I went to the EMERGENCY ROOM in MEXICO!!
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2024
- It was 5:30am in Tapalpa, Jalisco and we realized it was time to seek emergency medical attention.
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Today in our travel Mexico vlog, we are sharing our experience going to our first emergency room in Mexico. At 5:30am Jordan had an encounter with an unexpected visitor in our Tapalpa, Jalisco Airbnb. Since this Pueblo Magico is in the mountains of Jalisco, it's pretty common to come across lots of critters.
Once we realized that Jordan was stung by a scorpion in Mexico, we applied Frankincense essential oil to slow any reactions to the venom or symptoms he might have. Originally, we weren't going to find a hospital in Tapalpa, but after hearing feedback from our UA-cam community and Facebook following, we decided to be on the safe side and find a Mexican hospital close by.
Watch our Mexico travel vlog to find out what happened during our first experience at an emergency room as well as the medical costs in Mexico for the hospital visit. If you're considering medical tourism Mexico, you might be surprised to learn what we paid at the hospital. Medical tourism might be more reasonable for healthcare needs than you might think.
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What would you have done if you were in Jordan's shoes?
Tangerine Travels absolutely going to the ER was the right thing to do, Scorpions are poisonous in Mexico, so getting medical care as soon as possible is the right thing to do, now learn some words in Spanish that might help in an emergency, you never know when you will need them.
I would’ve stung him in the foot. - El alacrán 🦂
From now on you need to learn more spanish .
Kill and keep the bug for the docs.
hahahahahahaha@@jolish85
Do not be fooled.... in mexico all the doctors have passed thru at least ten years of practice experience..... all the doctors in mexico are well calified .... because in mexico they work without any fear to be sued and with no student debt behind ..... that its the real reason for the cheap and Good practice
Exactly
Not all i have a nightmare from el seguro social where they kill 2 persons and where the nurse come to ask the family what happen to the pacient....that good is el seguro social or el matadero
Since we didn't have any experience with doctors before this, we didn't know what to think about Mexican health care. Now, we have absolute confidence that the doctors are confident and well-trained, despite (maybe) having outdated equipment or being in a small facility. You're probably very right about them being able to do better work because they aren't living in fear of being sued.
@@rogeliofernandez342 I mean, yes, we have huge issues with our health services in public places, but this has to do with the service structure and sadly with the attitude of healthcare professionals working in public services, however Juan is right, doctors are very prepared and most public universities have great standars on those career courses.
@@bakedpretzels i know we have great doctors honest people,im from morelia and my grand father was at seguro social and they said my grandfather can leave soon but with oxigen ok but the guy next bed got a problem and they remove the oxigen from my grandfather and try to save this guy and both die so they was lucky because im not there or i will kick some one ass
REMINDER to everyone to take advantage of the excellent learning opportunities in the comments sections of these great videos! Many of the comments are from people already living in Mexico, so you get a WEALTH of information from the discussion that each video launches. Thanks, Maddie and Jordan, for your wonderful videos AND for creating such a helpful forum.
Sometimes we wonder how we would get around Mexico if we didn’t have the comments section lol.
I agree this info is great to have. Some people might shy away from medical treatment in fear of it being too expensive. In more touristic areas expect to pay more but still economical. I saw an ENT in Playa Del Carmen in September and it was around 500 Peso's. Sure quit a bit more than 80 but I was happy to pay, my insurance co-pay in the states for a specialist is more than double that. Now if you are staying at one of those big AI's and the hotel sends you to a private hospital, get your checkbook out.
Yes, Rightfully So.
Hey guys, the scorpion was hard to die because he was made in mexico.
hahahahaha!??
😂😂😂
@Robert Burley you cant they are immortal you spray them and they come back to live
Good one I can't stop laughing made my day!
lol !
Mexico’s public health system 101. 1st level: county clinics (“municipio” means county), these are your first response units. 2nd level: main area hospitals, often in main counties and every state capital. 3rd level: speciality hospitals, where they treat the more serious and specific problems (respiratory, diabetes, cancer, etc.). And then, as doctors use to say, “4th level is God”. 3rd level is quite well equipped and have the most qualified personnel working there. And again, if needed, you’ll find those very inexpensive.
Not to get overly political, but those are the perks of “socialist” health care. Yes, has many problems, long wait hours here and there, but people getting sick for not having money is VERY uncommon in Mexico.
Good to know you’re well. Please take note of emergency services everywhere you go.
Thanks for the very helpful information Bernardo! We'll keep this in mind for any future medical needs we have (hopefully not soon though) We're going to be more mindful of where hospitals and emergency services are in our future travels.
Thank you
perks heheahahehahaa
+Jim Kirby Socialism (Theft) is never tolerable. Only in a sick world
Sunny D "sick"? I see what you did there. The world where my sister could cure her cancer for almost FREE, innit? But I won't change your mind. Leave us with our "sick" universal health care. Kudos.
Antivenom = Antídoto
Needle = Aguja/Jeringa
Sting = Picadura
Scorpion = Alacrán/Escorpión
Rattlesnake = Serpiente de Cascabel
Bite = Mordida
Tiger Attack = Ataque de Tigre
Hospital = Hospital/Clinica
There, you're pretty much covered 😊
SillyLion Orale, tu si sabes.
