I'M HOME !!!!!!!!

Hi everybody, I'm home.  What a wonderful week.  I never laughed so much in my life.  They had fixed it so we all sat together for dinner, so it was lots of fun & the guys had us all in stiches every night.  The only bad part was.....I got sick.  Woke up Tuesday morning with a sore throat and a little twinge in my left ear. I didn't want to miss the day's events, so got ready to leave the ship anyway.  When we got back on the ship, I went and got a bite to eat and then went to the cabin and layed down.  During the night I had the most horrible pain & pressure in my left ear I have ever experienced as an adult.  So those with me convinced me I should be seen.  Lynnette and Barbara went with me down to the Medical Clinic and I was checked out.  I was very glad when the strep test was negative, however the cute Norwegian doctor said my left inner ear was a mess.  So he had the attractive Russian nurse draw some blood, and the other nurse from Sweden took my vitals.  He came up with a diagnosis of bronchitis and an ear infection.  He gave me a prescription for some Zithromax and a nose spray for the ears.  Total cost=  $325.00.   I called my insurance company when I got home today and they said to send them the paper work and most of the well be reimbursed.   So I missed 2 dinners because of not feeling well and I actually lost 3 pounds from laughing and coughing.  I did not, however, miss the midnight chocolate buffet.   I took over 200 pictures and will be going thru them, I promise I won't post them all.  

Anyway, I'm off to my doctor, here in about an hour  for a follow-up and then to pick up Gabi.  I'm anxious to see if she still likes me, after being left for a week.  So more later.  I missed you all and will try to catch up.  I turned off most alerts but still have 363 emails in my in-box.   So until later.............Linda