***Official April 2013 thread*** SEE POST # 4028

[donnac1218]

Noooooo......leaving Monday and we are all getting sick! Did this 2 years ago and almost makes me want to stay home ��

On no!! What kind of "sick", dare I ask? My DD13 has had a head cold this week and am hoping she is over it before our flight leaves on Wednesday morning.

 

[wdw71]

Sitting on Magical Express bus waiting for it to take us to POFQ!!!!!!!

 

[tristanb]

Sitting on Magical Express bus waiting for it to take us to POFQ!!!!!!!

So jealous! We leave tomorrow driving to the beach for Saturday and Sunday then heading to "Mickey mouse's house" as dd2 calls it lol! Have a blast

 

[scooffer]

This time next Friday we will be checking into WL!

My tooth still hurts, I am having to take a handful of meds antibioitcs, ibuprofin, something to sooth the hole in my stomach the ibuprofin may have created, probiotics... thats in addition to my migraine meds, and allergy meds! I have never in my life been taking so much medication. UGH!

Our journey starts Wednesday night checking into DC, AutoTrain Thursday, arrive on Friday! I think I am slightly more excited for the train this time around!! Last minute car wash and shopping today

 

[Alice Royal]

Two weeks tomorrow! I've got plenty to do before then, though...ugh! Still need to pack, finish up a scholarship essay/application, get through a music concert, and figure out how to dub myself singing an entire scene from Moulin Rouge! in French for a project.

I'm going to need this vacation by the time I'm done with all of that!

 

[scrappinggirl]

My DS is sick! Has been for a week. Sore throat, ruled out Strep but the antibiotic didn't do anything. Might be allergies but I am afraid I will get it and we are leaving in 21 days.
I hope he gets better soon and isn't contiguous

 

[TJDisneymama]

I was already a bit of a hypochondriac but these past couple months have made me 100x worse because I'm just so afraid of my trip being ruined. You know how sometimes you just get random little pricks of pain in various parts of your body? I swear, every time I feel anything whatsoever I'm like "OMG, I PROBABLY HAVE CANCER AND WILL NEED TO START CHEMO IMMEDIATELY AND WILL HAVE TO CANCEL THE TRIP!!!"
YDD was outside playing the other day and it was pretty cold out and when she came in her face was BRIGHT red and didn't go down right away. i started getting all kinds of crazy ideas like: frostbite , Fifths Disease, etc.

This morning one eye was burning. IDK what it was but I was like "good lord, probably some horrible eye disease and I can't go to Disney". Honest to God, these next 7 days need to go by quickly before I completely lose it, lol.

 

[elfling8]

My DS is sick! Has been for a week. Sore throat, ruled out Strep but the antibiotic didn't do anything. Might be allergies but I am afraid I will get it and we are leaving in 21 days.
I hope he gets better soon and isn't contiguous

I had a sore throat from Christmas until about 2 weeks ago. After 3 trips to the ENT, a nasty 24 hr test to rule out reflux, and 3 rounds of antibiotics come to find out it was likely an anerobic bacterial infection (which will not show up on a throat culture) that needed 3 weeks of a strong antibiotic. If he doesn't get better soon you might want to bring up the possibility with the Doc - I had to fight with them for weeks to get them to listen to me. What finally cleared it up was clindamycin. No one else in my house got it - phew.

Hope you are all well for your trip.

 

[HisMinnie]

We're leaving in less then two days. Flight leaves at 6 am Sunday morning. I hate waiting. I want to go now!!

 

[RNMom1969]

DD3 started with a stomach bug on wednesday that I now have. DD5 sounds awful and both girls with a runny/stuffy nose. (Should make for a pleasant flight). So far DH seems ok....cuz we all know if HE gets sick it truly is the end of the world!! He was sick for our first trip and it was just miserable. Here's to Pepto and pixie dust!

 

[twinmom2002]

2 weeks from tomorrow - guess it's time to start packing. I will be doing a little shopping this weekend, so hopefully I will be all packed and waiting to go by Sunday.

 

[donnac1218]

DD3 started with a stomach bug on wednesday that I now have. DD5 sounds awful and both girls with a runny/stuffy nose. (Should make for a pleasant flight). So far DH seems ok....cuz we all know if HE gets sick it truly is the end of the world!! He was sick for our first trip and it was just miserable. Here's to Pepto and pixie dust!

Hopefully you are all well by the weekend and will be at least 24 hrs before you have to leave. Being sick on a plane is no fun, and (no offense) I would hate to be one of the passengers on your flight as you are contagious for a few days afterwards. On the other hand, even thinking of cancelling would send me into depression.

This is such a fear of mine, being sick before or during the trip. I am praying you are better ASAP

 

[donnac1218]

I was already a bit of a hypochondriac but these past couple months have made me 100x worse because I'm just so afraid of my trip being ruined. You know how sometimes you just get random little pricks of pain in various parts of your body? I swear, every time I feel anything whatsoever I'm like "OMG, I PROBABLY HAVE CANCER AND WILL NEED TO START CHEMO IMMEDIATELY AND WILL HAVE TO CANCEL THE TRIP!!!"
YDD was outside playing the other day and it was pretty cold out and when she came in her face was BRIGHT red and didn't go down right away. i started getting all kinds of crazy ideas like: frostbite , Fifths Disease, etc.

