Dr S patients - did u ask, How r medical emergencies handled while in OR?

My bf is freaked about the the women in Argentina who died while having PS.  Even though her situation may be very different than mine he makes a point.  He says that you can get great PS from docs all over the world but if you are in the OR and have an emergency situation the US is the best place in the world to handle those.  What will happen if God forbid I have some sort of issue during surgerry or after while there?

I will ask Dr. S directly but wanted to hear your thoughts.

Thanks,

Tamera

Actually the USA is ranked 72nd by the World Health Organization when it comes to health care - so it is NOT the best place in the world to be.

Surgery is very risky & you need to have done your home work. If you have researched your surgeon (where did he/she go to school, what associations do they belong to, etc) and the facility you plan on having your procedure at - are they licensedd, accredited, etc. then as with any procedure - if an emergency arises the surgical team will take care of it - just as they do any place else.

I hope this helps!!

yeah that's a study that has some problems with it  i know people love to site it  and believe me i am a liberal and for a public health care option.  In any case I don't really want to get in a debate about it here

I'm sure I'll get the best answer from Dr. S himself.  I know there are advantages and disadvantages to having surgery in a clinic vs. hospital both in the US and elsewhere.  I guess that is one of my greatest concerns.

I was just curious if others who choose Dr. S. had thought about this and what they would do.

I dont know the situation in Argentina that you spoke of, but if there is a heart issue or other underlying problem that is not considered before the PS begins, your risk is going to soar!
(Think: Kanye West's mom...she had a cardiac issue NOT disclosed, from what I understand)

In Monterrey, there are several high-tech facilities very nearby to handle medical emergencies that cannot be handled right then and there.

If you are in reasonably good health going in, your risk is only that of most of the population..which is to say, fairly low.

The choice is yours...but I am a satisified customer.

Good luck with your journey...wherever it takes you,

Soapy

That's great to know Soapy thanks.  I'm pretty comfortable going to Mexico but my family and especially my bf is not.   I won't be able to afford the work I want done in the US, I would rather do it here so I could just go home to my own bed after and have all my family around to help me if needed.  I'm not sure anyone will even be able to go with me to Monterrey and that makes me nervous.  But if I remember correctly both you and Kat went on your own as did others and seemed to support each other.

OMG...most go alone! I did, Jess, Tony, Debbie,Kat, Fab, and many many others have. But this place has him so busy that it is not likely you will be alone for long.

When I got there on a Sunday night, Fab had been done a few days already. I met her face-to-face on Monday AM, while waiting for Dr S to pick me up. By Wed afternoon, I was back at the hotel and Fab and I went shopping at HEB.

You will have discomfort from the incisions and drains but not really much pain, unless you have the lipo. That can hurt. But he will make sure you are well medded. (if you have any previously unused "something" at home...it might not be a bad thing to bring it, I brought vicodin from a previous surgery, but did not need it. If I had lots of lipo...I might have.) Just sayin'.

Keep your eyes peeled on this site...see who else will be there when you are and start emailing soon so you can get to know them beforehand.

You will do and be fine. Have your family members read some of the posts from Dr S vets, and it will ease their minds. He is a GEM....honestly. Humble, sweet, caring, compassionate and very talented,

Best wishes!!

Soapy

That's good to hear that you all did well alone. That's m y biggest fear. I am going alone and my brother in law is flying down the 6th to fly back with me - he's a np.

The trip back wasnt so bad either...except that I had 2 stops and the layovers were long. I left the hotel at 4:20 AM and got home around 10:30 PM (central NY). It was long, but not too bad.

I had called in advance and made arrangements for a wheelchair every step of the way. While I was sitting in the chair during the layovers, I would put my carryons on the chair and walk to the bathroom, or to get a snack, coffee etc. (walking wasnt such a problem for short jaunts, but carrying the 2 bags would have been a real problem. Ditto walking as far as you would need to from one gate to the next)

Having a NP in the family isnt so bad, huh? But actually, from Monterrey to Texas, it hardly seems necessary to have him come down. Just my opinion. I just know you would be fine for that distance.

Regardless, Enjoy your experience and sit back and LOVE YOUR NEW BODY!!

Soapy

Yeah it's only 2ish hours from Monterrey to DFW and then 45 minutes to where I am. But I don't want to be alone and trying to get through the airport with my laptop.  I am SO chicken. LOL Just going down there by myself is a big deal.

Everyone always uses that statistic...not that I am against going to MX at all, but I think it is misleading...

"The WHO judged a country’s quality of health on life expectancy. But that’s a lousy measure of a health-care system. Many things that cause premature death have nothing do with medical care. We have far more fatal transportation accidents than other countries. That’s not a health-care problem. …

When you adjust for these “fatal injury" rates, U.S. life expectancy is actually higher than in nearly every other industrialized nation.

Diet and lack of exercise also bring down average life expectancy.

Another reason the U.S. didn’t score high in the WHO rankings is that we are less socialistic than other nations. What has that got to do with the quality of health care? For the authors of the study, it’s crucial. The WHO judged countries not on the absolute quality of health care, but on how “fairly" health care of any quality is “distributed." The problem here is obvious. By that criterion, a country with high-quality care overall but “unequal distribution" would rank below a country with lower quality care but equal distribution."

Also, even though the US ranks 37 (not 72nd) in the 2008 rankings, MX is 61....

www.who.int/entity/whr/2008/08_overview_en.pdf