Has anyone required medical attention while on vacation?

[minijeanie]

Seems like very year we go my daughter gets an ear infection. Feel like we are always at those med-merge type places.

Will say that having a doctor come to the room (any paying a steep price for it) was well worth it. My DS still slept while they took care of my daughter.

Another time DH and myself both got strep throat.

Last 3 times everyone was good.. but just wondering what services you have used if you or or children have become ill while vacationing?

 

[disneyholic family]

My daughter hand an ear infection. Several years ago. We decided to use the visiting doctor service rather than taking her to one of the walk-in clinics (that are very close to WDW).
We figured that we would be taking a chance of being exposed to all sorts of germs if we took her there.

The visiting doctor service was expensive but excellent. The doctor was very kind and very thorough.

We were staying at the Yacht club that year and i believe the front desk called the service for us.

 

[Grumpy'n'Goofy]

On our last trip to the Polynesian, our DD got sick (turns out it was walking pneumonia). The CM at the front desk gave us the # for a local doctor who came to our room. Before we called the doctor, we called our health insurance company and got approval (so we wouldn't have to pay an arm and a leg). The doctor was very quick getting to our room, and he even brought the medicine she needed with him. Of course, buying the medicine from him was expensive, but we had no car and the cost of getting a taxi to a local drugstore would have been about the same as getting the medicine from him. As it turns out, our insurance company ended up reimbusing us for the medicine (minus the $10 copay), which was a pleasant suprise (I guess the pixie dust followed us home)!

 

[SoccerDogWithEars]

I don't know if this counts, but....I once skinned my foot in the wave pool at Blizzard Beach. Went to the first-aid place, the guy there was really nice...kept me giggling the whole time he was doctoring my foot. Even answered my question as to why they had to have a bumpy bottom rather than a smooth.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Just a small blister on my ankle at MGM, only picked up a band aid

 

[NHBelle]

I had just had some dental surgery done not too long before the trip and while I was there my jaw swelled up and I could barely chew it hurt so bad. I went to the walk-n and they gave me meds and within 24 hours I was fine. Another trip I had a bad fall while putting my son on a kiddie waterslide. I fell right on my spine. I am sure I broke my tail bone. Walking was okay, but sitting was agony. But since we were on vacation at the most magical place on earth I said no complaining here I just silently cried in pain.

 

[dgaston]

DS then 15 needed to have stitches removed during our April 2004 trip. We visited the CentraCare on Apopka Vineland just outside Downtown Disney (a left at Crossroads). We called for the wait time (at least an hour) and ended up talking to some lovely people in the waiting room. DS liked the doc because she let him have some extra gloves (he was into dying his hair blue at the time, but the chlorine kept washing it out LOL!) Our insurance participated in their organization, so it only cost the $10 copay.

 

[cleo]

I have used CentraCare and a home care doctor, and would recommend the home care if at all possible. It's a lot more expensive, but unless you are in an emergency situation I would tend to avoid CentraCare. Due to their misdiagnosis (it was strep, not an ear infection! Not a hard diagnosis, really) DS was so sick by the next day we couldn't take him to a doctor and had to call home care.

 

[Tiffany]

Seems like very year we go my daughter gets an ear infection. Feel like we are always at those med-merge type places.

Will say that having a doctor come to the room (any paying a steep price for it) was well worth it. My DS still slept while they took care of my daughter.

Another time DH and myself both got strep throat.

Last 3 times everyone was good.. but just wondering what services you have used if you or or children have become ill while vacationing?

We had a doctor come to the room during a stay back in 1995. My hubby had bronchitics. We got reimbursed by our health insurance when we got back home.

 

[Mellie2162]

Um we usually end up Celebration at least once during our stay and ALWAYS have to wait a miserably long time. Its usually always for me too. I think I make myself sick with all the anticipation and planning.

What is this home call doctor you speak of? At this point, I would much rather pay the expense than to have to trudge off to Celebration and waste an entire day for my kids and DH.

 

[disney0928]

DS then age 4 fell down the escalator at The Land our first day

He started up the escalator without us, I tried to call to him to wait at the top. He got nervous, and tried to walk back down to me. He fell down from about 6 or 7 steps up, and split his head right open. I took him to the check in podium at the restaurant there, nearest point w/ CM to call EMT's. They had obviously heard the blood-curdling scream, and immediately started tending to him, ice pack, cloths to clean him, etc.

EMT's on the scene were OK. My mother, an ICU nurse happened to be travelling with us, but not right there with us. We located her by cell phone, and she took over from the EMT's, while they stood by and watched. My son would only let me or Nana touch the boo-boo. It was VERY deep, so it was going to need stitches, but according to the EMT's the local hospital has just received a multi-car accident, so wait time would be about 8 HOURS

We chose Centra-Care instead. They were pretty decent to us. The doctor originally wanted to stitch his head. While deep, it was only about 1-inch long. My mother did this Yoda-Jedi-Mind control thing on him, "you don't want to stitch him, you want to derma-bond him," and he did. The whole procedure took about 30 minutes from the time we walked in until we paid-in-full, our insurance wasn't accepted there.

Unfortunately, we had no car, and couldn't get hold of the CM who had driven us over. The Centra Care people felt bad, and DS had been so brave. They ended up paying for us to take a taxi back to AS Sports.

I wouldn't hesitate to go there again for an injury/illness. It is less costly than the in-room doctor, but they have restricted hours and you have to get back & forth on your own.

