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From: arouth on 31 Mar 2007 19:05
Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than
twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to
Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a
long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has
taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such
long flights. With thanks.

From: (PeteCresswell) on 31 Mar 2007 21:46
Per arouth(a)radiology.umsmed.edu:
> I am wondering the effect of such a
>long distance flight on senior citizens like me.

Senior or otherwise, blood clots from lack of motion seem tb a significant
consideration from what I've read so far.

And I'll be they're under-reported, since the bad stuff happens sometime *after*
the flight.
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From: AGW on 31 Mar 2007 22:01
arouth(a)radiology.umsmed.edu wrote:
> Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than
> twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to
> Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a
> long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has
> taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such
> long flights. With thanks.
>
As a disabled paraplegic (42-year-old male), I'd be interested too. I'm
looking at a 9-hour LHR-YEG flight (coming home from a cruise) on April
26.
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From: irwell on 31 Mar 2007 22:04
On 31 Mar 2007 16:05:51 -0700, "arouth(a)radiology.umsmed.edu"
<arouth(a)radiology.umsmed.edu> wrote:

>Greetings! Now a days there are very long flights lasting more than
>twelve hours. One can go directly from Dallas to Tokyo or Chicago to
>Delhi. I am a senior citizen. I am wondering the effect of such a
>long distance flight on senior citizens like me. Has any member has
>taken such a long flight? Please write about your experience with such
>long flights. With thanks.

Aches and pains, crankiness, all the normal symptoms of old age.
From: Mxsmanic on 31 Mar 2007 22:47
(PeteCresswell) writes:

> Senior or otherwise, blood clots from lack of motion seem tb a significant
> consideration from what I've read so far.

DVT can occur anywhere, whenever one stays in the same place for a long time.
Air travel doesn't make one especially prone to DVT. Getting up and moving
around periodically (even for just a minute or two) helps. DVT is rare in
people who are in good health, irrespective of age.

> And I'll be they're under-reported, since the bad stuff happens sometime *after*
> the flight.

I think in recent years the danger of DVT on aircraft has been greatly
exaggerated.

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