Cruzin Terri

Good evening. I am late to the party again. Just can’t seem to get my act together these days. Thank you to Rich and Roy for the Daily and Fleet Report and for the lists. @dfish I am overjoyed that your sister has been reunited with her luggage. Having had the same problems (the latest being in Berlin) I know what it feels like @smitty34877Great news that Tana is now testing negative. However, you need to take it easy and get your strength back. It takes a while. I had a busy day. First of all I slept late. Had a fitful sleep so when I finally got some sleep I stayed there until after 9 am. Very unusual for me. The after breakfast I had to hurry to shower, etc because i had a mani-pedi appointment. Traffic was very slow because it is TAX-FREE WEEKEND. School starts next Monday and this is an annual event. That coupled with the change-over day for the resorts made the traffic terrible. When I got home, I took a nap( also very unusual for me). Just worn out. Tomorrow we drive down to Jax again for another round of appointments. Will be home on Tuesday. Hiroshima needs to be remembered for what happened there. I am not a fan of the Blues, but do appreciate our farm workers. I will skip the meal and the wine (beyond my budget) as well as the drink. We had hamburgers and corn on the cob tonight. I have been to Berlin before the start of a river cruise. We spent a few days there (two of which were spent chasing our luggage) and then headed to Prague to begin our River Cruise. That was the last trip before Covid. I will try to find some photos of Berlin to post. Have not been to Wannemunde but have a cruise planned for next Summer (God willing) and it stops there. @aliaschief I will be interested in seeing some photos of Orkney. We stop in Kirkwall on our cruise next summer. Prayers to all who need them. Cheers to those celebrating. Hope everyone has a great evening. God Bless, Terri

Debbie, I was going to ask you yesterday about that. However, I was so tired I forgot. I have been praying. Now to say a prayer of thanks. Yippie! Terri

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You sound like a bundle of energy. Terri

I will try again. Today was a comedy of errors. If it could go wrong, it did. Especially tonight. First of all, i was unable to sleep last night. When we got home yesterday we l decided to have a Margarita. I think that helped to keep me awake. i had all of 2 1/2 hours of sleep last nig ht. I am dead tired and will probably going to bed right after I finish this. I am really having trouble typing this tonight,. The good news is that i do not have any pain in my hands today., Nor do I have pain in my knee. I thank God for that and Dr, Shapiro. He knows what he is doing. God Bless him. I was just too tired to do all the things I had planned for today. So I didn’tdo them. Tonight we expected to barbecue Sea Bass and corn on the cob. Well first of all, the starter would not work. So we changed the battery. Okay, that was fixed. Then we lit the barbecue. Went out to put the corn on the grill and found out that the canister was empty. It is a small grill with small canisters,. We l were just too lazy to go out to the garage and get another canister. So we moved to the kitchen and cooked the corn in the Breville Oven and then did the Sea Bass afterward. it just took a long time. We finally ate at 8 pm, which Is quite late for us. That is why there is no photo of the sunset tonight. i really don’t even know if there was a pretty sunset to capture. So there you have it. Thank your Rich for the Fleet Report and the Daily. Appreciate it. The Days are interesting Don’t care for beer. Change my underwear every day and like oysters but haven’t had any for quite a while. Like the quote Pass on the meal, the drink and wine. Oh, have been to Bordeaux. We were on a land tour of France and spent two days there. Also stopped there on an Oceania cruise and did a wine tour in St. Emilion. Also good shopping there on Rue Ste . Catherine. Enjoyed the port. Prayers for all who need them and cheers for those celebrating and cruising. I am tired and ready to get some shuteye. God Bless to all of you. Terri

I just wrote a whole bunch of stuff and it just disappeared. I will try again. Terri

Sandi, I am proud of you for wearing your compression stockings and for stopping to rest and eat. I hope the whole trip goes well and you will soon feel better. Terri

