We are considering a cruise in the Fall, thought it could be relaxing and uplifting. If I can't do the excursions, I can stay on the ship.

I am scared about doing this, but excited at the same time. I don't currently have the head neuro. symptoms, am dealing mostly with severe generalized pain and fatigue.

Let's face it, if in 5 months I am not ready for a trip, I may as well jump overboard.

This is just my opinion, but since I have found out that my entire family is immune compromised, we have not taken a cruise. I know the same thing can be said for flying, but we seem to make it through a 4 or 5 hour flight alright.

But then again others hve done with no problems, so just take what I say with a grain of salt.

Hurricane season.

Go now...or soon. So much to do on the ships that you don't need to go on excursions! It will be WONDERFUL.

Or...

Atlantis via plane? That lazy river sure looks good to me!

A vacation was really good for me. I got a lot of rest. Take xanax on the airplane and dramamine for the cruse with you so you can sleep instead of feeling nauseated.

Go for it. then you don't have to cook!! Yipee!

Honestly I had a lot less symptoms on vaca because of the relaxed environment.

I had no trouble on the plane, I wore sunglasses in the airport to make the bright lights more bearable.

I caught up on sleep, soaked in the tub every day, relaxed and went for short walks.

The trip helped my recovery.

Remember to bring extra medication in case there are travel delays.

BTW...try to get a cabin a few grades up. The location of your cabin is very important. Want to stay as far away from the very, very noisy engines as possible.

My husband can't take his vacation until the end of July, and with hurricane season here through Sept., we thought it wise to wait for an Oct. trip to make sure we can get there.

Fortunately, we don't have to fly to the ship, found out that we can even take the ship's bus to Ft. Lauderdale instead of driving.

I was surprised to see how many of you are travelling, and give you credit for working through the illness.

Marnie, have a fantastic trip to the Mediterranean, you deserve to have a great time.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Godbless.

I just had to reiterate....

Yes, yes, yes....go on vacation! Whenever we planned a vacation, I've had the same reservations. However, the last vacation we went on in December, I never felt better! I actually felt perfectly normal for 5 days, and believe it or not, I forgot (yes, I really did forget) to take all my ABX and supplements, and I still felt wonderful!

I've hit a plateau lately, but I'm hoping I'll get some relief as I head off to Maui next week. I'm certain that the change of pace (no work/life stress) and sun will help level off some of the symptoms while I'm there. Warmer weather always tends to make me feel better!

Go relax and have fun. I took a Caribbean cruise which docked from Ft. Lauderdale and it was fabulous. Food was good and I was so relaxed it was exactly what I needed.