Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[lenquixote66]

22 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Thank you, Lenny and I expect great news regarding Maya. Hopefully, by tomorrow you will know when her MRI will be rescheduled.

I hope by now Toby was able to get some pain relief.

Today was unbelievable.My daughter,Mallory’s mom called the doctor who authorized the MRI.She said she did everything right and it was the fault of the insurance company.When my daughter called there she was told that Mallory has to take a Sonogram before they can authorize the MRI .An appointment was made for Thursday at 8AM .My daughter and her husband requested the day off.

Shortly thereafter the Facility called and changed the appointment to Friday at 8AM and they changed their days off.Well,the facility changed it back to Thursday.

My entire immediate family pulled out our hair today.Mallory is even more scared because of having to take the 2 tests.

 

[lenquixote66]

17 hours ago, grapau27 said:

So sorry for your family Lenny.

Prayers 🙏 that the MRI is finally arranged and Mallory has a good result.

I also hope Toby recovers quickly too.

Graham.

Toby is going to the surgeons office tomorrow morning.Mallory now has to have a Sonogram before the insurance company will allow the MRI.Even if my daughter and son in law wanted to pay for it up front they facility will not do it.

[lenquixote66]

11 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

Welcome home! Get to that bank and start your next cruise fund.

 

 

 

So sorry Lenny your family is having to deal with all this stuff. Wishing you peace and great results.

 

 

 

 

It's even better if you drink along with them.

 

 

 

What a great thing to do. Remembering the ones we've loved. Peace be with you and Pauline.

 

 

 

 

 

I used to say this line with an added line.

 

"It is what it is

and it

ain't what it ain't."

 

 

Thanks,Greg .I have such a headache from this mess.

[lenquixote66]

2 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

Poor patients, he's squeamish about blood. They would have to be picking him up off the floor.

 

Happy Early Birthday 

 

Sorry to hear the MRI has been postponed. Poor Mallory having to deal with this and she must be so worried.

She is scared more than anything else.

[Ozark_Kid]

6 hours ago, singinalot said:

Hi all! Missed reading all of your updates the past couple of weeks. I’m back and ready to catch up from here on. 🤗

Good to see you and Nate made it home safe.. Enjoyed  the pics you shared.

[lenquixote66]

5 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Well, I haven’t talked about this, because I was hoping for good news. 
My routine blood work showed moderate anemia, so I was sent for a endoscopy and colonoscopy. Had them September 30. 
I was told immediately that I had a 4cm growth.

My previous colonoscopy in 2016 showed not even a polyp!

It took till today to get the biopsy results. 
Definitely cancer. 
I had already made an appointment with the surgeon who removed my hemorrhoids. (Don’t ever go through that if you can avoid it!)

I see him Wednesday, and he’ll probably order a CAT scan to start with. 
I’m being referred to MD Anderson for after the surgery. 
I was prepared for bad news, but hoping for good. 
Now I will be praying to get past this, whatever it takes. 
I’m going to really be mad if it affects my March Harmony cruise or my August Allure cruise. 
Mimi, who has a lot of life yet to live. 

I truly hope it is not cancer,Mimi .

[ReneeFLL]

5 hours ago, jagsfan said:

….Mimi, who has a lot of life yet to live. 

Sad to hear this. You will beat this and go on those cruises and many more. Keep up the good attitude. It will help you thru this.

[ReneeFLL]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

We just booked our very first ever, B2B cruise, this afternoon.  Whoot whoot!

Congrats, I love b2bs and more. I could live on a ship for a while if I could.

[ReneeFLL]

1 hour ago, maggieq said:

Can those of you that have taken a rccl cruise recently comment on what the mask experience is?  Also, if passengers can actually sit at the bar now?  Thanks!

The bars I have been in people haven’t been able to sit in the seats. I think this is for all the bars. For the mask experience sometimes I don’t even notice it and sometimes I want it off when I can’t. You can take it off while eating and drinking, but must wear it while walking around. There are certain venues where you can take them off. Poor crew have to wear them while working on Coco Cay even out in the fresh air. 😥

[Ozark_Kid]

5 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Well, I haven’t talked about this, because I was hoping for good news. 
My routine blood work showed moderate anemia, so I was sent for a endoscopy and colonoscopy. Had them September 30. 
I was told immediately that I had a 4cm growth.

