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Sorry to hear about your knee! I'd definitely rent a scooter from one of the off-site companies. If you try to do the parks with a cane or crutches, you'll be exhausted and probably have more knee pain. The off-site companies (see the sticky at the top of the "special needs" forum for a list) will deliver a scooter to your resort and you'll have it for your whole stay. If you rent a scooter in the parks each day, you won't have one for Downtown Disney or for the long walks from your room to the bus, etc. I always used Walker Mobility, but have heard good things about other companies as well. Good Luck!
Your plans sound great!! Can't believe you are leaving so soon!!
I think if you bring Meri's adorable little face with you to the podium when you ask for Wishes viewing at Ohana you've got a great chance!!
And I hope you keep Ohana for breakfast. We love that meal, it's a tradition for us.
My knee is determined to make me crazy, lol. Yesterday and last night, couldn't walk, pure agony. Today, perfectly fine. Could walk miles. *eye roll*
Keeping the appointment with the doctor tmw. Requesting a handicapped parking pass (temporarily, just for the vacation - and only used as needed, I'm not one to abuse that sort of thing) and a note for a GAC. I figure I'll get the GAC on my first day, and I will pocket it and only use it if my knee decides to freak out again. Since crowds are so low, I shouldn't really need it anyway, but I'd feel more secure having it as a fail-safe.
I'm going to make sure there's Advil in my park bag... and I'm bringing an ace bandage as well. I'm just going to be prepared for anything. And absolutely worst case, I'll bite the bullet and rent a wheelchair for a day. I truly don't think I will have to do that, but I'd better be prepared and not need to...
I cannot believe there's less than three days til I leave! I'm totally freaking out with excitement! It looks like it won't be as warm as I had initially hoped, but heck, I don't care. It won't be 28 degrees like the last time, so anything else is a heatwave to me, lol!
There's so much I still need to do, packing-wise. And I'd really better vacuum that darn car out before the cold front passes tonight and freezes me out. Man... I.AM.SO.EXCITED!
We paid in full today... so we're done. Paid for. All ADR's are set, and we're not changing a darn thing unless something comes up while on the trip.
I am so glad you guys are along for this PTR ride, and are so patiently listening to me! I love other people's PTR's but I feel like mine must be dreadfully boring. And yet here you all are, following along for the past two months! Too kind, guys, too kind!
I hope I get to bump into some of you down there on this trip! And Dawn, I'll definitely send Meri up to ask at the Ohana podium.
"Hi, I'm Meredith and it's my birthday trip! May we have a fireworks table please? I'd REALLY love that, ya know? It would be SUPER DUPER fun!"
I hope your knee feels better. I had a knee injury when I went a few years back. It helped to ice it at night when we came home from the parks. (I also had a note for a GAC from the MD but didn't want to use/abuse it - like you.) Bring zip loc baggies with you and even if you need to ice in the middle of the day you can probably get your baggie filled with ice from a refreshment stand.
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Continued pixies for your knee! Maybe it was weather related, with the big storm coming across the country?
I wondered that, too. We were in the midst of the storms / rain / winds (thankfully not the big blizzard) and the pressure could have set off the knee. I've never had that happen before, but I guess the knee is sensitive now, perhaps. Man, I hope it doesn't do that every time a front comes through! It would make me !
I did buy a knee brace to bring with me, and I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow so hopefully we can put our heads together and figure something out!
I'm not sure how I managed to fall so far behind, but I'm happy to be caught up before you leave. In what, 2 days? And I'm so happy to hear that you and Meri are past all those health issues (for the most part). that your knee doesn't give you any problems.
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