tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post5507591353485526459..comments2023-07-10T04:42:14.010-07:00Comments on An American in Delhi: Adventures in Healthcare Here in IndiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-30000637872688370382009-04-12T04:28:00.001-07:002009-04-12T04:28:00.001-07:00Pulling a Rickshaw in Delhi will earn you a couple...Pulling a Rickshaw in Delhi will earn you a couple of dollars a day. Healthcare in India is cheap only for foreigners :)Vaibhavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-44168541330027769492009-04-07T17:10:00.000-07:002009-04-07T17:10:00.000-07:00Medical care sounds pretty cheap, if somewhat sket...Medical care sounds pretty cheap, if somewhat sketchy. Maybe I should give up this rat race and pull a rickshaw in Delhi. I got a $75 copay just for an MRI!<BR/><BR/>What can I expect to earn per year as an ... <I>average</I> Indian?Geoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-74136853596922023712009-03-30T22:49:00.000-07:002009-03-30T22:49:00.000-07:00A bit personal, that question, but Hep A. Luckily,...A bit personal, that question, but Hep A. Luckily, once I'm back to normal, I'm supposedly immune from getting it again. I suspect it was the office coffee on the night shift that did me in - my son and I had been eating/drinking the same things. If anything, he was being much more adventurous than me, and that was the only item on the menu that he hadn't ingested as well. Oh well. I hear there Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-69252416411760634832009-03-30T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-30T15:52:00.000-07:00Do you have hep A or hep C? because hep C is dange...Do you have hep A or hep C? because hep C is dangerous and if you have C, how'd you get it? that's scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-86789417035890270902009-03-24T01:49:00.000-07:002009-03-24T01:49:00.000-07:00wow - I hope you are both feeling better soon. We ...wow - I hope you are both feeling better soon. We have already had a medical experience and it was pretty good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-11989987349977618802009-03-23T21:59:00.000-07:002009-03-23T21:59:00.000-07:00amreekandesi:I have nothing but nice things to say...amreekandesi:<BR/><BR/>I have nothing but nice things to say about my doctor, Manissha Choudhury (I know I spelled this incorrectly, but something like this...). She is capable, direct and doesn't let me cheat on my lifestyle changes. (I need a doctor like that.)<BR/><BR/>Will should be getting his stitches out today... I don't have to go back until mid-April for a blood test and quick checkup. :Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725955708079288443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-2098194810192910112009-03-23T20:53:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:53:00.000-07:00Health Care in India does turn out to be cheaper t...Health Care in India does turn out to be cheaper than in the US, but there is also a lot of malpractice in the absence of strict regulation.<BR/><BR/>Like you said, you need to be super careful and watchful while dealing with hospitals. I have heard too many horror stories of the lengths hospitals will go to, in order to extract a few more bucks out of patients.<BR/><BR/>It always helps if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-82315089304474041552009-03-23T12:08:00.000-07:002009-03-23T12:08:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this! Have noted the contact i...Thanks for sharing this! Have noted the contact info and website! Am sure we'll need their services soon enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093046601217149605.post-41858621723010008492009-03-23T00:29:00.000-07:002009-03-23T00:29:00.000-07:00Jeanne, awesome post!! Thanks for sharing; your pe...Jeanne, awesome post!! Thanks for sharing; your personal account of "adventures" really brings it to life. I wish you both good healing. Cheers from chilly Chitown. ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com