much better. Regards Ken