Calamari

Has anyone gone to a foreign country for a medical proceedure?

kenderina

Not me and if I do it any time ..I won't call it tourism, for sure !

Calamari

Ya, it is kind of a funny term. One I only just learned while exploring the option. Wishing you only recreational tourism in your future.

kenderina

Thanks, Calamari The same for you.

massagediva

There was a pretty long thread here about this topic a few months ago. If you run a search,you can probably pull it up.

AnthonyGA

When my mother required minor surgery, I calculated that it would cost less for her to fly with her hubby to Paris and have the procedure done in a top-quality hospital here than it would cost to have it done right in the USA—and that includes airfare. However, she decided to have the procedure in the U.S., anyway.

Paris has the only JCAHO-accredited hospital outside the U.S., and although it is more expensive than ordinary French public hospitals, it's still very reasonable compared to any hospital in the U.S.

elaine

there was a more recent thread on this subject, but it's not coming up in a search
here's an older one
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...mp;tid=1360028

OReilly

Calamari:

There was an intelligent discussion on the topic recently. I hope the link works:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34605657

Regards Ger

Calamari

Thanks for the input. I already have a top notch, albeit expensive, dentist. I was hoping that someone might have experience or know someone with experience with going out of the country for a major operation such as a liver transplant. I have read about the Apollo hospital in India, but do not know anyone who has ever explored this option. Thanks again.