Dominic,

I think that I could tolerate the plane ride and conference, but I think I
would have slept the rest of each day.

Just take LOTS of Depends, a couple of bedpads, and some Tylenol. The
Tylenol will help dull the aches that sitting on a lump of Depends may
cause. I FELT fine at a month, but keeping myself clean and halfway dry was
a logistical hassle. "Side-loading" Depends --- the adjustable type with
Velcro tabs on the sides -- can be changed without taking your pants off.

I.P.

Sounds seriously foolhardy to me. You might be lucky and cope just
fine. Or, you might have a total nightmare of a time. You may be
seriously incontinent at that stage, just learning to cope with pads,
etc. - if so, the last thing you will need is to be far from home and
in a very public setting all day. You will get tired easily and need
extra sleep. Sitting may be uncomfortable. You may be mildly depressed
and/or anxious - being away from home and normal support systems will
make that 10x worse. Perhaps most serious of all, you will still be at
high risk from thrombosis - two long flights would definitely be risky
and thrombosis/embolisms can kill you.

I am 47, slim and and fit. I travelled to a 4-day conference 3.5 weeks
after my RRP. Short flight (1.5 hours) and short drive each end. Even
so, by the time I reached my hotel room all I could do was lie down and
flake out - I was utterly exhausted. I found sitting in the plane seat
seriously uncomfortable. I spent a lot of each day resting. No way
could I have worked 10 hours a day for seven days. I also had my wife
and a good friend travelling with me, so I had support and assistance
24x7, plus I never had to lift or carry a bag. And I was fortunate
enough to be continent as soon as the catheter came out.