Falto:
Spider = Araña ( picadura de)
Pero, ahora si sabe mucho más!
In Puerto Rico for anti-venom we would say anti-veneno.
i always thought rattlesnake was vivora de cascabel
Jeringa - Syringe
And in English, it’s actually antivenin (not antivenom), like the Spanish word! 😉
everything is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper in mexico, the problem is that we earn waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less money
True so very true. My family n friends would often ask me my wage rate and when told them ($14.-15.00 an hour) they were like WOW!. They get paid by the month not hour.
Like the most of the world, you're not alone my guy. :)
Jordan, glad you're doing well and this situation turned out the way it did. I'm impressed with the medical treatment you received too. It removes some of my fear of retiring in Mexico.
As long as you can get to the hospital and communicate, care is good here. You miles may vary a ton form hospital to hospital.
Definitely check out Hospitals and medical care before you get sick. Just stop by and get a check up or something just so you know the procedure in case you have an emergencia.
Thanks Robert! We didn't really know what to expect going into this, but we're very thankful the doctor was confident, knowledgeable, and patient with us.
Great advice spackle!
I been living in the US for over 20 years, now a US citizen, but I was born in Mexico, when I was a teenager I was involved in a bad car crash, we had Ambulances for me and my friends and we were treated at a municipal (County Public) hospital, X-rays were done, broken leg and wrist, lots of beep cuts, my friends were also with broken bones, after 2 days in the hospital my mother paid a total of $200 pesos something like $19 dollars. yesterday took my son to the dentist and shed $258 Dollars for a tooth extraction. So yeah incomes are very different but Mexico does good in keeping living and medical emergency costs low for everyone.
If u retire here in Mexico and start living in a small town, expect basic lvl medical attention... tons of Americans come here and get operated on with their medical insurance... (private medical attention) and the fanciest the hospital, the most expensive
Glad you're alright, Jordan
Thanks, amigo!
Thank god you guys are okay. Thanks for your great vids. The medical system there is much better than i expected. So good luck. Keep us informed.
Happy to see all is well now. Mexico, offers some of the best trained medical professionals anywhere! This would have cost you $2,000 in the U.S.A.. Keep the adventures goings!!
Thanks Cesar! Others have shared that their similar treatment cost $4,000 or $7,000 USD....WITH insurance. It's insane! We are so thankful it was only 80 pesos here in Mexico.
@@TangerineTravels I was going to ask WHERE people are getting ER care for $1-2,000 .... it would be more like $5,000 where I live.
@@TangerineTravels Jesus Christ!
@@TangerineTravels You make me wish to go back to my beautiful México, but the problem with me is that I am 63 years old and I can't get a job in México like I do here in US.
I am from Mexico, and last year while camping near to San Diego I had an alerigic reaction, the madical atention in a near hospital cost me $1,500.00 US dollars for like an hour and a half, ambulance cost $5,000.00... I knew medical costs in the US are expensive, but that went beyon I imagine...when you convert that to mexican pesos is like a nightmare...Im glad I live in "Mexico Lindo y Querido..."
Omg what!!?? That's horrible.
once the wall is built americans won't be able to sneak down for medical treatment
I did my medical social service in a small community, in a rural medical unit. There the scorpion was endemic, so we always had the anti-venom serum. Other communities where the scorpion was not common, did not have this medicine. So it depends on the location.
I been living in the US for over 20 years, now a US citizen, but I was born in Mexico, when I was a teenager I was involved in a bad car crash, we had Ambulances for me and my friends and we were treated at a municipal (County Public) hospital, X-rays were done, broken leg and wrist, lots of deep cuts, my friends were also with broken bones, after 2 days in the hospital my mother paid a total of $200 pesos something like $19 dollars. yesterday took my son to the dentist and shed $258 Dollars for a tooth extraction. So yeah incomes are very different but Mexico does good in keeping living and medical emergency costs low for everyone.
Jordan, glad to hear you are doing well after your encounter with the scorpion. Wanted to let you know your cost estimate for a trip to a hospital emergency room in the US was way off. Getting treated for that scorpion sting in a US hospital emergency room would have set you back at least $3,000 USD. You would have been billed by the hospital emergency room, the emergency room doctor, the lab for any tests they had run, and finally the pharmacy for the anti-venom. I'm guessing the total final bill would have been closer to $5,000 USD. Cost of health care / medical insurance is the number one reason we moved and retired in Mexico.
I thought my estimate may have been a conservative one. Maybe $1,000 USD is about right if you have an insurance that covers 80% of the costs, which is pretty common.
Someone else commented saying the cost of the anti venom alone is $12,000 USD in the US
@@TangerineTravels - It is possible. A friend of ours got bit by a copperhead several years ago. The anti-venom for it was $25,000 USD.
Totally agree! Here in Nebraska, just walking into an emergency room and getting assigned a room costs $700. IV fluids are another $300, plus the medication....My guess is $3000-$5000 USD.
