That's actually a risk for anyone immobile for any length of time, including flights or driving trips. Preventing that was my biggest motivation to make me get out of my hospital bed and walk after surgery. I figured the intense belly pain caused by moving was less likely to kill me than blood clots.
My husband has fits when we're making long car trips for vacation- I make him stop every couple of hours to get out of the car and walk and move, at least for a few minutes.
Karen
