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traveling after an angioplasty

my mum is 75 and going to have an angioplasty on 18th dec
she is planning to come to me for xmas  i live 300 miles away
will it be ok for her to travel to me
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Shouldn't have a problem after an angiogram.  I flew on airplanes 3 days after my angiogram.
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Almost always there are no complications from angioplasty.  Sometimes, there is a small problem with the area of the cath insertion (groin).  Usually people return to there normal duties in a day or so.
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