Patient's Experiences Hip Resurfacing Surgery BY Mr James S

Mr James S from USA, speaks about his experience of getting Hip Resurfacing Surgery done at Wockhardt Hip resurfacing Center - a state of the art facility at South Asia's First Internationally Accredited Superspecialty Hospital at Mumbai. As associate hospital of Harvard Medical International (HMI), Boston, USA, this hospital is equipped with latest technology, multi-disciplinarycapability, world class infrastructure and excellent patient care ambience and processes. Hip resurfacing or surface replacement arthroplasty is a bone-conserving alternative to conventional total hip replacement (THR). Unlike THR, hip resurfacing does not involve the removal of the femoral head and neck; hence the head, neck and femur bone is preserved in an effort to facilitate future surgery to enable the patient to take advantage of newer technology or treatments in the future. The current generation of hip resurfacing devices utilizes a metal-metal bearing.

Source By : Wockhardt Hospitals India

Medical tourism: Need surgery, will travel

A Canadian patient

Across Canada, thousands are on waiting lists for surgeries. In some cases those waits can last for years.

A year ago, Aruna Thurairajan of Calgary was becoming resigned to the idea of living in pain. At the age of 50, a spinal condition was making tasks like reaching over her head impossible.

"I had almost 20 to 40 painkillers a day," she says.

Her doctors in Alberta said there would be a three-year wait for corrective surgery.

"I went over to India... and I had the surgery, " Thurairajan says.

Six weeks later not only could she lift her arm, she could also endorse this cheque from the province of Alberta, reimbursing her for almost the entire cost of the surgery despite the fact it was done in a foreign private hospital.

"I had a legitimate claim, I processed it just the way they wanted, I didn't make any unreasonable demands," she says,

An out of country health services claim is little known, little used. Alberta only had 45 cases last year. It's an option for patients who simply can't get into a hospital quick enough.

Source by : CBC News Online

Reporter : Cameron MacIntosh

Knee replacement surgery

In October, our staff had the opportunity to interview one of our international patients from Bahrain, Mrs.Badriya Talib Ali Mohd, 57 years old, which came to Vibhavadi Hospital for the knee replacement surgery. Below is the content of the interview before Mrs. Badriya’s departure

: Please tell me what you feel or the symptoms before coming for treatment at Vibhavadi Hospital.

Mrs.Badriya: I have a terrible pain of my both knees for 6 months and my doctor advised me to have the knee replacement as treatment.

: You told us that you contacted other hospital in Bangkok but why did you choose Vibhavadi Hospital.

Mrs.Badriya: Vibhavadi Hospital (International Coordinator) response to my needs very quick and the costs of treatment is reasonable.

: What is your reaction when the doctor in Bahrain told you to have the knee replacement, Are you afraid?

Mrs.Badriya: No, what I want only is the pain will go away.

: When did you arrive to the hospital and when did the surgery happen?

Mrs.Badriya: We arrived to the hospital on October 8, 2007. On October 9 pre – operative procedure was performed followed by surgery the following day, October 10, 2007

: How do you feel after the surgery?

Mrs.Badriya: The pain is still there but not much.

: How was the hospital’s service and facilities?

Mrs.Badriya: It’s good; everybody was helpful and always smiling.

: What do you want to tell to those who have problem like you?

Mrs.Badriya: I want to tell to those having knee problem that don’t be afraid to have the surgery because at Vibhavadi Hospital there is Dr. Werayudth who is professional and kind to his patient.