Hi everyone,

I was wondering if I could get any advice or any personal experiences on flying without half of the skull due to TBI.

My boyfriend was in an accident and suffered TBI 7 months ago. Because of his injuries, they had to remove parts of his skull to relieve the pressure from the brain, however they have not fitted the synthetic skull back in. At the moment he is wearing a special helmet which protects the head that doesn't have any bone. Other than that he is healthy and well.

3 months post TBI we saw the neurosurgical team in the outpatients department and we asked about flying and he assured us it would be okay. However we didn't get it written down on paper. His cranioplasty was supposed to happen in February but has been delayed until May. He has booked a long haul flight (approx 9 hours) to visit family next week.

So I just wanted to know if anyone has flown long haul with parts of their skull missing. Any comments will be very helpful! Did they suffer any headaches or felt unwell etc.

Thanks for reading and commenting!