I packed my allergy meds just in case I become symptomatic due to all the changes. My doc recommended I wait 6 mos. after having covid to get the booster. I'll be over that amount of time on my trip. She said my own immune system would have enough antibodies to offer me protection through the summer. But I would check with your doc to be safe.
@Neverbeast So sorry to hear you are all positive and hope it passes soon and stays mild and the kiddos can get back to soon quickly!
My main tip is to stock up on expectorant! I will spare you the details beyond that…
We had magic bands (just the regular ones) and I was surprised to see not that many other people wearing them. I saw a lot of people fiddling with their phones at the tapstiles and we went around a lot of them. MB is just so easy! I know some folks use smartwatches instead, but we don't have those.I still haven’t gotten much packing done, but we did get our magic bands in the mail. I need to pull them out and charge them when DD isn’t around as I plan to surprise her with it. These are our very first magic bands so I’m probably even more excited than is normal.
Had a very similar experience with Covid about three weeks ago - expectorant was my best friend! It's taken me SUCH a long time to feel back to normal, as well, but like you, I'm just choosing to look at the silver lining of being pretty safe while we're in the parks. Hope you're feeling back to 100% by the time you leave! I've seen the wait times tick back up again the past two days, but still much better than over the summer, so fingers crossed!!Sorry to hear about the illnesses. Not sure if y’all remember me mentioning being sick a couple weeks ago but it actually turned out I had Covid then. Still a bit congested actually, so hopefully that clears up by Saturday when we leave. I guess the only good thing is I’ll not come down with it during the trip!
I still haven’t gotten much packing done, but we did get our magic bands in the mail. I need to pull them out and charge them when DD isn’t around as I plan to surprise her with it. These are our very first magic bands so I’m probably even more excited than is normal.
Looks like wait times moved up a bit yesterday and today, but I’m trying to focus on the fact that park pass reservations aren’t sold out next week so hopefully we’ll still experience better than average crowd levels.
I will admit, I am getting extremely anxious hearing about this many DIS-ers getting covid.
We did not get sick. I'm sorry to hear so many have, but it's not guaranteed to happen. More people will tell you if they did get sick than if they didn't, so it skews to sound like everyone is getting sick.
Thank you for the reminder, I need it! We just got the new bivalent booster last week, so with diligent masking I am hoping we will be fine. Planning to mask on plane, and indoors at WDW. Then avoiding indoor dining as well so we should be good, but I can't help but worry!
Sorry you caught the bug too Dolphin. It stinks for sure to catch in the happy place.
If you're good with masks and you got your booster already you should be just fine. I wouldn't worry. Unfortunately my window between when it was available and my trip just wasn't going to be possible. I went in January on the heels of the big omicron wave and I was totally fine then. Masking definitely helps. Unfortunately with there being no requirement down there and the heat, there's almost no one with one on. I'm guilty of not being able to handle wearing one in the heat myself, hence my catching it. I did wear on the plane though.
Thank you for the reassurance! I am just a worry wart!
I'm taking a bunch of vitamins daily and hoping this boosts my immune system. I'll get the shot when I get back as soon as it comes available at my local pharmacy. Fingers crossed I don't come back sick. When I was there last Christmas I got wicked sick on the last day of vacation. I thought my head would explode the headache was so bad, fluids exiting at all ends! When I got home I tested and it wasn't covid, so I'm thinking it was a flu. I did wear a mask the whole time, so obviously it didn't help. Hoping for a great trip!
Try not to worry, you'll either be fine or not. Even when I did have covid in the spring, I wasn't really very sick. I mostly had a cough that took 3 weeks to go away. I didn't really feel sick. I did bring masks just in case I get sick.
Even as someone whose family got it, I feel confident it was from indoor dining where we spent hours indoors with no masks and it sounds like you’re mitigating your risk really well. We have been extremely cautious for the past 2+ years and even I wouldn’t tell you to cancel. A mild case was worth it.
