Oregon to WDW Will Be Quite the Adventure~Going LIVE!!

Hooray!!!! My family and I have never done the Magical Express before though we've done the one to the cruise terminal.
 
OregonMomToWDW said:
Love those nights in Portland before the trip. You know you have to get up early, but noone can sleep. 2 weeks!
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I know and we need everyone in bed super early.......thank you benedryl & melatonin!! lol

DnA2010 said:
Wow it is coming so fast! I am so jealous! We need a Disney trip in the future, just not sure when..can't plan too long term right now. Our cruise on the Fantasy was amazing, but our 1 day at MK just make me itch for a Disney (either DL or WDW) trip even more.

Hawaii is amazing isn't it! We are fans of the Big Island as we aren't into crowds or shopping or nightlife.

We are actually throwing around the idea of both Hawaii and DL- Hawaii would use aeroplan miles, so no flight costs, and DL we would go out of Bellingham on good old cheapo Allegiant (or Alaska if they were in the ball park) but with our Canadian dollar in the tank compared to the US, it really doesn't make sense right now...
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I imagine only having the one day at WDW would make you crave more!!

Love Hawaii. I actually enjoyed Oahu because of all the "touristy" things to do. The Big Island was nice as well....definitely more laid back. We'd love to get to stay at Aulani, but WOOF, it's expensive!!

Bummer about the exchange rate........ Glad I don't have to figure that kind of stuff out.

WDWJonasGirl said:
Hooray!!!! My family and I have never done the Magical Express before though we've done the one to the cruise terminal.
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Do you rent a vehicle at WDW? I'd much rather leave the driving up to them.
 
On my first trip (2003), they didn't have the Magical Express then. On my first four trips ('03-'09), we've taken a shuttle. My last 3, we did rent a car. 2010 and last time was because we were going to Universal
 


DizNee Luver said:
I imagine only having the one day at WDW would make you crave more!!

Love Hawaii. I actually enjoyed Oahu because of all the "touristy" things to do. The Big Island was nice as well....definitely more laid back. We'd love to get to stay at Aulani, but WOOF, it's expensive!!

Bummer about the exchange rate........ Glad I don't have to figure that kind of stuff out.

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DH and I are big Hawaii 50 fans, so would like to go to Oahu to see some of the sights, but watching the traffic on the news while sipping Kona coffee on the Big Island has really put us off going there for a longer vacation. I priced out Aulani but geees it's just crazy- we are at the point in our lives where we would much rather have more vacations out of our dollars over nicer hotels etc...

Ya the exchange rate has been killer- I wish I'd bought more US money when our dollar was stronger- the current rate basically adds 25% onto whatever the cost is- ouch!
 
DnA2010 said:
DH and I are big Hawaii 50 fans, so would like to go to Oahu to see some of the sights, but watching the traffic on the news while sipping Kona coffee on the Big Island has really put us off going there for a longer vacation. I priced out Aulani but geees it's just crazy- we are at the point in our lives where we would much rather have more vacations out of our dollars over nicer hotels etc...

Ya the exchange rate has been killer- I wish I'd bought more US money when our dollar was stronger- the current rate basically adds 25% onto whatever the cost is- ouch!
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Aulani is expensive.....so we might try to end there for a couple nights....at least we'd get to experience it. We also have 4 years to get it figured out....lol!!

EEK!! It's not like Disney isn't expensive on it's own without having to figure in the exchange rate on top of that!! :headache:
 
2 weeks we'll be flying to Orlando and arriving at Pop Century Resort for our 1st of 11 nights!!!
 


Asking for some prayers, Michayla has been sick since last Sunday. She's throwing up and sleeping a ton. She's not interested in her normal activities. She was seen on Thursday by the doctor and seemed to be on the mend.....but she started throwing up again last night. Getting her into the clinic today. (she doesn't have any other symptoms that would say this is a flu bug so it's got me pretty freaked out right now). I also have thrown out my back sending sharp stabbing pains down my right hip & into my leg. It felt like I was on fire. I did that on Friday afternoon. I went to the ER and they did NOTHING for me and said to stay the course and look into getting PT. So both of us are needing things to turn around since we are leaving in 11 days!! Thanks friends!!
 
DizNee Luver said:
Asking for some prayers, Michayla has been sick since last Sunday. She's throwing up and sleeping a ton. She's not interested in her normal activities. She was seen on Thursday by the doctor and seemed to be on the mend.....but she started throwing up again last night. Getting her into the clinic today. (she doesn't have any other symptoms that would say this is a flu bug so it's got me pretty freaked out right now). I also have thrown out my back sending sharp stabbing pains down my right hip & into my leg. It felt like I was on fire. I did that on Friday afternoon. I went to the ER and they did NOTHING for me and said to stay the course and look into getting PT. So both of us are needing things to turn around since we are leaving in 11 days!! Thanks friends!!
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Prayers for you both.....I know it's frustrating to have back problems.....I'm experiencing them myself. Take Ibuprofen as directed and try soaking in a hot tub. I sleep with a heating pad underneath the sore area and I put a small pillow to force that heating pad up where it really hurts. I'm sure the stress isn't helping any :( This is a big trip. If you have to take it slow, take it slow.....WDW will always be there if you miss out on something but I know you are there long enough you should still get it all in. Hopefully Michayla just has a bug and it'll be over before you know it.......
 
Ugh Laurie! Not what you need right now. Definitely sending prayers and healing vibes for you and Michayla!
 
So sorry to hear she is sick. 11 days should be enough time to get better. Take it easy on the back. Hopefully, in a week it will be feeling better. I will be sure to keep you guys in my prayers.
 
