Calling All 8/19/06 Special Western Cruisers! AKA "The Cruisin' Castaways" Part 2

[Verandah Man]

We also will be on the August 19, 2006 cruise. It will be me, my husband, daughter who will be 17 and son who will be 21. We will be celebrating with our friends whose daughter is getting married on the Magic that week. She is busy with the Disney Wedding planner now. Looking forward to meeting other families from here on the cruise.

Welcome Aboard SamRoc and Family!!! We're happy to have you join our group!!!

WOW, two new families in one day!!!

 

[poohbear926]

Samroc- Welcome!
My name is Lindsay. I'll be 18 one month short of 19. If your kids want to they can IM me or Email me at Lilgchottie926@aol.com.. It would be cool to get to know some other teens before the cruise.

Lindsay

 

[Laurabearz]

Hey everyone! Anyone miss me?? Just got back from 9 days at Disney's Hilton Head Island resort. I LOVE it there. So much to do, yet nothing to do.... ahhhhh I always have thought of HHI (and esp Disney's resort there) as kinda of a cruise, but with larger rooms. LOL Between all the kids activities at the resort and our 'shore excruisions' into Harbourtown, it really is a land based cruise.

I posted a live running thread from there..... Live from Hilton Head if anyone is interested... not as thrilling as LIVE from the repo cruise.... but heck, what could be??

((((Hugs)))) To all who need them. ((((Tina)))) (((((Bev))))) Et all... Hang in there.

Okay... off to catch up on all that I missed.

 

[newholidayx2]

you guys have been busy today - welcome aboard to our new cruisers

SeaSpray - Jon had a difficult time w/the 10-12 grp when we cruised in 2003. Went once, thought it too babyish and left. Hoping he likes the young teen grp better (he'll be 14 so maybe he'll think that grps too young too)

What a day this has been! My mind is racing in a million diff directions. Lots of work changes going on at the library. The director has put me in charge of a certain area and Im confused! Once I get in and start playing with the computer system Im hoping things get clearer

Two days of school left and Jon's already starting to fill up his social calendar! lol He's been invited to 2 diff sleepovers this Fri night!

Dave had another colonoscopy done a few wks ago. I had to dropoff and pickup but could go back to work while procedure was done. He says they arent fun but are more embarassing than anything.

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Welcome Aboard SamRoc and Family!!! We're happy to have you join our group!!!

WOW, two new families in one day!!!

Ditto - welcome aboard SamRoc

 

[Verandah Man]

Good News to Report--Angelina's blood work came back normal, she does NOT have mono, just a very "BAD" summer cold, which better clear up quickly because she has to get her four molar teeth removed in a couple of weeks.

 

[mickeymom923]

Andy - glad Angelina does not have mono. Hope she feels better soon. How are you feeling?

Welcome SamRoc and family. This is a great group of people. My DD Lindsay will be 18 and my DS Harley will be 20 on the cruise.

I've been resting yet taking advantage of being home from work today. I've been working on following up with prices for my Travel Agent career. I've been booking cruises and a trip to Vegas so far. Keep me in mind for all your travel needs.

Does anyone know how many people we are up to yet?

Stay well.

Bev

 

[SeaSpray]

Good evening, everyone

Tina: I know the thought of a colonoscopy is scary and intimidating, and I can say that the thought of it was much worse than the actual procedure. But you're right about the day before being the worst part of it. I had to drink some very salty-tasting liquid that I had to get at the pharmacy, along with clear juices and broth, the day before, and it definitely cleans you out! The next morning, which was the day of the procedure, I was very, very thirsty, and I made the nurse promise me a big glass of gingerale as soon as I came out of the procedure. While I was waiting for my turn, I was seeing that they were giving the patients cups of soda to drink afterwards. During the actual procedure, I was very sedated, although I do recall the doctor talking to me a little, and I was able to watch everything on the monitor. Physically I felt nothing, it was strange, almost as if I was lying there but they weren't doing anything physically to me. And I'd doze off and on during the procedure. Some people have said they were completely knocked out and didn't remember anything at all about the procedure itself. Once they wheeled me back out into the main room, the nurse gave me a cup of gingerale which I chugged right down. Then I asked him for another cup...and another cup...and finally I asked him if he could leave the entire 2 liter bottle with me, so I could refill it myself. lol After about 15 minutes I was fine enough to stand up and get dressed, and as soon as we passed a Dunkin' Donuts I made John stop for one of those frozen drinks, I got an orange-mango flavor. It was SOOO good, and quenched the thirst I still had. We headed over to the town he was born in because we had to pick up an original copy of his birth certificate, this was before our first cruise in 2003, and he needed it to apply for a passport. Anyway, we passed another Dunkin' Donuts and I made him get me ANOTHER large frozen orange-mango slushy drink. lol I think after that one, I finally wasn't thirsty anymore. lol I think I took it easy the rest of that day, but I really was fine and never would've known that I had that procedure earlier that day. I hope yours goes as well as mine did. We'll be thinking of you

