Thank you for the information, I always drink a lot of water, ask for an isle seat and by a exit door seat.

I have been on wafarin for 30 years for A-fib, but I never heard of flight socks which I will look around for some.

Thank you again for the valuable information!

Cheers:

Just a wee bump because one of the members here has suffered a DVT recently, so I hope my story can remind you how easy this serious medical condition can be avoided on flights.

Cheers

David48

I echo everyone's sentiment by also wishing David a speedy recovery,

Excellent thread , with plenty of good advice,

I fly from the US to Thailand at least once a year , a 19 to 22 hr flight depending on connecting flight times with usually a 16 hr first flight leg, and I will admit that I knew very little about the dangers of sitting still for such long time and about the existence of flight socks

This thread had changed all that and I will certainly purchase a pair of these socks for my next flight, especially since I was recently diagnosed with a congenital heart condition.

Thank you David this thread has being a great public service in the best tradition of TV.

I wonder what else I dont know that I should?

the longer I live the more I find out that I am not as smart as I always thought

PS: I looked for an "embarrassed" smiley on TV but there wasn't one, but there was one labeled "Dave" what's up with That ? LOL

Edited September 15, 201312 yr by sirineou

^^ Because sirineou, you are a mate from the Building Forum.

2^nd last of the smilies ...

OH ... just got lucky with the 'Dave' one.

David48

Edited September 15, 201312 yr by David48

I always book a aisle seat on the flight from LAX to BKK. About very 2 hours I walk up and down the 474 as far as I can go.

Sitting in a chair all day at work is also very unhealthy.

A mate of mine got DVT on a long haul flight to Africa...

12 months later he suffered a massive coronary and died in the transit lounge between sectors due to a blood clot

Don't take this event lightly because there are long term implications

Good luck with it.