This morning one eye was burning. IDK what it was but I was like "good lord, probably some horrible eye disease and I can't go to Disney". Honest to God, these next 7 days need to go by quickly before I completely lose it, lol.

I am the germaphobic hypochondriac type, but only when a vacation or big event is coming up. So yes...I have been a crazy nut with hand santizers, eating well, getting enough sleep, vitamins, even probiotics! My DD13 has a head cold, which I am handling okay, but fever or worse, stomach bugs?? I am a lunatic avoiding and trying to prevent it from infecting us all.

I am sending good health pixie dust to all of the April 2013 DISers!

 

[USAND3KIDS]

I saw that you enjoy BBQ- on broad st there is a restaurant called Buzz and Neds- it is a bit on the pricier side, but Oh my is it ever good. We also have a few Famous Dave's scattered about. A little north of richmond city, exit for Parham Rd there are a bunch of fast food places, but if you drive a little further back north a tad you have a chili's a red Robin, Texas Roadhouse, plaza azteca(Mexican), shoney's and an Italian place and another family owned Mexican restaurant. The only places over there I have ate at has been red robin and Texas Roadhouse. Downtown is a bit foreign to me, but again on broad st there is a restaurant called mclain's and it has really good breakfast. On Cary st there are many option from BBQ to Sushi, but my favorite restaurant pre-celiacs diagnosis was a place called the galaxy. It had amazing nachos and awesome burgers, and even offered fried pickles and ice cream as an appetizer-called knock me up Scotty. We would always get it sans the ice cream though. There is also a decent Thai restaurant there. In downtown richmond there is a restaurant called bottoms up pizza, but I personally have never eaten there, but was told I should. There are also so many more option scattered all along broad st, but a lot of it is your standard Applebee's and ruby Tuesdays.

Wow! Thanks for all of the great info. I literally copied and pasted and printed it out. That sure is going to come in handy.

 

[wdw4rfam]

I am the germaphobic hypochondriac type, but only when a vacation or big event is coming up. So yes...I have been a crazy nut with hand santizers, eating well, getting enough sleep, vitamins, even probiotics! My DD13 has a head cold, which I am handling okay, but fever or worse, stomach bugs?? I am a lunatic avoiding and trying to prevent it from infecting us all.

I am sending good health pixie dust to all of the April 2013 DISers!

OMG, you sound like me. I have 3 cans of clorox ( the one after much research kills noro), the clorox hand sanitizer (enough to kill a small country full of germs), and have already told the kids we are not going out in public this week, and nobody is coming into our house We are not sick now, and am determined to not get sick before the trip. I homeschool so I am covered there too. We are in hiding untill next saturday

 

[donnac1218]

OMG, you sound like me. I have 3 cans of clorox ( the one after much research kills noro), the clorox hand sanitizer (enough to kill a small country full of germs), and have already told the kids we are not going out in public this week, and nobody is coming into our house We are not sick now, and am determined to not get sick before the trip. I homeschool so I am covered there too. We are in hiding untill next saturday

LOL I have two mini cans of Lysol, 2 packs of Clorox wipes and 3 travel bottles of the Clorox hand sanitizer that I read about on these boards (thank you everyone for that info, BTW)

I have to get through dance classes tomorrow, CCD on Sunday and work/school for all four of us Mon-Tue. Ughhh....then I will be freaking out once I arrive at MCO and then AoA, I'll be inspecting everyone we come in contact with to check for signs of illness.

We need a board just for:
"April 2013 DISers who are paranoid about illness before and during their trip"

 

[Lemonademouth]

Wow! Thanks for all of the great info. I literally copied and pasted and printed it out. That sure is going to come in handy.

No problem

 

[wdw4rfam]

LOL I have two mini cans of Lysol, 2 packs of Clorox wipes and 3 travel bottles of the Clorox hand sanitizer that I read about on these boards (thank you everyone for that info, BTW)

I have to get through dance classes tomorrow, CCD on Sunday and work/school for all four of us Mon-Tue. Ughhh....then I will be freaking out once I arrive at MCO and then AoA, I'll be inspecting everyone we come in contact with to check for signs of illness.

We need a board just for:
"April 2013 DISers who are paranoid about illness before and during their trip"

Yup, that was me sending everyone for the Clorox hand sanitizer And I would so join that board. My DD16 is just as bad as me. We walked out of Target today and she was spraying me with sanitizer before I could even get to the car to get mine-

 

[mackaylc]

I am leaving for Disney on April 14th! Getting very close. I have a question about Mickey Mail. I receive my DME tags and package but I read that I should have received the souvenir tags and coupons through regular mail. I am in Canada and I have not received the second package. Should I be concerned?

 

[scrappinggirl]

Oh my goodness! I am so nervous also. My DS12 is still sick after a week with a sore throat ~ I am afraid I will get it and now I hurt my wrist and don't know how and am worried it is something serious.
Yesterday my BF that I am going with txt me that she was at the hospital for her dad and I felt bad because my first thought (after I found out if he was ok) was NO we can't miss Disney.
Thankfully he is home now and should be fine.