Thursday, January 29, 2009

Affordable Knee Replacement Surgery Abroad

By Michael Dunage

If you have a problem with your knee crunching while you walk, your doctor might recommend knee replacement surgery. What if your insurance policy is not enough to cover this procedure or you are underinsured? With the costs of knee replacement surgery in the U.S. being so high, where do you turn? You obviously don't or cannot afford to wait until your savings enable you to pay for the treatment.

A simple answer. You could consider receiving your knee replacement surgery abroad. There are several top destinations that people are traveling each day to receive knee surgery, such as India, Turkey, Mexico, Philippines and Costa Rica. There are several reputable medical tourism websites to contact that can help you to coordinate the medical travel arrangements abroad, etc.

Medical tourism companies are good at arranging flights and receiving the best deals through inside contacts. They also make it possible for you to save up to seventy percent off the U.S. cost of knee replacement surgery. An attractive destination for this knee replacement procedure is India. It is understood that a group of the doctors there actually developed a procedure known as knee resurfacing and it only became approved by the FDA in the U.S. a few years ago. The hospitals are state of the art and in line with the U.S. hospitals and facilities.

You fly to one of the major cities in India and you get met by a personal attendant who helps you get around during your experience. You will be visiting doctors who have considerable experience in knee replacement surgery abroad. India specialists are orthopedic surgeons who are generally board certified in their field of specialty and who have more than a hundred procedures under their belt.

In addition to the medical travel aspect to India for knee replacement surgery, there are other tourism benefits. India is a place that allows you to take advantage of therapeutic therapies available. The surgical facilities are modern and the patient rooms are the same as a five star hotel. The hospitals for knee replacement surgery abroad in just as good if not better than the hospitals in the U.S. or elsewhere.

You will be transported prior to receiving your knee replacement surgery to a hotel by your personal assistant. After you have settled, you will be transported to the hospital to meet with the surgical team that will be performing the knee replacement operation. The nurses will prepare you for IV and make you relaxed and at ease. Besides India, another destination that provides first class knee replacement surgery treatment is Mexico.

The Philippines is another great vacation spot. There are sight seeing attraction in and around the city. If you have the time, it might be worthwhile to check them out. Shortly after your arrival, you will be taken to meet with your surgeon who will be perfoming the operation. Many of the surgeons are board certified and have received specialized training in the U.S. The prosthetics and technology used are of great quality and the same as in the U.S.

The arthritic knee is removed in the surgery and a metal and plastic one is placed where the original one. The postoperative pain is reasonable in this kind of knee surgery. Philippine hospitals offer pain medication for you after surgery and have physical therapists who get you back on your feet shortly, making plans for your trip back to the U.S. - 20897

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