The results are mostly in from the knee surgery here in Mexico. For the most part it is good. I mean, here it is almost two weeks past the cutting and the mending seems well under way. I am walking, all-be-it with the steadying influence of a crutch, but each day is a little better than the day before. Today I may have been encouraged to go a “bridge too far,” but survived the trek to downtown Mazatlán and back (via both bus and taxi). Over the course of the last two weeks the process has been mostly good. There was a miserable first night but after that it has been better by far.
The doctor has been great in explaining what is going on at each stage and when I said it hurt he had solutions immediately ready. Initially I had figured to be out of commission for a lot longer than has been the case. The cost has been manageable in that it was near what was expected. Well, the doctors fee was slightly higher than initially expected but I think really still within reason. Here’s a break down of what has happened so far:
Pesos Dollars (12:1)
Taxis 790.00 65.83
Bus 20.00 1.67
X-ray 400.00 33.33
Blood Test 340.00 28.33
Dr. Olmeda 25500.00 2125.00
Nurse 1500.00 125.00
Anesthesiologist 4500.00 375.00
Clinic 4400.00 366.67
Prescriptions 1503.00 125.25
Crutches 353.00 29.42
Totals 39306.00 3275.50
So, if this is close to the end of the expenses that’s a pretty good indication of the final on all this. I will report back later on the final, final but for now this should be a clear enough picture. This does not include the extra cost of staying still in Mazatlán to get all this done, but I would have been somewhere!!
