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Sorry, Dr Ludyga is very handsome. I am sure Dr Simka is very handsome too, LOLOL

Does it make you happy that Dr Simka actually found something wrong with your veins ? When you return to Poland will you ask him if he has ever tested someone with MS who does NOT have any venous agenesis or malformations ??

Good luck with your procedure !!!!

Glad to hear your back with good news
I am also booked to have procedure on the 13th Jan.

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Hi LR
Congratulations on having a problem. That sounds kind of contrary but it must be viewed as good news.
Happy for you
Wonky

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Good evening
Well done LR1234
Anna & Edser

I don't have a specific date yet, but I'm one of 25 people scheduled for some time in April.

fiddler wrote:I don't have a specific date yet, but I'm one of 25 people scheduled for some time in April.

Hey! How did you get in front of me? Laugh.

Sorry Johnson and Fiddler, but we seem to have slipped in ahead of you both. Not sure how but we have an appointment in Feb with Dr Simka et al. Maybe it is because Ella is at a turning point in her disease or maybe he had a cancellation or maybe even he is doing it according to where you come from. Who knows...
But one thing I know I am extatic, you have no idea what a relief it is to know that my daughter has a chance of halting the progress of the disease and maybe recover a bit of physical ability. Ella often says it is harder for those who watch than for herself.
Thank you to all you people who have gone before us and posted images, links to TV programs, and details about accommodation and transport. Now all I have to do is learn a bit of Polish. Ella has the advantage on me here as she has been to Poland a number of time when she worked in the glass industry.
When I know more I will post information and feed back.
Yipee!!!

Well done Dovechick
Welcome to the Poland club.
Now just a small but agonising wait.
Happy new year, that's not just a wish, it's a prediction.

wonky1 wrote:Well done Dovechick
Welcome to the Poland club.
Now just a small but agonising wait.
Happy new year, that's not just a wish, it's a prediction.

I hope everything goes well for everyone
Slainte Mo Chara
Edser & Anna

ErikaSlovakia wrote:Hi,
last time I stayed in Hotel Franz Josef - it is only 1 minute slow walking from the hospital. The price is around 42 Euro.
Mikołowska 44 (street)
40-065 Katowice
32 204 52 08 - phone number

The waiter speaks English. Rooms are upstairs - no lift.
I made my reservation in English with Mr. Krzysztof Bukowiec:
KrzysztofBukowiec@maestral.pl
In case I go there next time, I will also go to this hotel.

Erika

I would NOT stay there again( Hotel Franz Josef)They dont accept credit cards,even dough it states different on it's web page.The boss said it was broken & the staff say different.Lot's of other thing's also.
Slainte Mo Chara
Edser & Anna

Tapadh leat, Edser, for the heads up... Ella can't manage stairs very well so it might not be the best place for us.

Wonky Thanks for the prediction. It will make all the difference to our Christmas celebrations and hopefully Ella can stay well for the time we have to wait.
I think you stayed at the hospital? So it is no good asking you where to stay.
Any other prior knowledge of hotels would be useful. Thanks in advance.

This will be the second time in three months that I have been practicing the skills of a travel agent. I organised myself a trip to Germany in October to go on a course (given in English), so I am getting the hang of finding information out in foreign languages. Luckily most tourist information offices have English speaking staff these days.
The most difficult thing to work out are locations and distances. Anyone know whether hiring a car would be a good idea, we have to transport a wheelchair and there will be three of us... Might be a bit of a squeeze in a taxi.

Dovechick wrote:Sorry Johnson and Fiddler, but we seem to have slipped in ahead of you both. Not sure how but we have an appointment in Feb with Dr Simka et al. Maybe it is because Ella is at a turning point in her disease or maybe he had a cancellation or maybe even he is doing it according to where you come from. Who knows...
But one thing I know I am extatic, you have no idea what a relief it is to know that my daughter has a chance of halting the progress of the disease and maybe recover a bit of physical ability. Ella often says it is harder for those who watch than for herself.
Thank you to all you people who have gone before us and posted images, links to TV programs, and details about accommodation and transport. Now all I have to do is learn a bit of Polish. Ella has the advantage on me here as she has been to Poland a number of time when she worked in the glass industry.
When I know more I will post information and feed back.
Yipee!!! :P :P :P

Oh no, please don't be sorry. I am ecstatic for everyone. I was just joking. I don't know anybody else with MS, and have never had anyone to talk about it with without paying $100/hr, or the neuro?.... until I came here a couple of weeks ago. I laugh at things that aren't funny, and don't take too much seriously. That is my coping mechanism.

I'm actually well pleased with not going until May. I've always wanted to go to Eastern Europe, but not so much in the winter. I don't do well in the cold. I need warmth, so spring sounds nice. I'm just thankful that I have the opportunity and the wherewithal.

I am also quite mobile. I do bounce off the walls and clutch furniture for the first few hours of the day, but once that passes, I can still drive, and can walk a long way. The fog and fatigue are the killer for me.

I agree with Ella though, I honestly would rather have these problems than to watch someone I love go through it. I have often said that. I have also thought that in so many ways, it was a gift, and now that it might well be over, I feel that more so. I learned patience, and calm, and compassion, and empathy, and so much more. I often go to sleep with the thought that "I have learned, and I am ready to be well again. I won't forget".

I feel that we will all be freed soon, and I am grateful to those that went and go before me. It gives me that much more confidence and enthusiasm. All the best in Poland, to everyone. I look forward to your reports.