Planet Hospital has arranged all the details from Airplane and Hotel reservations, to Hospital and Surgeon. No detail has been missed by Planet Hospital’s excellent Concierge.
Planet Hospital has eased the fear and the unknown for Rick and Paula. Thank you.
Destination: New Delhi, India
Airline: Malaysia Air 747 & 737
30 hours from LAX to New Delhi.
Hotel: Hotel Connaught
Hospital: Max Superspeciality Orthopedic Hospital
Doctor: Dr. S.K.S Marya
Medical Tourism agent:
Planet Hospital
Rick and Paula Thues go to India for Rick’s Hip surgery
Blue Shield HMO refused to cover advanced Hip Resurfacing for Rick.
After all possible appeals it became obvious that Rick’s American medical insurance was not going to cover Hip Resurfacing , but were perfectly willing to pay for Total Hip Replacement (THR). THR involves cutting off the head of the femur and inserting a long shaft into the bone. THR is known to last only about 10 years in active patients like Rick. Hip resurfacing replaces the arthritic cartilage with a hollow steel ball and matching socket. This device will allow Rick to continue to skydive and will probably last the rest of his life.
Look at the x-ray above and ask yourself, “which operation would your prefer?”
