Why people should know about procedures?

Health is wealth. It is important to know each and every aspect when it is connected with our health and body. The knowledge about the procedures will help patients and their family members to understand how each procedure will be performed and additionally, how it may feel during and after the treatment. It will give a general idea about what exactly the health care providers are going to do to their body during surgical procedures. In addition to that, information regarding what preparation is required and the dos’ and don’ts to be followed post-procedure are also detailed.

Utilizing and understanding the information provided in the procedure guide will help clear the doubts and confusion regarding the specific procedure for the patients and their family members. This in turn will help you make the right decision for their health, and whether or not this is the right procedure for you. The knowledge will be empowering and enhance the confidence of the medical tourist who is traveling outside their comfort zone for treatment.

The knowledge about the minor yet important precautions and follow-up care will ensure the better outcome of the procedure. This will ultimately serve the purpose of having a better and improved health status and lifestyle. By understanding exactly what a specific procedure entails of, a patient will be able to know about the possible improved lifestyle after the successful procedure.

Additionally, understanding the procedure could potentially also help patients to seek alternative options. For example, patients coming in for breast cancer treatment can search for alternative therapies such as homoeopathy, yoga to relieve the side effects and symptoms caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Why medical tourist should seek specific information about procedures?

As a medical tourist, you are traveling outside your home country to q different geographic area wherein you will need to familiarize yourselves with new people of a different culture. You will also be interacting with healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses) of a culture (and perhaps language) that is foreign to you. Having a solid background about their procedure would therefore help you in communicating and asking the right questions to the physician that will be treating you.

Also, the information within the procedure guidebook discusses approximate days a medical tourist would need to stay at a hospital and also at destination, the need for a care taker for post procedure care, knowledge about the diet and exercises after the treatment. Learning about this information prior to traveling can help you meticulously plan for the medical journey, and will reduce the stress and discomfort at the new place.

It is also important for a medical tourist to know about the ethical and legal issues associated with certain procedures. For example, commercial surrogacy is banned in certain countries. Similarly sex determination through USG is not allowed in certain regions of India. The knowledge about the preparations, precautions and post procedure care would enhance the chances of success and will help them to stay away from unwanted complications and risk at different place when they are away from home.

How can this procedure guidebook help you?

The USP of this guidebook is that it is not only beneficial for potential medical tourists, but additionally for all consumers. Since the procedures listed provides the general information about each common procedure, required preparation before and after the procedure, associated risk and complications, do’s and don’t to be followed by patient it can be helpful for all individuals.

Since medical tourists need to do the necessary preparations for their medical condition prior to traveling, this book is essential to go through. The knowledge provided about some basic facts related to each procedure can also help medical tourists to potentially combine one or two procedures together. For example, regular health check-ups and certain dental treatment can be done in single visit with a short stay at destination.

By understanding the post operative do’s and don’ts, you can plan your vacation accordingly. For example, patients availing knee replacement surgery would not be medically permitted to go trekking or hiking on mountainous terrain that requires a lot of walking or climbing. In this case, they can opt instead for a beachy destination near the sea where they can relax and recuperate on their medical vacation.

On the other hand, a tourist going for non invasive painless diagnostic procedure such as colonoscopy or ultrasound scanning can walk as much as they desire and engage in several touristic activities that would not be advised for many other patients.

In many procedures patients would benefit with the help from a companion in the form of a family member friend or relative for the post operative rehabilitation. The knowledge about the post operative care would help the patient arrange for the companion’s stay, time of duration and simultaneously visit of tourist attraction. It will also help to have an average idea about the additional cost and to select the destination and plan their tour according to their budget.

The knowledge of post operative care will be useful for you to do the required preparations and arrangements at your own home in advance. The arrangement of transport, groceries and other requirements done prior to leaving the place will reduce the post operative work load. The advanced arrangement for post operative care would ensure the easy and comfortable post surgery rehabilitation period.

Lastly, the general information and suggestions provided in the guide book will help medical travelers to ensure successful outcomes of the procedures and have a safe, successful and relaxed medical traveling experience.