Dear Troy, please, befriend me! I retired, and can't stand this US sh#t in place of healthcare. I want to move. While still working, went to Ecuador. Yes, extremely cheap, but all the rules with getting visa! For two years after getting it - no more then 3 months outside Ecuador. And, the latest - all foreigners MUST get insurance. And the very good IESS ( public) for pensionados gringos ( all foreigners) will be not $79/month single, $139 for a couple, but 18%of their pension income, that they had to disclose when applying for a pensionado visa. My combined pensions bring $3200, and I don't feel it's anybody's business. My friend, who worked longer, has over $5000, but she doesn't want to be robbed, either. I would pay, with that new law, almost $600, more than any Medicare! While some many gringos, who have just meager SS, will pay 3-6 times less. So stupid. Some worked hiding income from IRS, or did menial jobs. I was a professional, working 2 full-time jobs to provide for my sickly parent. High pension doesn't mean I'm richer than the one with lower pension. My friend moved from her beloved Ecuador to Medellin, fast. And I'm still here, in Maryland, with my expired papers for pensionado visa in Ecuador. Medellin seem to be too big, and I've never been to Colombia. Should I get an investors visa to Ec., or start gathering info about Mexico? Investors visa requires $25K to be placed in the bank CD, with interest you can use (6-8%), never withdraw the principal, or your visa lapses at once. Then - no info you have to disclose about your pension income. For "investors" the change only in a mandatory insurance, can't pay as you go, like before. And it's still is those $70 and $139. But what if that will change so drastically, too?
Many gringos, Australians, Canadians put their condos, homes, furnished/decorated beautifully not for sale - but as the last nest, with love and joy. They go to Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, in droves. And I lost confidence...
Please, I so want to hear from you, real people, not the youngsters from the video. Mexico is very big, not like Ecuador ( I could pretty much see all cities, l knew of, live in them a week or so, in a little over one month. I'm 68, in good shape, but I can't even think to ever be able to choose where in Mexico to go. I would rather hear from people, and make a decision to go to a definite place to visit, and to settle, maybe. Whatever happens later, I might move eventually. But I am not a tourist by nature, videos are enough for me. One thing I know - no 90s of heat, can't have it.
Please, contact me ...!
egr5458@gmail.com Thank you.
This is my experience at the Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas in 2011
After 4 hours of waiting in pain try to pass a kidney stone the doctor walked into the room ask me a couple question by then my paint is almost gone away,
I guess I pass the stone already or something,and the only thing left for them to do is give me was a shot of some kind of painkiller and I went home . All the care I got that day was just a couple question from the doctor and that took less than 5 minutes and the nurse coming45 or so later and he gave me a shot that took about again 3 to 5 minutes but my bill was $974 .
Jordan I'm glad everything turn out alright for you there in Mexico ! good luck to you both do carry on stay there as long as you can! wish you all the very best from this day forward
You just saw a reality, not only to Mexico, but other countries. Public Healthcare is not a comodity for the rich. Even private practices or specialists are affordable. For example, in Guadalajara you can find the 1-2 top neurologist and cardiologist docs in the world, sometimes either won't charge you a peso or their regular fees, if they notice you dont have money. That is why thousands of americans come to México for different treatments. Good thing you got better.
The medical tourism, that's one of the reasons a lot of elders come to live here.
I have been living between Mexico and Spain for many years, in both countries Public Healthcare is not a comodity. I was shocked the first time I heard about all politic issues you have with that in the US.
We're very thankful to be here in Mexico where we can actually afford the treatment we need. In this US, it's just outrageous how much health care costs, even with insurance. It's a total scam!
Private practices and specialists are VERY affordable in the U.S.
Look for direct primary care providers, $20-$100/month for unlimited visits even home visits. (Thank me later, it's a new business model that avoids the insurance cost scam)
PocoLoco ¿cómo funciona en españa?
In Mexican constitution, medical treatment must be public and free. That's the reason for "municipal Hospital" free of charge attention. A little payment some times could be ask for, but it's because of lack of enough medical supplies. Many doctors in small public clinics, are recently graduated from university and they must work for free for a year period, because it's required to obtain a full license to work as a doctor. This law exists since the 80's and was established because many received free education and are supposed to be giving back to the country a retribution for a free education...(not all the cases).
La constitución dice que el Estado debe proveer servicios de salud. NO dice que tenga que ser gratis! ;)
Exacto, además te descuentan una parte del salario para sostener el servicio médico, en ese caso es cuando a veces resulta "gratis" aunque realmente lo pagaste antes con parte de tu salario y aún así en general debes pagar por los servicios, aunque en la mayoría de las veces es "barato"
Ave María El servicio social es aparte. El estudiante de medicina mexicano tiene que hacer un año de residencia para poder titularse.
I’ve heard and experienced Mexico healthcare. I’ve heard that you need to pay before receiving care (even if it’s life or death). I also have a friend that was in a hospital in Mexico and they would not release her until her bill was paid in full.
I was given the impression that if you are incapacitated you better have a credit card hanging from your neck.
@@Sora14maddy11 most like it it was a pay hospital
80 pesos! OMFG I want to move to Mexico
We seriously couldn’t believe it! Others have shared that the nicer private hospitals can be about 700-1,500 pesos, but that’s still at most around $75 - well below even an insurance-covered hospital visit. 😲
You'll be happy to know that the next upcoming president of Mexico is going to provide universal healthcare for every person (not just its citizens or residents). Also, medicine at no cost. Side note, Mexico needs Doctors and Nurses.
Antivenom in US is about 12k, can you believe the difference. Glad Jordan is ok. BTW you all are such a cute couple. I totally enjoy your videos!!!!
