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[*] posted on 2-4-2011 at 02:24 PM


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....... Diane hit on a key issue here that relates to how the permanent residents obtain medical help. ......


Sounds like you have provided a lot of good assistance and progress has been made in your area. Santa Rosalia is where the local clinic suggests people go as they say there are good doctors there. Donations of any type can be such a problem, especially with customs.

I imagine that serious medical care for the rural areas will continue to be a problem for a very long time, and it is something to think about when people visit or choose a rural area for a home.

My accident, while very bloody, was not that serious in the overall picture----getting to Guerrero Negro was an inconvenience, and if the head doesn't clear in a couple of days, we will head for more care.

Just one of many stories. A couple of years ago a friend fell on the cement while playing soccer and broke his ankle----very serious breaks. From here he was filled with pain meds and taken to GN and then from there, filled with more pain meds and taken to Ensenada. His situation was not life-threatening, but it was a very long painful trip with a foot pointing in a direction it is not meant to point.

For any serious treatment, the locals need to go to Ensenada, La Paz, Tijuana, or for some things, the mainland. Guerrero Negro or Santa Rosalia can handle more things than the very small hospital here, but they are also rather limited.

Just things to consider about the reality of living in the rural areas.

Me? all ladders have been locked in the bodega for now.
And bajabass, with the way my nose feels, when I read about what you did when you broke your nose, it really gave me the shudders-----OUCH, OUCH :o:o




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[*] posted on 2-4-2011 at 06:45 PM


Diana, I only did it so that I would not have to make a trip to the local hospital!:O I may have married a doctor, but I hate hospitals with a passion, and I'm cheap.:spingrin: Get well soon!!!



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