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Medicare in Panama

Does anyone in the viewing audience depend on Medicare for their healthcare while living in Panama? Is this even possible? I have a senior citizen friend who's asking.

 

Thanks,

Tony

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  • This deserves a fresh topic rather than being tacked on to a six-yer-old post. Go to the box next to your name above, the one that says +Add, to begin a new post.
    • Bonnie great suggestion. Readers should also be extremely wary of anecdotal stories about, medicines, doctor experiences and surgeries. Especially when passing on Lawyer Advertisements for Ambulance chasers and surgical experiences, like this one.  There are always a small number of outside normal clinical/surgical outcomes.  They can happen to anyone or anywhere including in Panama.  Once they occur here your outcome is rarely a good one.

      As Lee Zeltzer learned the hard way...

      A Licensed HC Professional

      • Did Lee die from complications in a hospital?

        • Not to my knowledge. It's my understanding that he died of a heart attack in his home. He had the best cardiologist in Chiriqui.

      • Where is the ad for the lawyer ambulance chaser?  Was it deleted?

  •  Hola ,I went back to the states for a simple one hr one day recovery  surgery on my back.I already have 6 screws in my lower lumbar the I had done at  Hospital National in Panama city,open back surgery.So I was not as anxious as before my last surgery in Panama about 7 years ago.I used Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Florida  because of its supposed to be one of the best hospitals in the USA.They tore the sack that covers the spine a and I leaked cerebral fluid.It took them six hours to repair This was about18 months ago Im still using a cane,and have to use heavy drugs for the chronic pain.I would never use the hospitlas in the US even though I have Medicare,and can use the VA aill at little or no cost Just a little info  on were Id go for sugery again .Six days in the hospital,and the care was 3rd world

  • I did the tread mill.  Which my Dr. requested.  Guess that was a good thing, I would not have known the difference.  Off to buy veggies...  Can't find them dipped in sugar anywhere....hummm.

  • Yes, Correcto on the Dr. and his wife Lulu.  He gave me her card, as she owns a nursery, has a horse, and dogs, so we have a lot in common.

    My blood pressure was perfecto 100/70.  What I am saying is that I got the quote before they established any of this.

    They did not do an EKG, but I have had one in the past 8 months, so they just asked for the name and city of my Primary care phy. in the U.S.  I hope they do run a cholesterol check, just to have it on record.  All my blood work is usually very good, dispite my sweet tooth.

    Correct on the Ins. co.

    I wonder if women have more false neg on EKG's due to using body lotion.  My little tabs kept falling off. They just slapped them back on.  Came back questionable.  Sent me to the hospital for a very expensive stress test, around 4 grand.  I should have asked them to wipe off three layers of lotion and try again.  Come on now, what would goes into a physican without putting on lotion in the morning.... A lesson learned.

  • The doctor's name is Samuel Cattan.

    • Bonnie, I will use him some, as he can be a good source of referrals to specialists, should the need arise, Thats

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