The filthy language makes you sound illiterate.
bet youre the life of the party...
This is just ONE of the reasons I LOVE Mexico. Lived in PV since 2012 and am STILL amazed at the prices for Medical attention
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger! You are now much stronger Jordan! LOL
Wow, what a good experience for a bad situation. I agree, that would have been $500 to $1000 in USA. Glad you didn’t have two drive 2 hours.
I absolutely love you two. You are doing something that I wish my wife and I could have done. Soon will will be retired, so maybe then.
I love the bell gong at the end of each video.
You two are awesome!
Allen Mapes ER visit price depends of the area called Market and there is a facility bill and physician bill pretty expensive, to be used only for life threatening situation or you have a heart attack when you receive the bill or when they put a lien in your house for not paying the bill.
I think that will be more that a $1,000, the hospital is one bill, the lab, the doctor, the nurse and the medicine.
Wow! so glad your alright... Praise God for leading you to the right place at the right time.
Our thoughts exactly! So thankful!
Jordan I’m so glad you’re alright. I’m still trying to get over the cost of $4.00 when my granddaughter was stung in CA the bill was over $1245 and we waited for hours in the ER. You are blessed. I also heard that Dr.s still make household calls there which is all but unheard of here unless you’re filthy rich.
You Guys are the Best Ambassadors for Beautiful Mexico. Thank you for sharing this great story.!! I hate what to think what that incident would have cost in the United States of America!! It's a Bloody RIP -Off here!!
Yes, the medical service was public. Strictly speaking, "municipal" means owned/controlled by the "municipio", which is kinda like a county in the US (or parish or commonwealth, depending on the state). Basically, Mexico (the country) is divided in "estados" (states), and each state is divided into "municipios". Within each of those there are towns and cities, and bigger cities are divided in "colonias".
Glad you guys are ok! be careful when you stay in rural (or rural-adjacent) places, especially in the more tropical/desert climates, always check your beds and try to keep a gap between them and the walls.
Yes there are various levels, the first tier of Healthcare services are what are known as Servicios Médicos Municipales which is probably what you found. These mostly serve rural areas as primary care clinics where people get regular checkups and get patients ready for transfer to a more well equipped hospital in the larger cities when needed (that's what the ambulances are for). Next up are the IMSS (Mexican Institute of Social Security) clinics known as UMF (family medical unit) these function a lot like the municipal clinics only these serve neighborhoods within cities rather than rural villages. They also have an ER as well. Next are the large IMSS regional hospitals.
Public health care in Mexico is pretty good. The only problem is the wait times. IMSS is unfortunately severely underfunded and understaffed and because they are free to all Mexican citizens they are usually always packed with people. They were originally only for Mexican workers and their families specifically, but populist politicians expanded service to everyone without increasing the funding. So that didn't help either.
As for private health care. The bottom rung are the pharmacies. Pharmacies usually have a doctor's office where you can go have a doctor evaluate you and provide you with a prescription for medicine you may need.
Next are the various private clinics that can provide you with better service than a pharmacy does but these are more expensive and only provide basic health care. Finally there are the private hospitals that are almost always top notch and equipped with the best equipment and doctors that money can buy. In every Mexican city there's almost always at least one of these somewhere, if not several. Of course these can cost you a pretty penny. In Guadalajara some of these are Hospital México-Americano, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Hospital San Javier, just to name a few.
Then there are also hospitals run by non profit organization like the red cross (which you're already familiar with in Chapala, the green cross, some run by the catholic church, etc. These are also sometimes crowded but nowhere near as much as the IMSS hospitals.
This is amazingly thorough and helpful information. Thanks so much for sharing Gilberto! We're giving your comment a heart so more people can see it and understand Mexico healthcare. :) We learned a lot from this as well! Appreciate your time sharing this!
Adding to that there are also private clinics build by doctors. Usually there are private medical centers in bigger cities where you can find a group of doctors that have joined together and build their own practice providing a variety of specialties so you can have everything checked up in one place. Each doctor at the clinic will have a relationship with a particular private or public hospital if they need to take you there and usually ask you where do you like to be in case of surgery or emergency. Also, just and FYI in bigger cities most of the private doctors usually work in public hospitals as well, so the level of quality of service provided by the doctor is the same, the main difference is the equipment, waiting time like Gilberto mentioned before and the appearance of the building you are in. As an example, I had to have surgery and my private dr. said I work usually at the public hospital because I like it there for x, y and z but if you want a private recovery room and less waiting time I could do the surgery at the private hospital. I did it at the public hospital and the results were the same, I usually preferred them do to cost. ps. Most of my family are drs. They work wherever the patients need them, do mornings at the public hospitals, afternoons private hospitals and nights private consults.
Just so you know while pharmacies are free, doctors will prescribe you a bunch of drugs you don't need just because the pharmacies force them to sell as much as they can.
Wow, that's very helpful!
@@TangerineTravels you're welcome. I want everyone to feel welcome in my country. It's my pleasure to provide any help I can, whether this be a simple explanation of a custom or tradition, to something more helpful like this.
Thank you for your videos. I'm glad you're sorted out. We're arriving from London in two weeks for our pre-retirement fact-finding mission. Your videos continue to be VERY helpful and informative.
So glad to hear it tingles! Where are you guys planning to explore first?
