The Author goes under the knife
Posted September 5th, 2008 by Christopher HowardToday I had a great experience at the Clínica Bíblica that should clear up any doubts you may have about the quality of medical care in Costa Rica for retirees.
All of my life I have been a “jock.” In high school I played basketball, water polo, ran cross country and was on the swim team. In college I participate in flag football and martial arts. After graduation I continued my career as an amateur athlete by doing cycling, tennis, playground basketball games, running and my favorite activity, martial arts. I became very competent in Aikido, Northern Sil um Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Contemporary Fighting Street Arts. In fact, I taught Tai Chi at the University of Costa Rica for several years.
As a result all of my athletic endeavors my knees took a terrible pounding over the years. Recently they really started to bother me, so I went to see an orthopedic surgeon at the Clínica Bíblica in San Jose. Bíblica is the country’s oldest private hospital. Anyway after extensive tests on my knees Dr. Oscar Oeding determined I would need arthroscopic surgery on both knees to correct the problem. It turned out I had a broken meniscus in both knees.
Today I went through the procedure and was very impressed with everything. I was treated well and the operation was basically painless. I even watched the whole thing on a monitor which I found fascinating. Since it was an outpatient procedure I am now at home writing this article while I can remember all of the details.
Best of all the price was right. I paid a total of $3600 for everything and am very satisfied.
If you are thinking about retirement in Costa Rica health care should not be a deterrent. Costa Rica’s doctors are excellent and very well trained. Dr. Oeding frequently attends seminars and conferences abroad to stay up the latest technology which ensures his patients receive the finest health care possible.
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