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Author Topic: Heart scan,cardiograph  (Read 2907 times)
Pete E
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« on: June 22, 2005, 04:00:00 AM »

Thanks to my inquiring mind  and great Cali Medical options at bargain prices I now know more about my heart than bill Clinton did a few months ago when he got surprised,.
I did a heart scan,an MRI type view of the heart.The machine they just got here is way ahead of the one I used in the states.It can show cross sections of cartoid arteries including Calcium blockage.It showed a possible problem so today I did a cardiograph,a look at the heart arteries from the inside with a littele tv probe in the arteries.The issue is minor,maybe 30% blockage max.It was a piece of cake 30 mimiute proceedure.But I have to lay flat for a day to let the artery in my leg where they went in heal.
The heart scan is about $450.Beatriz my girlfriend works as a nurse at Imbanaco,the clinic.She got me a 25% discounht on that.The cardigraph about $1350,Beatriz went up the line with her bosses to get me a 50% discount on that.She also worked all night last night so she could spend all day with me today.It would have been hard tom figure out things without her.What a girl.What a find.She loves to do all she can for me.
These test would cost 10 times as much in the .states and your insurace would not pay for the first and the second only if you already had serious symtoms.I had none,it was purely precautionary.
Imbanaco prides itself on first class preventitive care.Probably the best medical facility in Cali.

Pete

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Fuzzyone
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2005, 04:00:00 AM »

... in response to Heart scan,cardiograph, posted by Pete E on Jun 22, 2005

Well my Dad had no symtons and had a heart attack some years ago. It turned
out that he had very bad blockage near his heart. So I guess you are lucky at
least you caught it early enough.....
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Pete E
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2005, 04:00:00 AM »

... in response to Re: Heart scan,cardiograph, posted by Fuzzyone on Jun 23, 2005

[This message has been edited by Pete E]

My Dad died of a heart attack at 43,which is why I am taking such care here.He was a heavy smoker,the reason he had problems so young I think.
There are some treatments to clean out the arteries.I will do that too.Its stupid to die of a plumbing problem.

Pete

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WS244
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« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2005, 04:00:00 AM »

... in response to Re: Re: Heart scan,cardiograph, posted by Pete E on Jun 23, 2005

Pete,
Why not go with Sanitas the spanish healthcare group? then you are covereded no matter what.ws
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Pete E
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2005, 04:00:00 AM »

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Heart scan,cardiograph, posted by WS244 on Jun 23, 2005

You talking the free health care the locals get?
I am sure they would not do an elective scan test for someone without symtoms.If it is the service I have heard about you can wait all, day then they tell you to come back tommorow.
Sometime you get what you pay for.
But tell me more what you know about them.

Pete

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WS244
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« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2005, 04:00:00 AM »

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Heart scan,cardiograph, posted by Pete E on Jun 23, 2005

Go to the www.colsanitas.com.co website.  it is in spanish however. it is a private spanish health insurance company. i carry their basic health plan "colsanitas" plus their "E.P.S. sanitas" additional plan for a total of 95 US per month.  my mri copay a couple of months ago was 15 dollars.
ws
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