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COSTA RICA HEALTH CARE: PART THREE…THE SURGERY

Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: Hernia surgery-$0

On the day of admissions, we reported to an office and filled out paperwork. It lasted no more than 10 minutes. I was not sure if it was fast because that was the actual process or because we couldn’t understand anything.

We were directed to the emergency ward where Rob was instructed to go into a utility closet and change into a pair of scrubs. He walked out wearing an ill-fitting ensamble with numbers stamped across his chest. The pants were too short and the top didn’t even cover his navel. My husband looked less like a surgical patient but more like a gay prison inmate. (more…)

“I THINK I NEED A DOCTOR”- AN INTRO TO COSTA RICAN HEALTH CARE

By Nadine Hays Pisani| 2018-04-15T18:19:38-04:00 July 30th, 2011|Categories: Cost of Living|Tags: doctors, hospitals, surgery|

Costa Rica Costa Of Living Update: Three heads of garlic-90 cents

A lot has been going on behind the scenes at Happier Than A Billionaire. Unfortunately, there has been a few not so happy times. My husband needed hernia surgery and I chose not to write about it until I knew he would survive. I’m nice like that—I prefer to have my husband alive and well when I write about all the embarrassing things that happened to him while infirmed.

And since he is convalescing, he has less ability to reach the computer to read about it and less of a chance to yell at me for talking about him on my blog.

So here it goes. A three part story on my introduction into the Costa Rica health care system. Grab some popcorn and hug your Blue Shield card…it’s going to be a bumpy ride. (more…)

COSTA RICA HEALTH CARE: PART THREE…THE SURGERY

“I THINK I NEED A DOCTOR”- AN INTRO TO COSTA RICAN HEALTH CARE

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