Returning to our Happy Place: Pre-trip report - UPDATED 09/08 - Page 7 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Plans sound great!!! You never know......maybe she will have a CRAZY growth spurt! Oh well - things for her to try the next time!!!
A little suggestion for It's Tough to Be a Bug that finally got Emily though it (and me....) is to have Abby sit on the bench seat criss cross applesauce (so that her feet aren't near the floor.......for things that go creepy through the dark.......and try to have her sit closer to the edge (without her back against the seat) for things that like to buzz!!! It really helped Emily to relax a bit and for the adults (well DH.....) to enjoy the show more! Now Emily goes in there rearing and ready to bring on the bugs!!! me........still sit on edge of seat with feet off the floor!!!
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Yes it is!! Fingers crossed. I may have to start stretching her! (just kidding)
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Great day 2 plans. I hope Abby is tall enough.
Thanks! Me too!
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Plans sound great!!! You never know......maybe she will have a CRAZY growth spurt! Oh well - things for her to try the next time!!!
A little suggestion for It's Tough to Be a Bug that finally got Emily though it (and me....) is to have Abby sit on the bench seat criss cross applesauce (so that her feet aren't near the floor.......for things that go creepy through the dark.......and try to have her sit closer to the edge (without her back against the seat) for things that like to buzz!!! It really helped Emily to relax a bit and for the adults (well DH.....) to enjoy the show more! Now Emily goes in there rearing and ready to bring on the bugs!!! me........still sit on edge of seat with feet off the floor!!!
You know you are right it would be things she could try next trip but last trip we said we wouldn't come back until she was 40 inches so she could ride more things. I may never hear the end of it from DH if she isn't quite 40 inches.
Great tips about ITTBAB. I will defintely remember those if we are luck enough to get her into the place!
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oh yeah...............and by the way................got my way..................added a day onto October trip!!!
Yay! Awesome! That happened to me on our last trip except we were actually at Disney when DH said I wonder if we could stay one extra day!
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Hey everyone! I wanted to say thanks for sticking with me and following along.
I think I am going to have to ask for some pixies and good thoughts as it looks like I may have to have my gallbadder removed. I had an abdominal ultrasound yesterday and got the results today. It showed stones and some other things I can't remember the names of. I am still in shock a bit. I have another test tomorrow (forgot the name) but this one will test the functioning of the gallbaldder.
I am actually not that surprised by the results as I have all of the classic symptoms and have been feeling very bad lately. I am thinking that if I will feel better then maybe surgery is the best thing.
I am a little nervous only because I have been reading about the surgery and the recovery is a little more than I thought. I don't want Abby to know about any of this until it is all done and I am trying to not let Scott see that I am worried. We talked about it a little today when I got back from the dr. and he said that those were the results he was expecting so at least it isn't a shock to either of us.
Thanks for any pixies and prayers that you can spare.
I will update again soon with day 3!
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I just had mine out a month ago. I will say I didn't have a lot of problems with pain. I have heard people say that the gas they use is the worst part but I didn't have a problem with that either. I hope you have a speedy recovery!!
I had mine out too - few years back. It was a emergency case and had to have full surgery as the GB was so enlarged it couldn't be removed laproscopically(sp?). I was back to work with in a month and other than a big scar have now had one bit of any type of side effect. When I had my attacks I was doubled over (literally) for days.
I did have mine out about a year after having Em - it was an emergency surgery - and I remember it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be - the gas part was the worse part - caused quite a bit of discomfort in the shoulders but I was back to work quickly and felt soooooooo much better after recovery! Better to get it done and over so you will be fully recovered and able to eat good food before Disney
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Oh well - things for her to try the next time!!! 
) is to have Abby sit on the bench seat criss cross applesauce (so that her feet aren't near the floor.......for things that go creepy through the dark.......and try to have her sit closer to the edge (without her back against the seat) for things that like to buzz!!! It really helped Emily to relax a bit and for the adults (well DH.....
) to enjoy the show more! Now Emily goes in there rearing and ready to bring on the bugs!!! me........still sit on edge of seat with feet off the floor!!! 
but I was back to work quickly and felt soooooooo much better after recovery! Better to get it done and over so you will be fully recovered and able to eat good food before Disney
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