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Surgery in South America. What to Expect
Other than saving money, of course.
Medical services in the United States are expensive.
I don’t think anyone would argue with that.
Sure, the treatments available in the U.S. will rival, or exceed, anywhere in the world, but you’re going to have to pay for it. It’s a true pay-to-play kind of situation, even if you have insurance.
To pay for most surgeries in the United States you almost have to start selling organs. Did you know you could get up to $40K for a kidney in China? Of course, the cost of a kidney transplant in the U.S. is $440,000, so there goes any return on investment.
It’s why I tell people, that unless you have a very rare disease or something going on in the brain, you’re probably better off going anywhere else for your surgery.
And I try to put my money where my mouth is.
Now, this isn’t to say I’ve needed any kind of extreme surgery. I haven’t. Minor surgery, yes, but I haven’t had rib cages opened or butts lifted. And yet, whenever I tell people about the medical services I’ve received in other countries they often scoff.
It’s as if they assume it’s some kind of back alley, black market deal, with swinging lightbulbs from the ceiling casting ominous…
