I recently spent a day in Hell at the dentist that left me trembling and wanting to pass out at one point all because a crown of mine cracked due to shoddy work on the dentists' part. Needless to say I shall not be returning to that office once I get this finished up in two weeks (my mouth will take that long to heal from this disaster). Any way, I wanted to take care of a tooth ache before I leave for my spring break trip next month so that I don't have a Tom Hanks in Cast Away moment (watch the movie-here's the trailer):
Also, I had my annual physical and caught up on my refills. Now I'm ready to travel! I highly recommend taking care of yourself BEFORE you go on a trip, because health insurance (if you have it) can be very tricky. You might not be covered if you go out of state or only partially covered and you could end up with out-of-pocket fees that result in cutting your vacation time short because you used all your money on that. And you don't want to end up in one of our infamous community hospitals! Yikes!
Purchase all of your meds/allergy pills/contact refills/etc at home, because on the road you might not be able to find them or they could be more expensive. I once made the mistake of not taking an extra pair of contacts with me. I was in the desert and dropped one lens on the back of a scorpion (what are the odds, right?). So the rest of the trip I had to wear my glasses, which was a pain because it was so bright I couldn't see! Prescription sunglasses would have been helpful. So travelers, that's my best advice that I can give when it comes to traveling so get your health in check and it will be a much more pleasent trip.
