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Hey US Americans, quick reminder that quality, affordable healthcare is available abroad; I use it and you can ask about healthcare here or in travel.
If I ever get cancer then this is the route I’m going to cure it. Fuck this country when it comes to how they rob you if you have cancer.
I am right there with you. In Cambodia, I was friends with a group of old guys from the US and all four of them were able to treat serious medical conditions by avoiding US "healthcare". One of them had won a years-long battle against cancer right before i met them which he never could have afforded in the US.
Would have died years ago in the US, instead he was sitting around a table eating sushi and drinking beer with friends.
My health problems have largely been dental, and Thailand dentists unequivocally superseded the quality of care in the US for less than 1/3 of the cost at the relatively expensive bangkok clinic, BIDC.
If you ever want info about health care abroad, reach out to me at Travel.
There's some good healthcare info in this post, too.
Hope you got a nice vacation out of it too. My great uncle died in Thailand during the Vietnam War so I’ve always wanted to go there for that reason.
Thanks, i live abroad full time so it's all been a vacation for the past 15 years!
Cambodia was great: angkor wat is fascinating, the towns are all chill and i got to hang out with those old guys at a great sushi bar/microbrewery while they told all their stories.
I've backpacked and lived all over Thailand more than a few times, i recommend it fairly constantly. Great food, people, nature, waterfalls, you'll appreciate giving it a go.
2nd link is just a picture.
Thanks, fixed.
My sister travels to Mexico (from Nashville, TN) for healthcare she can afford.
That's great. I hear from a lot of travelers that Mexican hospitals provide high quality, affordable healthcare.