My previous colonoscopy in 2016 showed not even a polyp!

It took till today to get the biopsy results. 
Definitely cancer. 
I had already made an appointment with the surgeon who removed my hemorrhoids. (Don’t ever go through that if you can avoid it!)

I see him Wednesday, and he’ll probably order a CAT scan to start with. 
I’m being referred to MD Anderson for after the surgery. 
I was prepared for bad news, but hoping for good. 
Now I will be praying to get past this, whatever it takes. 
I’m going to really be mad if it affects my March Harmony cruise or my August Allure cruise. 
Mimi, who has a lot of life yet to live. 

Mimi I hate that you are going through this and will be praying for your welling being. We all want the best for you.

[Coralc]

2 hours ago, akcruz said:

 us have tried it and still go once in a while but nothing like the hard-core players.  Do know a few who have had some nasty injuries.

 

 

I think it is supposed to be fun and not damaging?  We haven't tried it yet. 

[ownedbypets]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

Toby is going to the surgeons office tomorrow morning.Mallory now has to have a Sonogram before the insurance company will allow the MRI.Even if my daughter and son in law wanted to pay for it up front they facility will not do it.

 

Ask if the facility can provide a child life specialist. They are trained to help and advocate for kids and their families as they navigate medical procedures. Mallory might have some stress and fear lessened by a child life specialists skilled techniques as they will acknowledge fear, explain procedures and help with coping mechanisms.

[Coralc]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

Today was unbelievable.My daughter,Mallory’s mom called the doctor who authorized the MRI.She said she did everything right and it was the fault of the insurance company.When my daughter called there she was told that Mallory has to take a Sonogram before they can authorize the MRI .An appointment was made for Thursday at 8AM .My daughter and her husband requested the day off.

Shortly thereafter the Facility called and changed the appointment to Friday at 8AM and they changed their days off.Well,the facility changed it back to Thursday.

My entire immediate family pulled out our hair today.Mallory is even more scared because of having to take the 2 tests.

 

Request an IMR-Independent Medical Review. The information should be in the denial letter from the insurance company. But you should fill it out now and take the sonogram. And tell Mallory it is not a big deal.

You are probably freaking her out. 

It sometimes seems like insurance companies just want to add to the cost of treatment. But I don't want to carry on that conversation. 

 

I'm so sorry about the bad news Mimi. And I so hope that things go well for you. 

 

  

[Bailey & Sophie]

7 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Well, I haven’t talked about this, because I was hoping for good news. 
My routine blood work showed moderate anemia, so I was sent for a endoscopy and colonoscopy. Had them September 30. 
I was told immediately that I had a 4cm growth.

My previous colonoscopy in 2016 showed not even a polyp!

It took till today to get the biopsy results. 
Definitely cancer. 
I had already made an appointment with the surgeon who removed my hemorrhoids. (Don’t ever go through that if you can avoid it!)

I see him Wednesday, and he’ll probably order a CAT scan to start with. 
I’m being referred to MD Anderson for after the surgery. 
I was prepared for bad news, but hoping for good. 
Now I will be praying to get past this, whatever it takes. 
I’m going to really be mad if it affects my March Harmony cruise or my August Allure cruise. 
Mimi, who has a lot of life yet to live. 

 

I'm so sorry to read about this. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Hopefully it was caught early enough.

[BonTexasNY]

3 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Toby is going to the surgeons office tomorrow morning.Mallory now has to have a Sonogram before the insurance company will allow the MRI.Even if my daughter and son in law wanted to pay for it up front they facility will not do it.

Good luck with Toby's appointment.

 

There was some good advice posted in here

 

I can't believe what your family has to go through to get one MRI appointment.  I never once had to take a sonogram before an MRI was approved.  Maybe insurance approval changed?  My last MRI was approx. 4 years ago.  Not sure what the issue is with them switching appointment dates back and forth.  I sincerely hope it all works out very soon for Mallory.

[sgmn]

17 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Operation air condition and heat pump the garage is now under way. All three bays are getting units run off a base station, similar to what they use in the Caribbean. Should be done tomorrow.  We are keeping the eclectic heater as a back up.  