Tangerine Travels Mexico City, San Miguel, Guadalajara and Ajijic but we’ll pass through a few more places on our 2 months travels...!
Do not forget to check out Mérida. Lots of british living there. Good luck on your search. Cherry on!
Ricardo - thank you! BUT... it would be nice to enjoy Mexico without too many Brits! Otherwise we might as well stay at home!!!
@@tinglestingles - Fair enough! Good luck
I am currently vacatioing in Cancun, and became extremely ill this morning. We have been VERY hesitant to visit the closest ER, so thanks for all the great info and for helping me be less fearful.
Well just as a disclaimer. You probably got a really cheap price because it was a rural hospital ran by IMSS OR SALUBRIDAD in Mexico. They provide free health care and if you are not a beneficiary them you pay a really low price. A private hospital would be much more at least 500 pesos. BTW I know because I'm a doctor. :)
Thanks for sharing the info Jey! We wondered if this was especially cheap for some reason. Even 500 pesos would have been reasonable for the services though. MUCH less than the thousands of USD back home.
even 500 peso is nothing
500 pesos is nothing compared to the robbery they do in the U.S. I know where my retirement money is going to be spent and where my final resting place will be. En mi Mexico lindo y querido. 🇲🇽
Doctor,500 pesos aka 25 usd would not open the door in US.........I know this for a fact..... Kuddos to you
Just be careful, healthcare over here can be either really good or terrible, my advice, look for IMSS or SSA logos so you know it's a public service hospital, especially SSA, it may have been a Centro de Salud (which is a small clinic equipped to deal with minor emergencies), if this happens again, ask if there's antivenom first, not all health centers are fully stocked all the time and you could waste precious time there
I haven’t lived in Mexico over 24 years and once , while on holiday I had some nasty tonsillitis. My sister there took me to her family doctor; he was kind and attentive and he really took his time to hear my concerns. I remember his office was quite humble but I just got a really nice feeling about this caring man. He charges 100 pesos ( less than $5 USA dollars!) per consultation and he was spot on with medication and treatment. ( medicine cost is separate) I live in Asia with access to the best private healthcare and I have also lived in the UK and experienced USA healthcare. Never had such a good doctor. God bless doctors like him. Never in the job for the money ❤️.
I am happy for you Jordan that you are doing well. Be safe and please post more videos.
Hospital Municipal=Public Hospital
I case of an emergency and you can not find a red cross hospital or something like that, search on google maps the word "IMSS" (Mexican Institute of Social Security)
IMSS are a bunch of public hospitals scatered all around México.
Use it as a last resort because normally these are crowded with a lot of patients.
However if you are not insured, they can charge as much as a high end private hospital, do not assume it is free for everyone.
My mother broke her ankle in Puerto Vallarta while drunk and trying to dance. We took her to a nearby clinic. They did x-rays and all that stuff. Put a cast on her and gave her some pills. Grand total was $27. US dollars. Not including the crutches. We spent more on breakfast that day.
WOW now that's some inexpensive medical care. Sorry to hear about what happened to your mom, though. At least it couldn't have been a cheaper ordeal.
A friend of mine broke both bones, tibia and fibula little bit below the knee, playing soccer
Ambulance, hospital, surgery and get complete fix just for a little cost
120 000 dllrs.
Maddie and Jordan my wife saw an endocrinologist for 2 hours cost 700 pesos. She saw a hematologist for an hour cost 700 pesos. She had blood work done cost ??? I think 400 pesos. Dermatologist for a skin check cost 600 pesos. All of this was done at Quality Care in Ajijic. Oh yeah, the nurse would have come to our casita to draw the blood for an additional 200 pesos.
Marc Miller I caught a headache to see a doctor in Oklahoma, doctor was busy and a RN saw me. Ten minutes chatting and felt my stomach , I was asked back home rest. That’s all. No medicine, no other treatments , even I was experiencing headache. The bill? $35 copay , $190 insurance. I took aspirins myself .
@@vivoentierra i got transported in an ambulance cost for 1 mile? 1200 us dollars in USA
And it was not serious, i was just bleeding from my nose,,
Had some blood work done a month ago...2500 dls
How much would you have paid for that in the USA???
I am sorry that that happened to Jordan..I am from Mexico..and that's very common..you guys did the right thing going to the ER..I hope this doesn't discourage you to keep making videos..Thank you
Thanks Efren! No, it information discourage us at all. This could have easily happened in Arizona where we're from or many other places in the world. It's all part of life :)
A Clinica Municipal is a public clinic. Regardless of the level of equipment, Mexican doctors are usually very well trained and reliable. The basically just charged you for the antivenom and fluids they put into you.
WOW that's AMAZING! That's dirt cheap! Maddie your killing it boo! Videos are better every time!!! Dios te bendiga!!! Tqm
Thanks so much for noticing the improvements amiga! P.S.We're so thankful it was so inexpensive and Jordan walked out of there okay. Phew!
YES here in Monterrey Mex.. We, thank God, Have lot of the very best High tech hospitals in all Latinoaerica
ALSO in México City, Guadalajara and great other metrópolis too
Thank God u feel WELL now and were able to receive help!
Guys there's always centro de salud, Imss, absolutely 80pesos ppl get stung often and they don't have a lot of money. Private hospitals are very expensive. Municipal is open to the public. Most doctors there get paid by the government😉 also you could have stopped by a fire station they have anti-veneno injeciones also, and they will guide you to a nearest reliable doctor, clinic or hospital. But they are equiped to help as well😉 glad you are both okay!!