SamRoc: Welcome Aboard!!!!

Laura: Welcome back, glad you had a great trip!

Andy: I'm glad that Angelina doesn't have mono afterall. I hope she's better soon. And how are you feeling today??

Bev: How are you feeling today??

 

[Verandah Man]

I'm feeling great today, it was just one of those pesty sinus headaches that I had Saturday and Sunday. When I get these things, it always seems to fall on a weekend. At least I was able to get plenty of rest this weekend.

Hazel dropped off Angelina's computer at the computer hospital this morning, it should be as good as new in a day or two (or so we were told)!!!

 

[castoff]

Ginny: Hard Rock sounds nice. Wishing you that you find your "home" on the next trip.

Andy: Glad Angelina doesn't have Mono...........hopes she is feeling better soon. DD had a really bad cold with cough about 2 months ago and it took forever to get rid of it. Doctor gave me a list of things to get at pharmacy for her and well 47.00 later she still had the darn thing. Thanks for sharing about Hazel. When are you getting yours now?

SamRoc: Welcome aboard ! How exciting about the wedding. Any questions feel free to ask, We just got married at Castaway this past November.

Laura: Welcome back and you were missed. Glad you had a great time. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

Barb: I am embarassed glad I am not the only one. What did they find with Dave if you don't mind me asking. Did he have any other procedures after that one?

Terry: Thank so much for sharing your experience with me. Mentally I need to prepare myself for ANY procedure. I know everyone is different but I needed to know some things to expect. Doctor was just to clinical in explaining things. It helps me and I think I can do it now. Glad I don't have to wait a month either. I will tell Chuck to have something to drink on ice for me so I don't have to wait. From the time you wen't to the hospital till the time you left...........how long do you think it took? Chuck will have to bring kids with him so I thought I would make goodie bags up for them.

 

[Verandah Man]

First things first, we have to take Angelina next month to have her four impacted wisdom teeth removed, that's another reason we are glad she didn't have mono. We see the oral surgeon a week from this Thursday to set the date. My colonoscopy will wait until after we get Angelina taken care of.

Just call me chicken...

 

[SamRoc]

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome! We haven't been on the Magic since 1998 and looking forward to the cruise next year!

 

[newholidayx2]

Good morning everyone! Summer officially begins today - yahoo

 

[Verandah Man]

Happy Summer Everyone!!!

 

[SeaSpray]

WOO HOO, it's SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Tina: I think we were in and out of there in about an hour and a half, maybe 2 hours, but not more than 2 hours. I didn't have to wait very long once they called us in. I was brought into a room with several beds set up that had other patients in them (some of the patients were waiting to have it done, some had just come out of the procedure and were waking up), they were there for same exact procudure that I was, and I was given a gown to put on. I went into the bathroom and put the gown on and put my clothes into a large plastic "shopping" type bag they gave me. Then I had to hop into one of the beds. They came over and started an IV, then I waited a short time until they brought me into the actual room where the doctor and monitors and everything, was.

