International travel help needed

Hello. I am traveling from the U.S. to the British Isles this summer. We will be there 2 1/2 weeks. Does anyone have any experience with this? Should I begin transitioning to the different time zone prior to leaving? Any tips on traveling with be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I haven't done overseas travelling in a lot of years. However, when first diagnosed with CRPS and I believe when Fibro had initially started setting in, I was flying every other week for work in country.

The key thing that worked for me was keeping myself from getting wiped out from the plane. As soon as I went through security, I went to one of the little stores or stands in the airport and bought enough water to last me through the trip. They tend to give you very little liquid on the airplane. The water bottles are miniscule and if I don't bring more it really taxes me. Sometimes I buy chocolate or something to have on the plane in case I need food of some sort. The chocolate is just a small piece to perk my system back up - not a big bar which causes it's own problems :).

I also like to take a scarf unless the weather is boiling. I shoot for one of the big pashmina scarves. It can serve a variety of purposes: A pillow if needed, a small blanket if you are chilled or roll it up to support your back on some of the crummy plane seats. You can also buy a little blow up pillow in a U shape for your neck in case you fall asleep on the plane. It supports your neck to help you not feel so uncomfortable and deflates to the size of a small pack of tissues. They sell them in the travel sections.

I agree about the bed too - it's fun to stay in quaint locations, but not if you wake up feeling crappy.

I hope you have a terrific trip!