Sandi, i hope this info helps you a bit. I hope you have a great trip to see your family. As for the back and forth, the Ortho Doc was very upset that the scheduler did not set me up to see him on Monday since he had an opening. He is aware that i live in SC and always tries to accommodate me when i am there. It is his schedulers who don’t want to know it. I also have been worried about blood clots since I already suffered from a DVT and then pulmonary emboli after a long plane ride. Thankfully I will have an ultrasound/Doppler on Monday. Hopefully to put my worries to rest. The Docs at the Mayo are the best. i have a lot of faith in them. They are not quick to operate and find every conservative method first. Maybe it is because they are on salary and do not get paid by how many patients they see. They all work together and refer you to whom they feel you need to see. I have been very happy with my health care there. The only problem is the traveling. thanks for the good wishes. I hope the injections work too. We will see in a few days. Happy travels. Don’t forget the compression stockings. Terri

Good afternoon everyone. We are home from Jacksonville. The drive home was much easier than the ride down. While there were many trucks, the traffic was moving and the weather was perfect. Made it home in 2 1/2 hours, Good timing. We placed an order at Total Wine and picked it up on our way home. We don’t have one near us, so this is a usual stop when I have an appointment at the Mayo. However, prices have gone up quite a bit. Still good value. We have enough for a few months. Now for my news. The Doc gave me an injection in my knee but said that I can’t have many more. If I require too many more I may have to think about knee replacement surgery. This scares me because of the need to take blood thinners afterward. When I had the Pulmonary Emboli I was on Blood Thinners and did not do well. We shall see what happens. The X-rays did not show a fracture, so that was good news. The left hand showed that I have two trigger fingers and probably not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. He gave me two injections in the long and ring fingers. I have more appointments on Monday and he is going to fit me in to see how I am doing. He may thing that I may not need surgery. He said we will talk about it Monday (or Tuesday) but not cancel the appointment with the surgeon on Sept. 22 yet. He also indicated that I need to talk to the PCP about a referral to a Rheumatologist. It appears that there is a lot of inflammation in my body and need to be under his care. Finally, I asked about getting my second booster in relation to getting these steroid injections today. He said wait about two weeks and get it. He said that in the Fall everyone will be eligible for the newer vaccine that will target the new variant regardless of how many boosters you’ve received. So we are returning to Jacksonville on Sunday for appointments on Monday. Blood work to see the inflammation level, ultrasound of my legs to check for DVTs, visit with PCP and a bone density test because I have been on Prednisone for a long time. @StLouisCruisersThis should be of interest to you. I told him about the pain behind my legs after my bout with Covid and whether I should attribute that to COVID. He said Yes. He said many people have complained of this, and while the CDC has not documented it, there have been so many people with this and many other problems, that they attribute them to COVID. So that is my story. More to follow on Monday after I have the second round of tests and visit with the PCP. Terri

Good morning as I sit in the waiting room of the Mayo Clinic waiting for my appointment with the Ortho Doc. My X-rays were completed and I am early for my appointment but don’t feel like walking back to the hotel in hopes that I will be called earlier. Thank you Rich for the Fleet Report and Daily. Nice Days. Chinese Valentines Day/Daughter’s Day. Well, I am a daughter, but sadly, don’t have a daughter, or a son for that matter. I tried to be a good daughter to my mom, and cared for her for the last years of her life. Love chocolate chip cookies, but don’t eat a lot of them. Appreciate the work of the Coast Guard. Happy for the meal and @dfishDebbie’s recipe. I have a Breville Smart Oven/Air Fryer and have been wondering if I could air fry a steak. So I am happy for the recipes. Glad HAL now has it right as to what they are looking for as far as the luggage. Will pass on the wine. Way above my budget. However the description is wonderful. If I were gifted a bottle I would be thrilled. Pass on the drink. The quote is great and very true. After this appointment, We will pick up an order at Total Wine, get gas and start our journey home. Hopefully we will have better weather. Nothing else to report right now. Have a great day everyone and… God Bless Terri

