Travel insurance

[HelenButler]

I was diagnosed with ITP December last year twice hospitalised my platelets went down to two.I was on 60mg steroids.My platelets are now 219 and now on 1 mg a day hoping to go on a Christmas and new year cruise has anyone found travel ins expensive.

[Morgan]

HI I am going to Italy next week and Columbus Travel has insured me and husband for £46. It pays to shop around each year. Enjoy your cruise.

[HelenButler in reply to Morgan]

Thank you Morgan.I will get in touch with Columbus travel.

[Mumof2Plougasnou]

We went to the Caribbean this year and our insurance quote once we informed them of my son's ITP only increased by £14. We were pleasantly surprised by this. We chose Virgin travel insurance.

[tennissenior]

I, too, have ITP, as a complication to Lupus and MDS. My platelets have never gone as low as 2, but they did drop to 32. My hematologist put me on Dexamethosone - 40 mg a day for 4 days. The pills brought the platelets up to 167, but in 4 weeks, they were down again to 40. I'm staying between 40 and 60 now.

I had a terrible time with the steroids (stomach pain) and it was disappointing to see the drop. You can't put a price on travel insurance. Anything can happen when you are on vacation. My husband and I cruise often, and travel insurance is always our first consideration. We've had to cancel many trips over the past years due to sickness (me) right before the trip. The price of travel insurance is based on age plus the price of the trip. There are several agencies that offer travel insurance. First, ask your travel agent which they would recommend. Then, so some "shopping" on your own. But anyone with a pre-existing condition - or even a healthy person - should always take travel insurance. We even took them with airline tickets, which is not very costly, and we got all of our money back after we got a doctor's note. I cannot stress strongly enough that travel insurance is a must!! Most also cover family members as well, in case one of them gets sick and you need to be home. No one is immune to sickness or accidents. Always be prepared!

[kakkar_vikas87 in reply to tennissenior]

Hi,

Please don't take any steroids....in India there is an homeopathic medicine...I can send you those homeopathic medicine....it doesn't have any side effects...

[tennissenior in reply to kakkar_vikas87]

It is not recommended that medicines are passed onto others. I know you say they are homeopathic but it's not recommended. I tried homeopathic once for thyroid and became ill. When one's body is used to one kind of med - anything different can have effects, not all positive.

[kakkar_vikas87 in reply to tennissenior]

I will consult with my doctor first....then only he will give medicine...I am also helping another patient...first he mailed me his blood reports....then I showed that reports to that doctor...and now his platelets are also increasing

[ManishJain in reply to kakkar_vikas87]

Where are you in India,please send me your number,would like to speak to you.

[kakkar_vikas87 in reply to ManishJain]

Hi manish,

I am from Gurgaon.

Ph number is 09999870032

[Rafiq]

Hi Helen,

I use Insure and Go and they've been good for me. Please remember the advice for ITP sufferers, take out a year long policy and not just the single trip cover.

regards.