You can take a cruise on hemo without dialysis but it has to be very short. 3 days are doable and 4 is pushing it.
Hi Angie.. I am pretty sure that if you travel outside Canada you will have to pay for your treatments out of pocket but Health and Welfare Canada will re-imburse you some.. if not all.I travel to the Dominican Republic and I pay 300 usd for each treatment and when I get home I submit the original receipt and I get 210 cdn back in about 6 weeks.. not too bad.
Angie, if you want to travel here to the USA, you could just go to the hospitals emergency room and get dialysis there, so far as I know, they cannot refuse you treatment.Of course, you would still be billed, but maybe you can submit the bill to your current insurance there in Canada?
If you have a valid Ontario health card you are entitled to certain benefits when outside Canada; however, since coverage for out-of-country health care services is limited, you should purchase supplementary insurance.
Charee, where are you wanting to go on holiday?
Angie, if you want to travel here to the USA, you could just go to the hospitals emergency room and get dialysis there, so far as I know, they cannot refuse you treatment.
Only problem with that is, emergency room treatments could cost more then standard out patient routines.
Quote from: sandmansa on August 19, 2006, 05:09:45 PMOnly problem with that is, emergency room treatments could cost more then standard out patient routines.The other problem is that you don't know what kind of needles they use, what kind of machine they use or what kind of filter they use. The ER is the last place you want to dialyize.Not all hospitals have the same knowledge or experience about dialysis.