Traveling abroad

Traveling abroad is not easy when disabled and before even embarking on a journey, I know what lays in store from previous experience. The last time I flew, was several months after hip surgery; not the best time to make a journey, but sometimes family affairs dictate. Flying economy, there is little space for a healthy nimble person to get in and out of an airline seat, but for someone after hip surgery the difficulties were extreme. Just getting into my seat, required moving and positioning my body in the most detrimental and painful position. The worst part was once all the passengers had settled down, eaten, lights dimmed, and reclined their seats to take a nap. I'm sure everyone has experienced this scenario at one time or another when flying. The person in front of me reclined his chair, subsequently he was virtually laying in my lap, rendering me incapable of moving. Even a contortionist would have to make some pretty impressive moves to extricate oneself from such a confined position. Hence I try to restrict my flying to a minimum. Isn’t that why cruising was invented?