flying with a stroke

[gayle106]

I had a stroke 3 and a half years ago,which happened just after I arrived back from Australia on an aircraft, I want to fly again, and was told by my nuero sergeon that there was no connection between flying and having a stroke. does anyone have any information that may be of help....thanks ,Gayle.

[caregiver222]

There is absolutely positively no problem.

There is a caveat.

Keep well hydrated (drink gatorade or pediatrol before the flight) and if it is a long flight try to walk around a bit or perform isometric exercises in place to encourage circulation.

[M4Y0U]

Unless you made the whole trip flying upside down I don't think there's a link. I mean if the environment was pressurized with relatively low G force applied there is probably no connection. At this point sitting in the aircraft could be more related to a stroke than flying in my humble opinion and I'm not saying it's the cause as a stroke can be caused by many underlying conditions such as plaque buildups etc...

I would not worry about flying unless were talking about non-standard flights with high G force and/or any bad situations for your body to be in.

M4