After speaking briefly to my doctor, including him assuring me that it'd be fine and no pain would be involved, at that point the anaesthesiologist started the "good" stuff (medication to knock me out) because I was vaguely aware of the doctor standing behind me (you're laying on your side at this point), and I was facing the monitor, and he was talking, and I was vaguely aware that he had started the procedure already! I knew this because of what he was commenting to the nurses, who were right beside him, writing down everything he was observing on the screen. I remember being somewhat interested and thinking it was cool to see my "insides" on the screen. LOL I was trying hard to stay awake and watch. (I know, pretty bizarre huh. lol) but I kept drifting in and out. At one point I felt a very small cramp and I mumbled something to the doctor that I felt a cramp and they immediately gave me more medication through the IV which made me fall totally asleep, and next thing I know, they've wheeled me back to the original room, and it was all over. What a sense of relief to have it all over. lol And that's when I started bugging that poor male nurse to keep giving me gingerale. LOL

To everyone: Please don't be afraid to go and have a colonoscopy done! It's virtually pain free, it's not embarrassing at all; believe me these doctors have seen it all already, and they're very, very discreet, and colon cancer and similar problems have a great chance of cure, when caught early enough!! I had to have it done before the age they recommend having your first one because I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), but they had to do the colonoscopy to be sure nothing else, like colon cancer, was going on at the same time. Andy, get that colonoscopy done! It doesn't mess up your whole day, the day of the procedure! Once I walked out of there, I was a bit drowsy, but within a couple of hours I was totally fine and could've walked around Disney World if I had to. lol Just the day before, drinking the stuff to clean you out, is the "worst" part, but it's not so bad that I'd ever not do it again.

I hope I wasn't too graphic for anyone; if I was, I apologise. But having gone through a colonoscopy, I just want to let everyone know that it's not a horrible procedure by any means, and that it can save your life!!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[mickeymom923]

Hi everyone,

Just came home during my lunch hour. I'm surprised at how tired I am. I might try to take a 20 minute map before going back. Now I'm showing my age. Old. lol And speaking of age - when I had the endoscopy a few months ago the doctor said that now that I hit the magic number of 50, that I should have a colonoscopy done sometime this year. I ignored it, then other things came up. Thank you Terry for your description of what's it's like. My mom had a colonoscopy when she was in the hospital and she said the actual colonoscopy was nothing - the worse of it is preparing for it the day before. I might reconsider it later this year. You're right Terry, it could save your life.

Tina - good luck and hopefully after it, you might have some answers.

Have a great day everyone.

Bev

 

[newholidayx2]

My doc called me last night. I received a letter from them Sat w/my cholesterol & thyroid results. Doc says thyroid is sluggish so wants to retest in Aug. Have to take Jon to this doc day before we fly to FL so may as well have my blood drawn again then.
My cholesterol is 180. Doc wants it down to 160. Good cholesterol is 54. Doc wants it down to 34-44. Told me to redouble my efforts at diet, exercise and weight control.
Dave called the doc yesterday and told him I cant redouble my efforts at diet, exercise and weight control or Id be down to nothing! Another doc (gyn) told me a yr ago not to loose anymore. (Lost 45lbs in 2003 and Im now at goal). This doc called last night to tell me he understands what Im saying but just not to slack off.
Guess I'll be spending lots of time (the days I am home this summer) on that "gerbil track" (we live on a .2mile circle) and pushing my 5 fruits/veggies daily. Have to have the cholesterol retested in Oct.

 

[castoff]

Terry: Thank you so much for sharing the information with us. No I don't think it was to graphic. I really appreciate it !

Bev: Get some rest till your back to 100 %


This morning I tried to change my Sig. Then I was gone all day and signed on and saw this dot of a picture. I guess I am still learning. I don't really like this picture but am afraid to try anything else for a while.
Today was the last day of school for my kids. They are very excited !

 

[newholidayx2]

"Its the last day of school! Wake up"
Yup thats how I just woke Jon up for school today

Have a great day everyone! Tomorrow I start sleeping a little later in the mornings - woohoo

AND LET THE SUMMER BEGIN!! yahoooooooooooooooooooooOOOO
just back from the last bus pickup for 7th grade! yahoooooooooo
That kids gonna be sooo busy this summer - he'll really relish those few days he has home alone (and I wont need to worry that he's getting bored - he'll never be home long enough)

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Hi all,

Barb, last day of School here too for Caitlin,
yep she is gonna be busy too,

After the 4th of July she has a month of Girl scout camp( day only)
and then in Aug 3 weeks on the road, WDW and visting faimly in the south.


Mom gets to sleep in some mornings, but dear old day will be working hard at work.

Ah to be young again.

Ed