Gerald
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Portable Dialysis machines in Baja
Does anyone have experience with the above?
A friend wants to move to baja but is unsure
how to have his equipment serviced.
Gerald
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gerald
Does anyone have experience with the above?
A friend wants to move to baja but is unsure
how to have his equipment serviced.
Gerald |
Does he already have his portable equipment? My brother has a portable set-up from the VA, I'll ask him.
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bajacalifornian
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Recommend La Paz. Services there I imagine to enjoy a Baja Life.
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805gregg
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If you have those tyes of problems, a third world country is not a good idea.
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EnsenadaDr
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OK whew, I might have went to medical school but sometimes questions elude me and I need a few days to think about the response. I had an inquiry
about a week back on something else and I had to research the topic but I answered today and this is another topic I needed to think about. First of
all, there are two types of dialysis. One is peritoneal, and the other is hemodialysis of the blood. Peritoneal is relatively simple, large
dialysate bags are hung and are gravity controlled to enter the stomach wall with a catheter, clamped off for about 30 minutes, and then the dialysate
solution is drained out. This is done a few times a day at home, and there is no equipment to mention. The other one is a large machine of which I
have never heard of anyone owning in their home, so can I get a specific answer on which dialysis machine the person is using?? Also, there are
plenty of dialysis clinics here, but generally they aren't covered by american insurance and cost about $300 American for each treatment.
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Bajafun777
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I got a buddy that lives by T.J. and he goes back and forth to San Diego 3 times a week for treatments. He was thinking about doing this in T.J. but
insurance would not cover it. He has been living in Baja for about 6 years so far and this has become his routine. He did go on a trip to Veracruz and
paid the hospital there to do it for him which he said was as good as any place he has used in the States.
My buddy tried to find insurances but with this pre-existing condition it is always a real big NO to get that insurance. He has to use the insurance
he has in the States, thus his going back and forth 3 times a week. I would really be interested if that machine could work for him, as he is
awaiting a transplant but been about 4 years so far without any luck. Take Care & Travel Safe--- "No Hurry, No Worry, Just Fun" bajafun777
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EnsenadaDr
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The machine you are talking about needs a qualified dialysis nurse to do the dialysis treatment and is almost never available for home use unless you
have thousands of dollars to pay for one and someone to run it in your house...not to mention the labs that need to be taken, etc.
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