‘4 of 4’ – broken left femur (20-month?? post-op)

 I’m doing really, really, really, well; i.e. I’m walking 4-5 miles a day, with NO limp, NO pain, NO nothin’.

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TRUE STORY:

 The other day, I had soreness in my hip; and I thought for a moment, “Oh my Gawd, I hope there isn’t anything wrong with my new hip”.

I then realized, it was my right hip which was sore.

Old age, huh?

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As I said in ‘1 of 4’, I owe it all to wonderful care I received at Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok.

‘1 of 4’ – broken left femur

Sub-title: ‘Health Care and Medical Insurance in Thailand’

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In early September 2007, I came down with dengue fever; which morphed into vertigo resulting in a fall which broke the tip of my femur; which resulted in a full hip replacement surgery.

Sucks, huh?

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Well that was the BAD NEWS; the GOOD NEWS is it happened while living in Thailand.

HIP REPLACEMENT:
- Three weeks in the hospital
- 2.5 hour surgery with a U.S. board certified doc
- Top notch nursing care and physical therapy

The hospital was Bumrungrad in Bangkok which has a Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCI). It serves over 400,000 international patients annually.

http://www.bumrungrad.com/Overseas-Medical-Care/about-us/overview.aspx

MEDICAL INSURANCE:

I pay $130-$140 USD per month, which covered 100% of the costs: hospital, surgery, meds, PT, etc, etc, etc.