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On the K last year, in order to avoid people sitting on the stairs for presentations, they scheduled a 2nd session in the afternoon to accomodate everyone....maybe that can be done on your cruise.

Yes I am. Seemed odd that so many properties were marked 'Sold Out' in January for December.

If anybody's thinking of booking this, there's a medical convention with a whole of attendees that ends Dec. 10 so there are limited lodging options.

Who did your DH's surgery? Dr. Jeff Garr at Swedish did mine.

Got the original one but so far no follow-up one.

@Quartzsite Cruiser t was my DH who had the polymer ties, and no back pain after the surgery. The raddioloy technician at the h9spital told me they redo a lot of traditional back surgeries to remove the hardware. Sorry for replying to the wrong person....I think my 'hardware' isn't metal - just the screws are.

@StLouisCruisers I want a do-over on my fusion...that looks way more comfortable!

Used to be 7-8, now it's 2-4.

Here's what's in my back .. I had no neuro symptoms.

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I've asked anybody & everybody who might have an answer & I've not gotten the same answer from any of them....could be anywhere from 3 months to 2 years....I'm hoping to be on the shorter end of the time frame.

I didn't have any back pain before the surgery....I thought I had sciatica -- the pain in my left leg is different than the pre-op pain --- that was shooting, stabbing spasms. Now it's a dull, fairly constant ache - sometimes in the front of my thigh or back of it & down my leg. The motivating reason for the surgery was we are headed to our timeshare on Maui in early March & I thought elective surgery, close to home, would be a better choice than emergency surgery there.

@BgwestHi & welcome!

Quick update on my recovery from my lumbar laminectomy & fusion done on Dec. 11 - back is a little tender where the hardware is, left hip & thigh have manageable pain - maybe 1 or 2 pain meds a day. Back to walking our dog .7 mile a day. I think for 7 weeks post-op I'm doing ok.

Didn't know upsells were negotiable....I'll remember that for next time.

Hubby forgot his belt & had the same problem in Mexico - I can't remember how that turned out.

I don't like the Ivar's chowder that Costco sells - nothing like the real deal - native Seattle-ite here.

You live on Vashon & consider seafood smelly? Where are you originally from? Native Seattle-ite here.

The current theory, at least around here, is to ice things that hurt - not heat. Heat causes swelling which causes more pressure on whatever is hurting....ice does the opposite or so says our Physical Therapist & it makes sense.

That's part of the reason we switched to the online version of the Sun....we trust our mail carrier - she will extend our 30 hold if needed.

We like the angled balcony for a couple of reasons - larger balcony that the sides can buffer the wind & the area where the connecting door is in the cabin is a great little storage nook for the collapsible hamper & the cabin seems a little larger.

You need a tender to get from the ship to land....that's a loooong pier.

That sucks!

@JazzyV YAY on finally getting a date! Do they have a waiting list to get on in case somebody cancels?

Chef Ethan Stowell did a demo of this on our 35 day cruise...even got a recipe card....still haven't made it.