u/CATSeye44

This is a general awareness post. I travel Jetblue but this one is applicable for all of us: from my good friend this morning:

I will tell you that I just got back from a week of perfect weather in Paris!  I tell you this because I had an experience on my flight to Paris that I never would have expected.  This is a description of what happened from the report I filed.

1.       Originally my daughter who was doing the booking had me booked in coach.  Then two days prior to departure, she cancelled the coach booking and rebooked me in Premium Economy.  (Record Locator EHGQXU/TKT no.  0012336843550)  The seat was 9C.

2.      Upon boarding there was a woman at the window seat 9A.  I did follow the safety instructions and placed my purse under the seat in front of me.  And I wore my small crossbody bag until we were in the air.  I then placed it snug between my hip and the arm of the seat.

3.      Mealtime started with a flight attendant bringing an ordered Special Meal to her.

4.      Next the Flight Attendant returned with a Special Meal that I had not ordered.  She asked if I had switched seats.  I replied “No”.  She then asked who (the name I do not remember.) was?  The woman at the window pointed to the man sitting across the aisle from me.  (As a former FA for Eastern Air Lines I knew the meals are attached to the seat numbers.)  I wondered why the woman’s husband, who had originally been booked next to his wife had changed his seat to one across the aisle.  Strange.

5.      I never sleep well on airplanes.  But I did doze off.  At one point I felt like my blanket was moving at my feet.  Then I felt something change at my hip where my crossbody bag was.  I slowly roused.  When I opened my eyes, the woman from the window seat was on her knees in front of me!  I was in shock!  The woman quickly got up and sat in her seat.  My purse was unzipped and the strap was in the aisle.  My crossbody was partially unzipped.

6.      I picked it up and went to the Lav.  My money and cards were still there.  I thanked God.

7.      The cabin was dark.  Everyone was sleeping.  I did not want to create a ruckus.  I knew that everything I would say would be disputed and he would back her up.  They are a team!  He had earlier been going through a bag in the overhead bin on the left.  But when he left, he pulled his bag from overhead on his side.

I wonder how many times these two have been successful. 

Had an uneventful tummy tuck in March, and 5WPO. i had a diaphragm (hiatal) hernia with mesh repair as well, and the procedure was a total 5 hours in the OR. 4 days inpatient. Then a week later, I got a 1 day hospital admission for post op pneumonia cause I couldn't cough well. My coughing was terrible for those first 3 weeks. I splinted when I coughed as I was scared I'd tear internal stitches.

My tummy tuck was healing well ask through this time and no complaints there till this week where it is itching pretty much throughout the incision line. Yesterday, I noticed a very painful bump in my right groin. It's a lymph node and it's very swollen. No incision line opening noted for my entire TT. Belly button doing very well. There is redness along parts of the incision line but it appears to be the scar tissue forming. No new swelling above or below the incision other than this node. Not sexually active for 2 years (widowed).

Any idea on what's going on? I have back pain but I've also been doing more exercises, (not lifting weights). I was cleared to swing a golf club and was also practicing chipping in my back yard.

I'm nervous I screwed something up but I can't seem to pinpoint anything.

Ok, I'm 5WPO and healing nicely, but this week I'm itching so terribly at the the TT incision site. It's completely closed over, no open parts, and it's still red and bumpy but omg, the itchiness of this incision line. I keep putting vitamin E on it to help it heal. I did use medical grade silicone tape earlier in the week on it but that didn't calm it down either.

Any ideas???