The fire department, huh? We had no idea! Thanks for sharing Sbella!
@@TangerineTravels
For future reference, the fire department in Mexico is called "Bomberos".
@@TangerineTravels Firemen have basic medical training and some units have paramedics and ambulance.
ALL MY LOVE FROM MONTERREY MÉXICO!!
The price of a scorpion treatment on a private hospital here in Guadalajara could go from $700 to $1500, So we are talking about $35-$75 max on a top tier hospital that can be actually compared to the hospitals in the USA
Adolfo Rode compare to USA? I think you are joking!! it would be over 2,000 in an emergency room. Remember you get charged for admission, time, seeing a doctor, Iv, medicine etc...
@@peace1544 Adolfo most likely meant as the level of "quality" as a top tier hospital in the US, not the prices. I got stitches once in Chicago, and it was 800 USD. Health care in the US is crazy expensive.
It would be cheap but not that cheap I received care at a private hospital in zapopan and it came out to over 500 usd I was only there two hours but it was a really nice hospital in a expensive area so I know that's part of it
I once took a friend to a Neurologist at the top hospital in Morelia,
800 pesos.
More than that, I went to the emergency room in AZ, they just took my vitals and saw the doctor, no medicine or fluids, and I receive a bill for over 8,000 dollars. Crazy expensive in the States.@@peace1544
También en Tapalpa en una habitación del Country Club me picó un alacrán (scorpion) ... igual muy bien me atendieron ahí en emergencias y no tuve consecuencias !! Me encantan sus videos y los comparto!
totally shocked it was only 80 pesos
We both thought we had to have heard that wrong! Mind blown.
connie munoz lmfao
Dude, look up Molar City
Many of these clinics are subsidized by the state, but also, healthcare is cheaper because doctors here do not have to buy crazy insurance and they do not need as much tests just to cover their asses. Among other things.
@@sfdko3291 molar city?
Google 'pricemaster' it's a huge problem in the American health system...
$10 for a tongue depressor (sick of wood) $5 for a single cotton swab, $50 for a for of bandage... It's ridiculous
What a crazy story!! I'm so sorry this happened to you. I'm really glad you took the good advice and got help!! What a great price too!! 💞
Geez, $4? I went to the ER for a bad headache and elevated blood pressure and walked away 2 hours later with a $4,000 bill and had more bills coming for the next 4 months and I had insurance!
Woooooo
That's terrible! Was this in the US?
@@TangerineTravels yep, right here in Dallas, Texas. You would think paying $900 a month for insurance would get you service for less, right? Apparently not!
Next time, try Tijuana !
But, that sometimes scares US Citizens. Don’t know why.
So glad you’re ok. Good thing you got there so fast! I’m in Mexico too and have been totally impressed by the quality and prices for medical care here.
Thank you! It was kind of scary but they took care of me quickly!
Hey Guys if you are in Morelia Here's a few suggestion of restaurants where to eat.. Los Juaninos , La Azotea , there's another cool restaurant whit a lot upside down saints decorations but I forgot the name of the place
Thanks for the recommendations Efren! We'll try to find those spots :)
The restaurant with the upside down saints is called San Miguelito and it's pretty good but not cheap.
So glad you were able to find competent and compassionate care.
We are too! Thanks Emily :)
I had a golden baby scorpion stunt me before on my toes while playing video games, I didnt notice anything but a burning needle sensation and a numb feet and leg almost an hour after i check down below the couch and there it was! A scorpion it was kinda late at night so I didn't want to wake anyone up eventually 2 hours past till I decided to go to the hospital just to be save this is happening like a 3am
In the end they did some test and said luckily for me I was venom resistant and just to rest and keep in touch if anything happened didnt have to pay a single dime/peso
I only had numb toes for like almost a month tho
Happy to hear you took the advice of your followers and got medical help. Take care,
Theres a RULE When it comes to scorpions in Mexico... Where theres 1 scorpion theres usually a second one... After you get the first one looks around for #2
Had a similar experience in Gen. Villamil, Ecuador. I got stung by stingray while in the ocean. I had been drinking all day but I sobered up quick because my girlfriend refused to drive our rental in Ecuador. So I looked up some kind of urgent care/hospital, drove there, got a shot I think, a prescription to relieve the pain. And believe you me the pain of a stingray is something unimaginable. That was seven months ago and I still have a dime-sized discolored circle on my ankle.
Thank goodness you are OK and did not go back to sleep !!!!! This is the reason we should travel in pairs or more. If the scorpion had bitten Laska how would you have known ?!!
Four dollars for all that service !!?? Amazing. Why do I want to move to Mexico ? This is the reason. Great food, great people, low medical bills. Honestly, You can't get that in the USA.
Take care of yourselves and Laska.
