Dr. Perez is pleased with my recovery and gives me 2 thumbs up. We're going home to Harmony in the morning. The flights will be hard for me, sitting for hours, but I'm gonna suck it up, take a pain pill and go. Our flight is at 0630! Who schedules these things anyway? Don't they …
Angels Among Us
In spite of the negative color of the previous pages there have been some very positive interactions and experiences. I would highly recommend Puerto Rico for medical services. Millie and Alexis (Medical Concierge Puerto Rico) So, to continue... Let me start by saying, quite honestly, if Alexis and Millie had not been by our sides …
The Great Escape…
I wake up in recovery with my beautifully warm, if not beautiful blanket. My nurse asks if I have pain, which I do. As she comes towards me with a syringe of medication I remind her I am allergic to morphine. Oops! guess what was in that syringe? Good thing I spoke up, but I …
Someone Call A Time Out..
Within 15 minutes Dr. Perez's O.R. team came in. They checked my vital signs, verified my information and bless their hearts got me into the bathroom without a flasher incident. From then on I was in the hands of God's angels. Professional, kind and caring angels who remembered to speak English so I could understand …
I Don’t Speak Spanish!
July 19th - Surgery day is finally here. We are up early and our Uber takes us to Hospital Auxilio Mutuo where Alexis meets us and helps us navigate the admission process. Guess who's waiting for us? Yup, you guessed it, the anesthesia department billing guy. Sheesh! Here's your check already. Pushy much? They take …
Can Someone find Me A Blanket????
July 17th: We have been informed that since we have not met out insurance deductible yet the hospital, anesthesiologist and doctor all want payment prior to surgery. So why did we wait for insurance authorization? We'll have to pay out and then submit all bills to insurance for reimbursement. Millie has stepped in and will …
Waiting Is Not A Total Loss…
This waiting for insurance to catch up with the modern times has not been a total loss. We have met some fantastic people, eaten in fantastic restaurants and generally had a wonderful visit in San Juan although it has been limited by my immobility. The Condado neighborhood in San Juan is lovely and welcoming. Here's …
Medical Tourism Part 3, Navigating The System
Staying at the AC Marriott Hotel in San Juan is a luxury. The bed is super comfy, the showers have lovely hot water. There is a breakfast buffet on the roof top floor, right beside a pool with a cabana bar and views of the ocean. Fantastic restaurants within easy walking distance even for this …
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Medical Tourism, Part 2…
Nature's Water ColorAerial View Of Georgetown, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas MiamiMiami We fly into Miami with plenty of time before our flight to PR. Since we are both starved we decide to have some dinner, but first check the departure board. Oh boy, they changed our gate, so off we go to the other side …
Medical Tourism 101, Part 1, The Adventure Begins…
Our departure to Puerto Rico is fast approaching. We prep the boat for our absence of 5 days (huh! more on that later). We have cleaned the A/C sea strainers, eaten anything that is close to expiring, done laundry and hired Island Dreams a yacht management company. Mark from Island Dreams will check the boat …
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Harmony At Sea 