We also had experience with my brother at the Sand Lake Hospital ER, for anaphylaxis. We still don't know what he ate that he was allergic to, but the ER staff was very good to my brother and parents. That was in June 02. Obviously, since it was a life-threatening emergency, he didn't wait, and they kept the family well informed about his condition.

We're always afraid that my dad, insulin-dependant heart patient, will end up in hospital there. I don't want to jinx that, so that's all I'm saying on that subject.....................

 

[PolyAddict]

On our honeymoon at GF in 1989, my DH broke his baby toe on the bottom of the sliding glass door.

I called the front desk to see what my options were(not that you can do anything for a broken toe) but he was in alot of pain and could not put his shoes on.

The front desk was so ugly, the CM that answered said "we don't have a Dr, call 911"! For a toe? We were just thinking maybe some tylenol or something.


Michele

 

[tonypitt]

I was sick at AKL on an 8 night stay earlier this week. My wife was afraid I had heat exhaustion. (Turns out it was a bad virus coupled with dehydration.)

When she couldn't find a thermometer in the gift shop, she asked a CM. The CM indicated that they could call paramedics at no charge to us and have them look me over. Within minutes 2 paramedics, the duty manager, and the security manager were in my room.

I was a bit hazy at all the goings on, but I remember them saying that if I didn't feel better later or got worse, that I could call the desk and there was a place they could transport me to for further medical attention. They indicated that this was on property, but not open 24 hours.

There was no charge for the paramedics, but the cost of any of the other services wasn't discussed and proved unnecessary.

I couldn't have been more happy with the way Animal Kingdom Lodge handled the situation.

 

[Mackey Mouse]

I think I answered this somewhere else before...........but I have been taken out in an ambulance and taken to Celebration Hospital. I think Disney is great in an emergency situation. I have also had a doctor come to the room when one of my children was ill...of course this is going back many years and I am not sure if they still do that..

 

[ReninDetroit]

I had a terrilble, terrible migraine at Disneyland CA, and it was really hot and really bright and really loud (three things you DON'T want when you have a migraine) so we went back to the hotel (the Disneyland Hotel, backdoor entrance to the park) and DW called the in-room doctor. Turns out it was a sinus infection and dehydration (this keeps coming up LOL!), and the doctors carry around bottles of antibiotics and other common medications to give to you. I said I didn't do well with penicillin, and did he have some amoxicillin instead, and he did! It was more expensive than it would have been if I would have gone to CentraCare or something, but insurance reimbursed me for the doctor visit and the Rx, I only paid $10 for each.

 

[jiminyfan]

when our son needed some first aid for his cut lip and bruises from a fall. We drove to one of the lcal clinics and said - NAH!! no thanks. Took a short drive to the Celebration hospital and would definitely use the facility in an event of another problem. Clean, safe, excellent service and medical attention.

 

[homeschooler]

My DS had not had ear problems in a couple of years and we flew, which we generally do not do. We had all had upper respitory (sp?) infections and the doctor put us all and antibiotics because we were flying.

We met up with friends at Disney and DS noticed a yellowish something on his pillow but thought he had done something and didn't tell. I got very ill the first day and ended up in the room for two days.

When our friends flew out, DS confided something was amiss. We looked at the ear and sure enough, we went to the first aid station and they couldn't even tell us the the ear drum had ruptured and I could tell from looking. So were went to a clinic. I was not impressed. However, the next day, his other ear drum ruptured. We called the pediatrician and he called into the pharmacy, another prescription. It was delivered to the hotel. They signed for it even though we had paid cash for the room and they didn't have a credit card. It was in our room when we came back from the park. Disney was great. (that same year the SAME CHILD got chicken pox while at Disney) Great year.

I don't know if that answered anything but that was our sick year.

 

[tn_disney_addict]

On our 2000 trip DD, then 2, was having trouble breathing...I, of course, was panicked, called the front desk, someone took us to an emergency room (the whole thing is such a blur) and it turned out she had croup (sp?). They did a breathing treatment, monitored her for awhile and we hung out and slept in the next am and she was fine! Oddly enough, in 2002, the night before we left for our next Disney trip with her, we were in our local ER with...you guessed it...CROUP! Those are the only two times (thank goodness) that she has ever had it and we have been several times since then (knock on wood) with no "emergencies".

 

[GoN2WDW]

Back when we were getting ready to leave for our daughter's first WDW trip, my daughter was stuffy, so I took her to the pediatrician for a check-up. When he found out we were going to WDW, he said if she started complaining about her ears to call him and they have the numbers for two pharmacies and would call her something in! He said they have families call often and can usually talk through a solution instead of going to an unfamiliar medical facility. Another reason why I drive the distance to their office! Check with your pediatrician, they may have run into this situation before and would be able to help you in a minor emergency!

 

[buzzandwoodysmom07]

New Years Day 2004 we stayed off site - MIL/FIL rented a 6 bedroom house with 15 family members and our son (1 1/2 at the time) fell and smacked his forehead on the corner of a glass table. It didn't split open, he kinda had a "dent" with a large purple mass forming underneath it. Since this was my first child "emergency" I (of course) panicked! After calling rental company, 911, and everyone else that we thought could help us find the closest medical facilty. We threw the screaming child in the car and headed for the closest ER. They were WONDERFUL! We never paid a penny that day, they just billed our insurance company and we waited for our co-pay. Our son was Ok, but we ended up calling our son "Mike Wazowski" for the rest of the the trip! LESSON learned - ALWAYS know where the closest ER is when we go on vacation!

We leave in 6 days!!!!!