My 16 year old physically fit son is scheduled to fly to Costa Rica on a youth mission trip 3 weeks after a laprascopic appendectomy. We have a followup with the surgeon in a few days. We are told we need a written statement from the surgeon for him to travel on this trip, and the surgeon after surgery immediately dismissed the idea without asking what he is doing on the trip or how long flights are. We do have some concerns, but thought this was a quick dismissal. Can you give us some insight as to whether he would be ok for this trip?