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07-12-2023, 01:39 PM | Topic Starter |
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Medical tourism and ACL surgery
Has anyone here ever gone to another country for a medical procedure? If so, please share your experience if you are willing.
For those who have had an ACL repaired… can you tell me what I might be in for? Long story short… I have no medical insurance and a torn ligament in my knee. Looking around and I find that I can get my ACL repaired AND stay a week in an all inclusive resort in Costa Rica for about 35% of the cost of doing it here in the US. Even less in the Dominican Republic. I’m leaning towards Costa Rica because they have world class medical centers there though vs in the DR where they are working with equipment from the 80s and 90s. |
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07-12-2023, 01:40 PM | #2 |
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My son had his ACL done, technology has advanced pretty seriously in that regard, if you had any questions you can ask, even the scar you get for a total ACL reconstruction is no longer the full flayed open knee.
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07-12-2023, 01:41 PM | #3 |
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I have a cousin who did this in Europe. She had a great experience with the doctors, got world class accommodations, and saved about 100K.
Just be careful on the way home, she got COVID on the flight back and it really complicated her recovery. |
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07-13-2023, 05:29 PM | #4 |
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07-12-2023, 01:42 PM | #8 |
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Just know with an ACL you are going to be completely non weight bearing for a minimum of 2-4 weeks so that will make flying difficult etc.
Also depends on the surgery if you have meniscus repair it's 6 weeks, you'd have to elaborate a bit. |
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07-12-2023, 01:43 PM | #9 |
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Recovery from a major surgery is generally hell though. No way I'd want to be anywhere but near home for that.
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The ACL one actually isn't that bad anymore...I ruptured my proximal hamstring tendon, my wife did the achillies and my son did the ACL. He by far had the easiest recovery.
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