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Good afternoon from sunny Jacksonville. That doesn’t mean the ride down was sunny. We had rain (and I mean torrential rain) for most of I-95 in Georgia. Happy to be in the Hotel and resting. We are not going out for dinner but just having our meal here in the hotel. Tomorrow morning I have a knee X-ray and then see the Orthopedic doc for injections in the knee and left hand. I hope I can convince him to give me an injection in the right hand too so that I don’t have to return in 3 weeks. it was a very difficult drive today with all the rain. Anyway we are here safe and sound. Hope everyone is having a good day. Terri

Just checked to see if I missed a change. Gratuities are covered at cruise #10. The other perks kick in at #15. Just want to set the record straight. Terri

Welcome to @RedneckBob. I have enjoyed your posts and trip reports over the years. i am sure you will bring some humor to this thread. Terri

Good morning to all Thank you to both Rich for the Daily and Fleet report and Roy for the list. I like nuts and I like clean floors, thought that is not on my agenda today. We will be heading to Jacksonville in a few hours for my appointments tomorrow at the Mayo Clinic. I never heard of Cloves Syndrome so i also looked it up. Will pass on the meal and drinks as we will be eating out tonight. Prayers for all on the cares list and cheers for those celebrating and cruising. I have a number of things to do before we leave so i am going to make this short. Hope everyone has a great day. God Bless, Terri

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Tomorrow DH and i are going down to Jacksonville to the Mayo Clinic. I am getting an X-ray of my right knee and injections in both my right knee and my left hand on Thursday morning. I have to wait three weeks for the injection in my right hand. Can’t have too much steroids at once. When we were in Rome, our room had a small balcony with two chairs and a small glass table. i went out there one day and bumped into the table with my right knee. That was in addition to the pain I was having in the back of my legs after Covid. It swelled up like a balloon and has been hurting me ever since. I had ACL surgery on this knee back in 1984 so it has always been a problem. Of late it has been more of a problem. So I am having an X-ray to make sure it’s okay and then an injection. I will be glad to get some relief on Thursday. Everything takes so long Terri

Well, we do live on the SC coast. However, I don’t think we have been getting the dust. Terri

We had a very nice sunset tonight and I was able to get a picture before a phone call that lasted forever. So here it is. I hope everyone has a good evening. Sweet dreams. Good night. Terri

@kazuJacqui, if you are happy with what you did, then it is right for you regardless of what anyone else says. It seems that you and Shadow are doing okay and it is something good for both of you. I finally have some news. I have finally gotten an appointment with the Hand Surgeon for a consultation. Unfortunately, it is not until Sept. 22. i did request a certain doctor. if I didn’t I might have gotten an earlier appointment. He took care of me in the past, so I feel more comfortable with him rather than someone I don’t know. i am on a wait list for cancellations. Here’s hoping 🤞. I am trying to figure out how I will handle this. We are planning a trip to Barbados for the first two weeks in October for our anniversary. So I am hoping that I can have surgery on one hand after I return and before the Christmas Cruise. That will help me get a chance to recover. Then I will try to get the left hand done after the New Year and have the February cruise to recover from that. Now, I have that planned out. Let’s see if the Mayo Clinic cooperates. Terri

Sandi, If you are on Medicare, it should pay for one and once it is paid for, it is yours. I would not spend the money for it. You PT will order it for you. Once it is prescribed then Medicare pays for it. If you have other insurance, as I do, it pays for it as well. Don’t spend money needlessly. Terri

I hope it works for you. If you need help, just email me. I’m happy to help if I can. Terri

Sandi, Have you been taught (shown) what to do? My PT gave me all the instructions. Where to put the pads and what level to set the machine. You can increase or decrease the intensity as needed and as is comfortable. Start low and increase. I don’t use it much now but for a while I was using it twice a day and would do it myself. I would not let DH near it. He would probably have me jumping out of my skin., LOL. You need to have the PA or PT give you instructions and if they did not, call or go back. Before I did it on my own, we did it at PT a number of times until I was used to it. If you want, email me (link below) and I will give you my phone number and we can talk about it. Terri