Just mentioning: Some People even fly abroad to get the right Surgeon for this kind of procedure and you are "insisting" on Puerto Plata .
Absolutely!
Thank you, AE. I am only considering surgeons in POP. It is impossible for me to make multiple trips to SD pre- and post-surgery.
In addition to being homeless in the US, I also know that Medicare (the only US insurance I have) will not provide adequate coverage for such major surgery sas this. A few years ago, I called a number of surgeons in Boston, and of course, the first question was, "What insurance do you have." At the time I had some supplemental insurance and was told flat out by one office that that was a good thing, because they wouldn't touch me if it was just Medicare.
I had shoulder surgery years ago and I know that therapy is sometimes even more important than surgery. I sort of doubt there will be a CPM in Puerto Plata, but hope springs eternal....
I've often said that therapy is more painful than the actual injury. Well, at least in relation to knee injuries, namely ACL and/or meniscus tear.
That is strange, Medicare is normally the preferred insurance since they require no authorization. If it is medically necessary, there should be no issue with Medicare at all. Now maybe the doctor said that based on the reimbursement rate he gets from Medicare, but I have never heard of any physician that does not want to take Medicare. Looking back on it, the rehab for me was worse than the surgery. I did not like the CPM so my surgeon told me just keep bending/flexing the knee/leg as much as I could. They had me up and around just a few hours after surgery.
I was going to echo other posters saying that all our doctors are in Santiago and all our operations, including the extended family, have been done in Santiago, but I see how that may be tricky to get there.
Dr. Arturo Pelegrín is an orthopedic surgeon in Centro Medico Bournigal. I don't know if he specializes in just knee surgery, but he did a good job on a friend that had a completely shattered tibia that required a rod to be placed in the bone. Very professional. You could call and ask.
Count the one legged men you see. DR looks like a pirate training camp. That tells me a lot about the quality of surgeries.
I had my knee replaced by Dr. Kelvin Vasquez at Centro Medico. I played golf 8 weeks later. 809-261-2943. He is bilingual.
There is a phyical rehab center in Sosua. Which should be conventient to the OP.
Two hours there, two hours back on roads that make me carsick. I considered it, and even met with an excellent surgeon, but it's too much.
A lot of the moto accidents here are so bad that many times amputation is the only option. A car pulled out of driveway in Philly and broadsided a friend of mine on a motorcycle. Crushed his leg so bad it had to be amputated below the knee.