So thankful for your great care
Grad your okay Jordan.. people (mostly from here in the USA) have this misconceptions about Mexico’s medical system and think the worst, like you won’t find good qualified doctors and nothing could be further from the truth. Mexico has very capable doctors and it also has some of the best doctors in the world. Doctors and staff are there to help and help they do. Here in the USA it’s more about getting the most money out of you. For instance earlier this year my grandpa got really sick so my mom and aunt decided to take him to Morelia to a mayor hospital which is an hour and a half from the rancho he lives in, they called for an ambulance 🚑 (from the nearest town which is like 10 away) to take him to Morelia.. that whole trip with a nurse checking him and with all the amenities from the ambulance and the long 1 1/2hr drive only cost about $75 US dollars!! Here in California if the ambulance picks you up it’s automatically at least $7,000 dollars!! That’s just here within town! Oh and just cuz you don’t see fancy machinery or gadgets in these small clinics or small hospitals in Mexico don’t think you’re gonna get cut rate service.. just cuz the stuff isn’t state of the art and it looks like it’s from the 90s doesn’t mean your gonna get bad service or less qualified treatment after all all these machines do the same thing be it from the 90s or state of the art. Like others have said it the quality of the people and the attention they treatment they give you that counts and makes a difference. One thing is for sure in Mexico doctors aren’t there to rip you off.. people are sue happy here in the USA too unfortunately and that’s one reason doctors charge so much but with that being said it’s still outta control.
Thanks Guillermo! This is great information for people to know. We didn't have huge doubts about the medical care in Mexico, but this experience was very reassuring for us. Even a small hospital like this in a small town had highly capable doctors and all the equipment they needed. It's like with photography cameras... you can have the oldest model out there, but you can take better pictures than the latest and greatest model if you know how to use it properly.
Tangerine Travels exactly
Good that you are ok. Thanks for sharing all your experiences in Mexico. God bless you guys.
So happy you went!! So cheap too..that's awesome!!
Linda Ricci it is cheap and when you need help because of a matter of life or death, they will transport you immediately to a bigger hospital, it has happen to me and they stabilized me and send me to the capital hospital as critical.
Jordan thank goodness you are alright. And special thanks to Gilberto for the information on hospitals and clinics and other health care places. Very good to know.
Amigos there’s is always a doctor in small towns, I’ve been in Mexican urgent care a couple times in Mexico and to be honest I feel happy to pay the bill, is just like when you get an amazing offer on a mall! Haha
We're very glad we found it on the way out of town. This doc knew just what he was doing and made sure Jordan was back to normal before we left. Great medical care! The 80-peso price tag was a cherry on top! :)
With such little payment, how could doctors and hospital to survive?
@@vivoentierraLo paga el Estado
Glad to see you are well. Yes, it was a public hospital. Good comment down below about levels of hospitals. I’m looking forward to returning there myself.
okay it was the scorpion 🦂
80? wow ! here its going to cost you an arm and leg
whos liked before getting to the end part like I did hahah
btw ... ur going to turn into the scorpion man Jordan 😏
watch ur back Maddie !
keep Laska near 😘 kiddin!
Stay safe ya' all!
$4. Haha, we couldn't believe it! Turn into scorpion man... well, I already GONGED THAT BELL like a scorpion.
Just watching now. Just remember how much care you had for each other. 😘
“Dated from the 90’s” LOL ...girl that made me feel old! to me the 90’s were just like last year. I’m getting old 😫 😝
I think this video shows her personality a lot and i love it. She is so sweet and funny and innocent. Made me subscribe making me believe in them in their journey
Jordan I'm glad you're safe. I had a scorpion crawl on my back once but it didn't sting me. It sure gave quite a scare. I'm Mexican and I've been to hundres of hospitals in Mexico and some abroad and yes the cost of healthcare in the U.S. is impossibly ridiculous. I've spent more on clothes and other trivialities than in all of my medical procedures and surgeries convined. Anyway great story, great vids. Keep em coming. Best of luck to you guys.
MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY MEXICO SO KIND AND BREACHED IN THE MEDIA OF THE USA
Hospital municipal is a public hospital and you are lucky brother because looks like you are allergic to scorpion venom
Other tipes of public hospitals you find in bigger cities like guadalajara is
Hospital civil that’s one of the big ones and they also have a bunch of Red Cross emergency rooms or green cross emergency rooms that are public
If you guys have insurance a lot of the private hospitals receive your insurance
Kaiser or blue cross it’s a process but they do accept insurance from USA
Thanks for the info about health insurance Toro! We feel thankful that it's not necessary to have health insurance to afford the treatment here in Mexico. Even with insurance back in the US, this would have been thousands of dollars easily.
I'm glad you are just fine. I'm glad you could get medical attendance on time!!! I'm speechless, you will always find someone who wants to help. Again welcome to México. Best regards!!! Hugs!!!
Glad Jordan is OK. For future reference, a sting or bite is going to introduce poison of some kind into your system. Remaining calm and keeping the site below the heart is a good way to slow the spread of the poison. So, in retrospect, running around after the scorpion raising your heart and respiratory rate might not have been the best thing to do. Anyway, thanks for the video, good information.
espero esta experiencia toque su corazón y de alguna manera retribullan al país que tiende su mano a cualquier persona y piensen que en algunos estados no tienen este beneficio....dar de gracia lo que recibes de gracia saludos.....
What a story! Glad you're okay! Sounds like another medical center with good, first rate care, that everyone can afford.
That's exactly what we think it is :)
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It makes me really happy that your incident worked out so well for you!
