Avoid the Constellation on board health clinic if you can!

[RSteele]

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. :(

[NiniB]

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:

[brigittetom]

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

[ajpack]

PTSong posted this same thread on cruiseaddicts and it has been discussed ad nauseum!! Everyone there is sick of it---get over it!

[StephenJohnson]

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

[brigittetom]

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.

[k9hndler]

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!

[Merrilymeggily]

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

[brigittetom]

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