 

One guy is working inside.

 

 

One guy working outside getting the electrical and AC lines run. 

 

 

 

There's a big push over here to have heat pumps replace old gas boilers for environmental reasons . Unfortunately we only replaced our gas boiler just over a year ago when we remodelled our kitchen 

[sgmn]

12 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Malta was the main draw (as was for Sue - @sgmn). 

 

Santorini and Katakolon will be repeats.

 

Santorini -- we were lucky last time to be on the 1st speed boat to Oia, had the place to ourselves when it was still not so warm, but when we arrived at Thira at ~1pm, the place was "mobbed" -- the line to the cable car down was huge, and we feared not to make it in time back to ship, gave up Thira and stood in line for 2 hours !!!

 

This time our time in port will be much longer (until 10PM), so, hopefully, we'll see Thira and even have a nice souvlaki/giro meal there 😉

 

 😁 

 

 

 

 

Last time we were in Santorini there were four or five cruise ships in the bay. Oia was absolutely rammed. Similarly the queue for the cable car was very long. We had a meal near the steps and decided to give it a go.  They weren't too bad and I've got a weak knee . Not steep at all, though you have to dodge the donkeys 

Edited October 19, 2021 by sgmn

[grapau27]

10 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

Poor patients, he's squeamish about blood. They would have to be picking him up off the floor.

 

Happy Early Birthday 

 

Sorry to hear the MRI has been postponed. Poor Mallory having to deal with this and she must be so worried.

Thank you Renee.

Graham.

[sgmn]

12 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Well, I haven’t talked about this, because I was hoping for good news. 
My routine blood work showed moderate anemia, so I was sent for a endoscopy and colonoscopy. Had them September 30. 
I was told immediately that I had a 4cm growth.

My previous colonoscopy in 2016 showed not even a polyp!

It took till today to get the biopsy results. 
Definitely cancer. 
I had already made an appointment with the surgeon who removed my hemorrhoids. (Don’t ever go through that if you can avoid it!)

I see him Wednesday, and he’ll probably order a CAT scan to start with. 
I’m being referred to MD Anderson for after the surgery. 
I was prepared for bad news, but hoping for good. 
Now I will be praying to get past this, whatever it takes. 
I’m going to really be mad if it affects my March Harmony cruise or my August Allure cruise. 
Mimi, who has a lot of life yet to live. 

I'm so sorry to hear your bad news . You have a great positive attitude to life and with good medical care,  I'm hoping for positive outcome for you 

[h20skibum]

On 10/17/2021 at 4:21 PM, Luckynana said:

  Uh oh, I may be calling my TA to see about booking a Jewel of the Seas on March 6, (Jim's Birthday) 2023. 

 

On 10/17/2021 at 9:57 PM, lenquixote66 said:

March 6 is the birthday of two of my all time closest friends.

 

I have been trying to catch up from the last couple days.

Looks like a couple shared birthdays with mine.  I always like this TSOTD for March.

 

[h20skibum]

@lenquixote66hope you get all your family’s testing worked out. 

 

@BonTexasNYgood that your sister’s test was -ve and your earache is getting better. 

 

@grapau27those remembrance days are always tough.  Just had one for my mother earlier this month. 

 

@jagsfansorry to hear your diagnosis.  Looks like you will be getting good care, and it is good to keep a positive attitude. 

 

[h20skibum]

Headed to the bank yesterday with a little cash. 
 

Glad we didn’t have any problems like @Lionesss😂😂

[A&L_Ont]

3 hours ago, sgmn said:

There's a big push over here to have heat pumps replace old gas boilers for environmental reasons . Unfortunately we only replaced our gas boiler just over a year ago when we remodelled our kitchen 

A heat pump won’t keep up with our cold Canadian Winters (-10-20C), but it will keep up with deal with the reasonable cold weather.  I’m curious to see how my upcoming hydro bill compares after this winter.  Did it work well at your place?

[dani negreanu]

52 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Looks like a couple shared birthdays with mine.

 

I'm also a March (17) 😁

[grapau27]

12 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

I'm also a March (17) 😁

March 13th for Pauline.