MeanestMomEver
Oh Boy!
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2008
Here now and having our worst park day ever. I blame the rose gold Mickey ears because it's been all downhill since I got them.
Hubby is here for a conference but he left early because we had an afternoon fast pass for FOP. After waiting for 70 minutes for a bus from Dolphin to AK we walked around, took a photo, used mobile ordering (fantastic!) to get a Flame tree lunch. Then we Tried to buy a gift at a shop but the registers were down. Next, we headed over to watch Finding Nemo. We had great seats next to a friendly, talkative couple that made waiting for the show a lot of fun.
Five minutes before showtime my left eye field of vision suddenly started to rapidly develop what seemed to be thick black floaters. (Although I now think it was blood.) my vision looked as if someone took the fattest black marker you can imagine and started to just randomly make huge marks on a piece of paper until it was 30 percent covered.
We ducked out a side entrance and walked toward first aid while I called my eye surgeon's office (with one eye -little monsters inc joke for ya) and told the receptionist what I was experiencing. I had a torn retina last August as well as recent vitreous detachments. So, my best guess is that I have another tear and what I saw was moving blood. Within 10 minutes, the black streaks dissipated and it now looks like millions of tiny dots. My vision in that eye is like looking through a thin black veil.
Anyway, first aid has no eye equipment but they were kind enough to let us sit there until my eye surgeon could call me back with advice.
We waited about an hour and then, suddenly, numerous families with vomiting and feverish kids (and one kid whose foot was probably broken when he was run over by a motorized scooter) started to stream in. No pun intended. So, yeah we cleared out and basically bathed ourselves in wet ones wipes. Still waiting on the call, we walked back to FOP, as we were in the fast pass window. I was hopeful the Dr would say, "yeah, just have fun. Enjoy the attraction. Come see me Monday."
Nope. He gave me the number of an eye surgery center and told me to get there ASAP.
After being on hold with them for about an hour, during which we grabbed a cab, hoping they'd take me right away, I was told they can't take me until tomorrow morning and to chill at the hotel and take it easy until then.
We have 4 day park hoppers and party tix for Thursday. So far, we burned through one park day at HS last night when we arrived.
And we used up one park day to wait on a bus, split a lunch, not buy a gift and watch frazzled parents cope with barfing and miserable children. Seriosly, not one attraction or show.
Tomorrow I see the doc at 10. Hopefully, we can make the party. But the last time I had a procedure I had to take it easy for 48 hours. That pretty much gets us to the airport.
I just had to share with people who would know how much it sucks to lose that fast pass, the park days, the party. And, oh yeah, maybe part of my vision. At least we aren't barfing. Yet.
Now to keep us on topic...what strategies would you use to occupy yourself the rest of this unlucky trip?
Also, does anyone know how long my remaining two park days from my Stars and Stripes military ticket will be valid?
Hubby is here for a conference but he left early because we had an afternoon fast pass for FOP. After waiting for 70 minutes for a bus from Dolphin to AK we walked around, took a photo, used mobile ordering (fantastic!) to get a Flame tree lunch. Then we Tried to buy a gift at a shop but the registers were down. Next, we headed over to watch Finding Nemo. We had great seats next to a friendly, talkative couple that made waiting for the show a lot of fun.
Five minutes before showtime my left eye field of vision suddenly started to rapidly develop what seemed to be thick black floaters. (Although I now think it was blood.) my vision looked as if someone took the fattest black marker you can imagine and started to just randomly make huge marks on a piece of paper until it was 30 percent covered.
We ducked out a side entrance and walked toward first aid while I called my eye surgeon's office (with one eye -little monsters inc joke for ya) and told the receptionist what I was experiencing. I had a torn retina last August as well as recent vitreous detachments. So, my best guess is that I have another tear and what I saw was moving blood. Within 10 minutes, the black streaks dissipated and it now looks like millions of tiny dots. My vision in that eye is like looking through a thin black veil.
Anyway, first aid has no eye equipment but they were kind enough to let us sit there until my eye surgeon could call me back with advice.
We waited about an hour and then, suddenly, numerous families with vomiting and feverish kids (and one kid whose foot was probably broken when he was run over by a motorized scooter) started to stream in. No pun intended. So, yeah we cleared out and basically bathed ourselves in wet ones wipes. Still waiting on the call, we walked back to FOP, as we were in the fast pass window. I was hopeful the Dr would say, "yeah, just have fun. Enjoy the attraction. Come see me Monday."
Nope. He gave me the number of an eye surgery center and told me to get there ASAP.
After being on hold with them for about an hour, during which we grabbed a cab, hoping they'd take me right away, I was told they can't take me until tomorrow morning and to chill at the hotel and take it easy until then.
We have 4 day park hoppers and party tix for Thursday. So far, we burned through one park day at HS last night when we arrived.
And we used up one park day to wait on a bus, split a lunch, not buy a gift and watch frazzled parents cope with barfing and miserable children. Seriosly, not one attraction or show.
Tomorrow I see the doc at 10. Hopefully, we can make the party. But the last time I had a procedure I had to take it easy for 48 hours. That pretty much gets us to the airport.
I just had to share with people who would know how much it sucks to lose that fast pass, the park days, the party. And, oh yeah, maybe part of my vision. At least we aren't barfing. Yet.
Now to keep us on topic...what strategies would you use to occupy yourself the rest of this unlucky trip?
Also, does anyone know how long my remaining two park days from my Stars and Stripes military ticket will be valid?
