Medical Form Question About This Page:

[Phelpsie]

We are going on an Eastern Cruise on November 10th. My 5 year old son has several mild health issues, including reflux, underactive thyroid, a soy allergy and asthma. All of those are treatable with medication in the am and at bedtime, so they shouldn't be an issue during the day if he goes to the Club.

However, he was recently diagnosed with a bleeding disorder (von willenbrand's disease). It is mild and at this point, his only restrictions are from contact sports (football, hockey) and he doesn't take meds for the disorder. He does wear a medical alert necklace in case he gets injured and starts bleeding.

I have a letter from his hematologist (the school required it since he starts kindergarten in the fall) which explains the disorder and states that he has no restrictions other than contact sports. My plan was to have the pediatrician fill out the medical form for all of his issues and attach this letter from the specialist when I fax it in to DCL. Has anyone sent in information in addition to the actual medical form - is it a problem if I do so? Any thoughts/experience with this issue would be appreciated.

[rescuesk]

I have no personal experience, but I think it is a great idea. As a health care professional, we take care of quite a few children at summer camp, and I know that any additional infomation is very helpful!

[iamgrumpy]

If it were me I would include it if it will help them understand your needs but you probably would want to have a copy of it with you when you go to register for the club on the first day of your cruise.

[dmpyron]

The more information they have, the better they can evaluate the situation.

I've actually become rather familiar with vWD. But I won't mention where, because then this thread would go to the dogs.

[lbullard]

We will also be on that cruise with you. I was trying to understand if the medical form that is attached to your reservation has to be filled out by everyone or just those with known medical issues. Any thoughts?/ What cabin are you all in? Your the first I have met. Me 37 dh 39 and 8 year old son. First Cruise.

[dmpyron]

Originally Posted by lbullard

We will also be on that cruise with you. I was trying to understand if the medical form that is attached to your reservation has to be filled out by everyone or just those with known medical issues. Any thoughts?/ What cabin are you all in? Your the first I have met. Me 37 dh 39 and 8 year old son. First Cruise.

They want to know if there are any significant medical issues that they might have to deal with. But if you have seasonal allergies, they don't need to know about that. For an adult, GERD wouldn't even be an issue, but with a child, being away from the parents during the day, having the staff know about it might be important. IANAD.

[Phelpsie]

Hi,

I am planning on filling out the form only for my son's main issues - bleeding disorder, reflux and soy allergy. He has a couple other issues, but they wouldn't require anyone in the clubs or on the ship other than us to be aware of them - his underactive thyroid doesn't cause any symptoms because it is treated with meds, for instance. I'm noting the stuff that we are aware of and that could potentially cause symptoms or issues if he is in the club by himself.

Also, we are in category nine on deck 2, but I can't recall the room number off the top of my head.

[lbullard]

Hi, we too are on that ship same cat same deck room 2050 I think. So the med form that is tied to our reservation is just for those who have medical issues they might need to be aware. I guess my sons ADHD could be mentioned but he does well with medication I give to him in the AM.