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Super-sized travel tips?

Romy:
It depends on the body. But when I weighed 650 pounds, I rode on a plane for an hour.
We bought 3 seats, of which 2 were for me.
It didn't fit in two seats.
My seat was in the middle of the plane and to get there I had to strain my butt to avoid getting trapped between the seatbacks.
When I tried to sit down my knees hit the front seat and part of my butt ended up on my husband's seat.
People were looking at me, I was tired and uncomfortable and when we arrived my legs were numb and I couldn't get up.
Everything was horrible from the moment we bought the tickets where they weighed me.
I remember the mocking smiles of the flight attendant who reminded me to lose weight and even said let's try to take off.


I'm so sorry you had that experience. You were a responsible passenger, doing what you knew to do to ensure you didn't inconvenience anyone else. The flight attendant's job was to assist you as a paying ticket holder, not judge or shame. I hope they're not longer in a customer-facing job
3 months

Super-sized travel tips?

JohnT:
My girlfriend is over 550lbs and we keep going on holidays though not as often as in the past when she was smaller. We plan well ahead, asking for a bariatric wheelchair which i push because we don’t want to overburden the airport staff. We buy three seats between us and we ask for a seatbelt extender. We also carry her oxygen mask with us just in case because her breathing tends to be more elaborated in higher altitudes and we make sure she wears full compression for her lymphedema otherwise her legs will be extremely swollen and painful. When booking a hotel make sure the bed is reinforced enough to stand your weight and that you can fit in the toilet/ shower. There’s nothing worse as paying for an expensive holiday only to realize that you can’t use the bathroom. Being this big is a bit challenging for my feedee but she still has quality life and a great time, and we will always strive for that no matter how massive she gets
Your wife sounds amazing! Any chance of a picture at dinner point in her gain ?!
2 months

Super-sized travel tips?

JohnT:
My girlfriend is over 550lbs and we keep going on holidays though not as often as in the past when she was smaller. We plan well ahead, asking for a bariatric wheelchair which i push because we don’t want to overburden the airport staff. We buy three seats between us and we ask for a seatbelt extender. We also carry her oxygen mask with us just in case because her breathing tends to be more elaborated in higher altitudes and we make sure she wears full compression for her lymphedema otherwise her legs will be extremely swollen and painful. When booking a hotel make sure the bed is reinforced enough to stand your weight and that you can fit in the toilet/ shower. There’s nothing worse as paying for an expensive holiday only to realize that you can’t use the bathroom. Being this big is a bit challenging for my feedee but she still has quality life and a great time, and we will always strive for that no matter how massive she gets


How can you make sure the bed is reinforced enough to hold the weight of the couple?
2 months

Super-sized travel tips?

JohnT:
My girlfriend is over 550lbs and we keep going on holidays though not as often as in the past when she was smaller. We plan well ahead, asking for a bariatric wheelchair which i push because we don’t want to overburden the airport staff. We buy three seats between us and we ask for a seatbelt extender. We also carry her oxygen mask with us just in case because her breathing tends to be more elaborated in higher altitudes and we make sure she wears full compression for her lymphedema otherwise her legs will be extremely swollen and painful. When booking a hotel make sure the bed is reinforced enough to stand your weight and that you can fit in the toilet/ shower. There’s nothing worse as paying for an expensive holiday only to realize that you can’t use the bathroom. Being this big is a bit challenging for my feedee but she still has quality life and a great time, and we will always strive for that no matter how massive she gets

Op User:
How can you make sure the bed is reinforced enough to hold the weight of the couple?


That's the one box I feel like I can't completely check off. I did call, to ask about general accessibility. I have an accessible room with a roll-in shower. It does have a shower chair, but I'm not sure I would trust that. We thought about ordering a bariatric shower chair from Amazon and having it delivered directly, but I think I'll be able to make do standing. I was candid about my size, and I was told that shouldn't be a problem with a king bed and that most guests of size find it adequate. I'm not sure if they were fully considering the weight of a nearly 600 lb person in it, but I think we're just going to have to trust that that works.
2 months
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