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10 minutes ago, mjkacmom said:

Hmm, if the ER doctor didn’t realize the extent of the injuries, who would order a medical evacuation? 

Hmmmm  well the expectation is he should know how bad it normally hurts at the least 

21 hours ago, 6rugrats said:

Sorry to read about this awful experience.

I agree, no one should travel without a good travel insurance policy.

Ok, this was meant as a cautionary tale for new cruisers. Had I known,  or been properly  advised as to how hurt I was, and not been in shock, Inwould have used it and evacuated. I am now making international claims with my insurance so I can claim against travel insurance (how it works with travel insurance). I may have a permanent injury now. It may have been better had I gotten treatment in the states sooner.  Just recommending using it if there is the injury is worse than a boo boo. It’s hard to advocate for yourself when you’re in shock and pain. 

Oh I had  the insurance. Ship Dr made it sound like I’d be sore a couple of days so we stayed.  I had to get an ambulance from ship to ER. ER Dr was no better, missed two of three fractures and a broken sacrum, said I was fine for ship travel. Hah. If you have the insurance use it and get qualified medical help is all I’m saying. 

I would recommend getting travel insurance and USE it if you’re injured on a cruise or excursion. I was badly injured on an RCI cruise and the extent of my injuries  wasn’t discovered by ER or ship DR. Spent a week in agony when I could have airlifted out, gotten appropriate medical care and a full refund of my trip. Buy it and use it if you have anything remotely serious.  Sometimes medical care is different than what we get in our home countries. Wasted $$$ on the cruise. Oh, also don’t let them make you fill out any incident reports while you’re in shock and have had no treatment.  Bad idea. 

Hi, are there any LGBTQ travelers on this cruise? I am also in the other roll call but I was hoping to find like minded folks here too!