RSteele Posted November 3, 2004 #51 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I got "tourista" in Acapulco a couple of years ago...my daughter worked on the ship at the time and she sent me to the "crew doctor"...there were 2 different doctors on the ship...passenger's doctor and then one that the crew went to. Anyway, the ship had a British registry and I was given medication that isn't FDA approved but lawful in Europe. I was totally "cured" in 24 hours...wish I could get that stuff here in the States! :eek: I didn't have to pay but I do know the charges can be rather expensive...maybe not $1500. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiniB Posted November 3, 2004 #52 Share Posted November 3, 2004 another example of "brow beating" at work..... :rolleyes: if you dont agree/like/believe what the OP says..... you DONT have to go out of your way to,,,,, BELITTLE, CRITICIZE, or MAKE FUN OF, the poor guy..:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brigittetom Posted November 3, 2004 #53 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Merrily, God how awful for you. I'm betting the Valium is not the smartest thing you have done in your lifetime. :D I had a full order of the escargot on the ship and got really really sick but only my stomach. Lasted for two full days. Didn't even think of the escargot. A few years later I had half an order and within the hour was over the toilet. Since the first time didn't register, I still didn't think of it. Sometime later I had just one and got slightly nautious and the bell went off. Logically I should be allergic to shellfish but I'm not allergic to anything in the whole world except the escargot and I can live alot easier without that than caviar. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajpack Posted November 3, 2004 #54 Share Posted November 3, 2004 PTSong posted this same thread on cruiseaddicts and it has been discussed ad nauseum!! Everyone there is sick of it---get over it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJohnson Posted November 3, 2004 #55 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I was curious about the pacemaker stuff, so I checked out the website for guidant, one maker of such units http://www.guidant.com/patient/living/ - amongst other things, they specify a magnetic field of about 10 gauss is required to interfere with one - that's pretty freaking hefty for the room adjacent to a power transfer station or what have you. (I'm a ChemE, not a practitioner of the black arts, so I'll leave it there) Just FYI. Fwiw, I find the story pretty implausible myself, I was just curious about the whole pacemakers and electronics thing. Cheers, STJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brigittetom Posted November 3, 2004 #56 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Considering how many pacemakers are on board most cruises, including my husband, I wouldn't think the lines would take any kind of potential problem very lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare k9hndler Posted November 5, 2004 #57 Share Posted November 5, 2004 another example of "brow beating" at work..... :rolleyes: if you dont agree/like/believe what the OP says..... you DONT have to go out of your way to,,,,, BELITTLE, CRITICIZE, or MAKE FUN OF, the poor guy..:mad: Hey Nini, if we eliminated all of that this board would be no fun at all. Picking people apart we don't agree with is a great American tradition. A poster should have the courage of his or her Postings, don't you think? Poster beware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrilymeggily Posted November 5, 2004 #58 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Merrily, God how awful for you. I'm betting the Valium is not the smartest thing you have done in your lifetime. :D I had a full order of the escargot on the ship and got really really sick but only my stomach. Lasted for two full days. Didn't even think of the escargot. A few years later I had half an order and within the hour was over the toilet. Since the first time didn't register, I still didn't think of it. Sometime later I had just one and got slightly nautious and the bell went off. Logically I should be allergic to shellfish but I'm not allergic to anything in the whole world except the escargot and I can live alot easier without that than caviar. :D Yeah, Brigitte, you're right. The Valium decision was one of the DUMBEST! LOL! I eat (ate) caviar often throughout the year... not every day, mind you, but enough to miss is now that I can't have it. When I got my Epi, I thought, "OK, I have this thing.. so I'll try some caviar and if I have a reaction, i can use this and it'll go away." But have you ever read the instructions on an Epi-pen? Good Lord, you have to jam the damn thing into your thigh. Still, being the diehard that I am, I'm still tempted to try my beloved caviar again! I know the temptation will be great on the last night of my upcoming Zenith cruise, when I contemplate the pending demise of one of my favorite cruise traditions! ~~~MEG~~~ "I wanna leave NOW" Three-time Century cruiser Western Caribbean: 2000/2004 Eastern Caribbean: 2001 ZENITH TO BERMUDA: 5/14/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brigittetom Posted November 5, 2004 #59 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Merrily, Well, you could up your Zenith cruise and come with us on Feburary 13. I'll sit with you on the last night while you try the caviar and after a few Dewars I'm sure I could jam the Epi Pen into your thigh. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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