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Can I fly on a plane & swim 1 week post endoscopic septopasty & turbinate surgery?

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babidawl311Jul 25, 2016

I am going on vacation 1 week after my scheduled endoscopic septopasty & turBinate surgery. Can I fly 1 week after that? And can I go swimming?

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