V-Flyer

Sadly my wonderful winter break to the sunshine state has become just that - a break. A fall at Animal Kingdom has resulted in me breaking my left arm. I have decided to wait until I get home for the surgery and the doctor has given me a note to say I may fly. I am in a heavy type of cast and sling.Does anyone know please if I should inform Virgin before my flight on Monday 7th or is there anything else I need to do before turning up at Orlando airport ?
Thank you.
A dismal hiljil

You will need to contact Special Assistance to get clearance to fly from Virgin.

Thank you for that Tinkerbelle ( at least I saw you on the Peter Pan ride at the Magic Kingdom before disaster struck !)
kind regards
hiljil

I broke my wrist on Christmas day 2009 and Virgin let me fly home as i had a flexible cast rather than the rigid plaster type cast to accomodate the swelling changes during the flight.

Hiljil......poor you :X

I hope that you get home without too much discomfort.

Take care. :X

If you can get your X rays on a CD (DICOM format) or film that tends to speed the process along in the UK.

And to echo Paul's point about getting a flexible cast (or if not at least get the cast split by the hospital before getting on the flight)

Thank you for that advice GavinJ. Just been to imaging and have got Xrays on CD.

hiljil wrote:Thank you for that Tinkerbelle ( at least I saw you on the Peter Pan ride at the Magic Kingdom before disaster struck !)
kind regards
hiljil

Hmmm are the two connected? ) )

But you did the right thing by checking it was ok to fly before getting to the airport which is what I think a lot of people do.

Get better soon!

Sorry about your break hijill, we are due to arrive in Orlando on the same day you are flying back. Hope it all goes well for you!

Thank you fadedaway. Hope you have a good flight over . I will be easy to spot at the airport... the sling is a rather fetching blue !!!

Fetching! Can I ask how you fell at Animal Kingdom? Just checking there isn't a hazard we should try and avoid!

It was at the end of the production of the Lion King. I stood up and went to move forward (you sit in tiers on bleachers - and yes I ended up almost in tears )and I stepped over the bench in front and how/why I pitched downwards I don't know but my arm and leg hit the metal side of the seat. Ouch. And I hadn't been drinking !So if when you go there is a new announcement at the end of the show telling you NOT to step over the seat in front you will know why !!!