Any updates on M Laurie?
DizNee Luver said:
Asking for some prayers, Michayla has been sick since last Sunday. She's throwing up and sleeping a ton. She's not interested in her normal activities. She was seen on Thursday by the doctor and seemed to be on the mend.....but she started throwing up again last night. Getting her into the clinic today. (she doesn't have any other symptoms that would say this is a flu bug so it's got me pretty freaked out right now). I also have thrown out my back sending sharp stabbing pains down my right hip & into my leg. It felt like I was on fire. I did that on Friday afternoon. I went to the ER and they did NOTHING for me and said to stay the course and look into getting PT. So both of us are needing things to turn around since we are leaving in 11 days!! Thanks friends!!
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ksromack said:
Prayers for you both.....I know it's frustrating to have back problems.....I'm experiencing them myself. Take Ibuprofen as directed and try soaking in a hot tub. I sleep with a heating pad underneath the sore area and I put a small pillow to force that heating pad up where it really hurts. I'm sure the stress isn't helping any :( This is a big trip. If you have to take it slow, take it slow.....WDW will always be there if you miss out on something but I know you are there long enough you should still get it all in. Hopefully Michayla just has a bug and it'll be over before you know it.......
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I have found icing is helping more than the heating pad. I'm pretty sure I've set off a nerve (or two) because the pain is like a contraction.....starts out with a sharp pain and then intensifies to almost taking my breath away and then settles back down. Always hurting.......

Took Michayla back in yesterday and still no idea what is causing her to throw up.

GoofySon'sMom said:
Ugh Laurie! Not what you need right now. Definitely sending prayers and healing vibes for you and Michayla!
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Thanks Vicki!! Are we still on for a quick meet-up on Saturday the 8th at 7:30am on the bridge between Pop & AofA??

OregonMomToWDW said:
So sorry to hear she is sick. 11 days should be enough time to get better. Take it easy on the back. Hopefully, in a week it will be feeling better. I will be sure to keep you guys in my prayers.
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Thank you! I hope what ever she has is isolated to just her and no one else gets this.....It lingers on forever!

DnA2010 said:
Any updates on M Laurie?
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She's still not herself and sleeping a ton. No throwing up since Saturday night. They did put her on an anti-nausea medication, so hopefully she'll kick this soon!
WDWJonasGirl said:
OMG!!! :scared1: I hope Michayla is okay
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She's hanging in there, keep the prayers coming!!
 
Hi Laurie, looks like things are coming together. Hopefully Michayla gets better. The anti-nausea drugs must be making her real sleepy.

And your back, worse time ever for that to happen. I've had the cortisone injections and they work for awhile. My issues are my sacrum, damaged by radiation. I had the option to be put to sleep. While at WDW in January I did rent a scooter from Buena Vista Scooters. It was $60 for 2 days. Well worth it.

Hopefully your back is better before your trip.
 
WDWJonasGirl said:
How's Michayla?
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So we took Michayla back to the doctors this morning. They did an xray to look at her belly to make sure there wasn't any obstructions or obvious issues. It looked fine. They also collected a little urine to test it. Got a call from the doctor and she has a UTI which could have caused the throwing up and sleeping. She also has swimmers ear and will be doing some drops to help with that. Hopefully getting on top of both of these things, she will bounce back fast.

RI Disney Star said:
Hi Laurie, looks like things are coming together. Hopefully Michayla gets better. The anti-nausea drugs must be making her real sleepy.

And your back, worse time ever for that to happen. I've had the cortisone injections and they work for awhile. My issues are my sacrum, damaged by radiation. I had the option to be put to sleep. While at WDW in January I did rent a scooter from Buena Vista Scooters. It was $60 for 2 days. Well worth it.

Hopefully your back is better before your trip.
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She was doing a ton of sleeping prior to the anti-nausea meds but I think we may have things figured out now. (see above for the reply)

I'm pretty sure my sciatica is pinched. I'm having contraction like sharp pains and numbness in my hip and running down my leg. If they could give me some steroids to reduce the inflammation, it would probably ease up pretty quickly (at least it did for Mike & some friends of mine with the same issues).
 
Hi Laurie, just found your report and was super excited reading through it until i got to the end and heard about your back :sad1: Last year right before our trip i did something similar, and the only way i made it through was 2 weeks straight of laying down with daily physio sessions. Needless to say i'm sure you don't have the luxury of being able to do that right now! As the thing that most inflames the sciatic nerve is sitting, my advice for a long plane ride is to make sure you have something supportive between you and the seat, stand up on the plane as much as you can, and even possibly have something under your feet to raise your knees in line with your hips. I know none of this will make your back feel better, but it might help it from getting worse on the long trip...

I'll cross my fingers that you can all get away and enjoy your trip as you'd hoped!! :shamrock:
 
maryr1oz said:
Hi Laurie, just found your report and was super excited reading through it until i got to the end and heard about your back :sad1: Last year right before our trip i did something similar, and the only way i made it through was 2 weeks straight of laying down with daily physio sessions. Needless to say i'm sure you don't have the luxury of being able to do that right now! As the thing that most inflames the sciatic nerve is sitting, my advice for a long plane ride is to make sure you have something supportive between you and the seat, stand up on the plane as much as you can, and even possibly have something under your feet to raise your knees in line with your hips. I know none of this will make your back feel better, but it might help it from getting worse on the long trip...

I'll cross my fingers that you can all get away and enjoy your trip as you'd hoped!! :shamrock:
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Thank you for the tips for the flight, I know on our return trip from WDW in 2013, my hubby set off his sciatic nerve and was down for a few days. He got better with steroids, so hoping my trip to the doctor today will get me on a script for that as well. Been babying my back and icing it as much as possible to help keep the swelling down.

8 days before we leave home & 9 days until we fly across the country to WDW!!!!
 
We leave for Portland in one week!! 8 days until we're on WDW property......can't wait!!!!
 
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