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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Sara on August 05, 2006, 07:13:53 AM

Title: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: Sara on August 05, 2006, 07:13:53 AM

Considering taking a vacation there and was curious what the facilities might be like.

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: Ginger on August 05, 2006, 10:01:02 AM

Sara,
Check out the reviews on the 'Global Dialysis' web site. I seem to remember someone posting about dialyzing in Mexico on there. Hope you can do it and then post the review here too.

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: Bajanne on August 05, 2006, 10:52:43 AM

What about the Caribbean islands?  There is a St. Lucia Dialysis that looks really good.  The manager even posted here once. 

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: livecam on August 05, 2006, 01:04:11 PM

Be very careful about Mexico.  That country's corruption extends to the health care industry as well.  I can remember several high profile cases involving people who had to be hospitalized there being held essentially for ransom by the hospitals.  They wouldn't be released until their out of country relatives came up with some huge amount that had to be paid first.  I know this sounds strange but it is true. Avoid Mexico.

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: Joe Paul on August 05, 2006, 01:09:56 PM

I would be afraid, just because of all the stories I heard about the water there. "Nice place, but DONT drink the water" ::)

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: SpeedFleX on August 05, 2006, 02:18:37 PM

I have never been to Mexico but if u would like to travel then go to either Ibiza or Fuerteventura they dialysis centers I went to were very good and very nice people and afterwards I felt great very nice air and the temps were perfect.

Fuerteventura if u want to relax and enjoy the ocean!

Ibiza if u wanna party and meet some strange crazy people!

I don't know if those are the English words for those two inslands so sry^^

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: jlerner on August 05, 2006, 05:07:51 PM

I have researched this topic for a trip to Cancun I never took.  However, I did find information on hemodialysis. 

http://www.hospiten.es/hospiten/HOSPITEN/published_en/DEFAULT/node_365.shtml

I hope this helps...

Title: Re: Anyone ever traveled/dialyzed in Mexico?
Post by: Sara on August 05, 2006, 07:06:37 PM

Thanks for the website.  Those units are so pretty!