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bajajudy
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I have no first hand experience but I have heard very good things about the Amerimed clinic in Los Barriles and the one here in San Jose. I agree
with Mike on the nuns hospital(I think that the real name is San Jose clinic). Legs can tell us but my guess is that you would have better luck
finding someone who spoke English here.
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longlegsinlapaz
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I've had no experience with medical care in either Cabo or San Jose....I've stuck closer to home! 
I can tell you that the Nuns Hospital in La Paz is more traditionally Mexican & none of the Nuns speak English, which turned out to be a good
thing....when the doc cut too soon before I was totally numb & "Holy Sheep" (euphemism!) slipped out of my mouth, they just smiled sweetly &
weren't offended! 
In my experience at the Fidepaz Hospital, there's a mix of doctors & nurses who speak varying degrees of English, from a very basic few specific
medical terminology words to very fluent. But I have noticed that even the more fluent doctors do tend to slip back into Espanol, especially when
they get to the more technical explanations when I have a Mexican amiga with me. Which is fine with me, because I know I'll most likely be getting a
more accurate translation from my fluent English-speaking amiga. I always try to have my amiga go with me, especially in more serious or potential
life-threatening situations; I'm not willing to risk my life over a translation error! Ditto on legal issues.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
when the doc cut too soon before I was totally numb & "Holy Sheep" (euphemism!) slipped out of my mouth, they just smiled sweetly & weren't
offended! |
But did the doctor stop cutting?
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by koala
Thank you all for helpful info. I was under the impression that Cabo hospital might be more familiar with foreigners, so I almost recommended my
friend to go to Cabo rather La Paz. |
One other thing to consider when choosing between the two; a friend recently consulted a dentist here in La Paz about a procedure and was given a
price. She then asked if she could have the work done at the dentist's office in Los Cabos as she would be relocating down there for three months due
to her work. The dentist responded that yes, she could attend her there, but that the procedure would cost her 300 pesos more since things tend to be
more expensive down there.
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longlegsinlapaz
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajatripper
| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
when the doc cut too soon before I was totally numb & "Holy Sheep" (euphemism!) slipped out of my mouth, they just smiled sweetly & weren't
offended! |
But did the doctor stop cutting? |
You
must mean my EX-doctor who told me all I could be feeling was pressure of him working on me...no way the fact he refused to give me as much local as I
told him my body required had any bearing on the PAIN I felt from him cutting!!
He was mistaken! The SOB finished the surgery & stitched up my elbow.
I never saw him again...not even for follow-ups! I've forgotten his name now, but there is no way I'd ever go back to him or refer him, guess that's
safe since I forgot his name!
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajatripper
| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
when the doc cut too soon before I was totally numb & "Holy Sheep" (euphemism!) slipped out of my mouth, they just smiled sweetly & weren't
offended! |
But did the doctor stop cutting? |
You
must mean my EX-doctor who told me all I could be feeling was pressure of him working on me...no way the fact he refused to give me as much local as I
told him my body required had any bearing on the PAIN I felt from him cutting!!
He was mistaken! The SOB finished the surgery & stitched up my elbow.
I never saw him again...not even for follow-ups! I've forgotten his name now, but there is no way I'd ever go back to him or refer him, guess that's
safe since I forgot his name! |
Yikes!
I think that "Hijo de tu madre, eso duele!!" yelled as loud as you could would have been appropriate, and probably resulted in him putting the
scalpel down. Either that, or he'd of cut out your tongue.
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Re Fidepaz hospital in La Paz, here's my story:
I spent 4 days as an in-patient there in Feb 2004. I had gotten dehydrated and became very sick due to over-exertion after a gonzo mtn bike ride in
the mountains above La Ventana. Could not drink or eat anything without immediately coming back "up". Layed horizontal in my van for 4 days before
friends finally took me to the hospital. I'm convinced that another day just laying there would have been the end of the road for me.
Overall, I was satisfied with my treatment - after all, I survived and recovered. However, they really dropped the ball when I had a Bells Palsy
attack while in the hospital. Their only "treatment" was to hand me a small vial of eye drops. No one explained what the eye drops were for or told me
that I was in fact having a Bells Palsy "episode". I was so out of it that I don't think I even used the eye drops. They should have immediately taped
my eye shut to prevent my cornea from drying out. Unfortunately, they did not and I suffered permanent damage to my cornea.
I had no clue about Bells Palsy and never heard of it until I returned to the campground after being discharged from the hospital. Someone in the CG
had been afflicted with BP some years before and when seeing that my right eyelid was open and not blinking, said I must have Bells Palsy. That was
news to me!
So, while I was treated well for my initial condition, they failed miserably to respond and treat my BP episode.
Of the 3 docs I encountered on my "visit", one spoke fluent english, one broken english and one no english at all.
Keep in mind this occurred in 2004. Hopefully, everything has improved and only gotten better since then.
Would I go to Fidepaz hospital again? Yeah, I guess so, I don't know of anyplace better.
Good Luck to anyone "visiting" the Fidepaz hospital!
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