In Mexico there is this type of medical units, usually in communities that do not have access to hospitals, the patient is stabilized with basic management and if it is controllable in the unit the patient is discharged to home, if the patient is not stabilized or is a emergengy the patient is transferred to the next level of attention to the nearest hospital, this units belong to the public health system, where in the majority they are attend by doctors who are performing social service, which is the last step of the career as a general practitioner.
You will locate them by the names: IMSS prospera, ISSSTE y Centro de salud municipal (Municipal Health Center)
Omg,im so glad you got helped sooo gr8. Mexico is so fantastic,we love it!
Municipal does mean it is a local public health center. But $80 pesos? Holy shit, even I who live in northern Mexico would have guessed about $1,000 pesos or something. Glad it all turned out all right.
Me da gusto que todo salio bien y que acudiste a un medico cuidence mucho y felicidades por sus videos
Gooood morning tangerines! So glad you guys are okay.
Good morning :) Thanks amigo!
I am glad you made a good recovery. That is a very uneasy feeling to have that swelling . It must have been scary for you to say the least!
Man I'm really so happy that you are ok. Thanks for sharing you experience. In this situations, It's very important don't listen to the advice of people who are not a Doctor and go straight to the hospital. Let me tell you what happened In my Town (Morelos) a few months ago a man was stung by a scorpion on your head and he died because he didn't go to the hospital and just did what the neighbors told him to do: to eat the Scorpion, to drink coca cola with eggs, to suck the Venom by someone else.
We're giving this comment a heart, not because of the terribly sad story about your neighbor's death, but because this information needs to be known. Sometimes, strange home remedies can be effective, but Mexico is extremely diverse-down to the scorpions-and in this case, it might be best to get a professional opinion to be safe.
God bless Mexico 🇲🇽
Interesting thing, Morelia have a professional bell-ringer who "gong" those bells and take care of them.
Where do I sign up? Lol 😆
Wow so happy you got help right away! Thanks for doing this video
Wow so glad you got the anti-venom Jordan! Can't believe it was only $4. I haven't seen any scorpions in Cancun yet and hope we never do--that's so scary!
Thanks amigos! We really thought we misunderstood him when he said 80 pesos! lol
I don’t think there are any or many scorpions in Cancún, but there are some coral snakes. (And maybe some other types).
@@alonsovalenzuelaking9208 Oh good to know! We haven't run into any snakes yet *fingers crossed*
Incredible! Glad you're ok. Stay safe and happy travels.
Thank you Joseph!
Here in Mexico we sometimes blame our government because the public health care is not perfect mostly due to waiting times in big cities but once I went to the US to visit a friend and someone from his family had an emergency and needed a short ambulance ride, the bill ended up to be in the thousands just for the ride and some more thousands for what they did in the clinic I was so surprised because it was soooo expensive I really think you guys in the US are getting ripped off with the medical care
Question, what happens if someone has an emergency in the states and doesn't have the money to get treated?
You sign something that is basically an agreement to pay (but you are given no idea how much it will cost). Then you are treated (they are NOT allowed to refuse treatment), and then released without having to pay a dime, but you are billed and hounded the rest of your life. You go into a US hospital these days and you mostly see ghetto-rats, and how are they paying for that? They aren't. It's just one big mess with insurance companies, lawsuits, and doctors are not able to freely make the medical decisions. Actually you should be given some say in your medical decisions but you are not treated as a customer, more like as cattle. That way they still get paid if you die.
You're right!!
Una operacion de la vecicula en usa costo 60k, hace 6 años. Cual es el precio en Mex
@@carlavv5302 a mi me operaron de la vesícula en México en in particular, me costó 15 mil pesos y se me hizo muchísimo dinero, claro fue en particular, con un buen doctor y en un buen hospital. Por otro lado me operaron del apéndice en el hospital estatal del estado de Morelos y me costó 460 pesos y 2 donadores de sangre. Si esto hubiera sido en Estados Unidos tendría deuda de por vida 😶
@@pacojaviersg si, en definitivo. Hay cosas-necesidades indispensables en las que Mex esta mejor. Gracias x la info
@@lpabeck RN here. Your opinion is NOT true at all. There's this thing called EMTALA, a federal law. No Emergency Department can turn you away before assessing you because of lack of finances or insurance coverage. We're not even allowed to ask that during triage or when you are brought to a room. That said, though, an Emergency Department's only obligation is to stabilize you in a true EMERGENCY (read, life-threatening) circumstance, or transfer you to another facility if you need a higher level of care (say, specialists not available at that facility). They will admit you if needed for inpatient treatment; finances are always secondary. EDs nationally do way more than that, though, since they have become primary points of care for so many people lacking basic finances, insurance coverage or even a primary physician. I know; I've been working in ED for over 15 years. I respectfully suggest you take your ignorant comment down.
I had to go to a hospital in Cancun just this past October. I tripped down 2 small steps and twisted my ankle and foot, it was so painful that I went to Hospiten. The place did seem outdated and there was a slight Language barrier but I had the most compassionate care there. Unfortunately, my debit card didnt go through so I couldn't get xrays, but I was given a pain pill and my foot was wrapped in an ace bandage. No charge. When I returned home I went to urgent care and found out it was a bad sprain, no breaks. I cant say anything but good things about my care there.
Wow Jordan glad all is okay with you, you 2 are my favorite Mexican bloggers.
What a huge compliment Wendell, thank you! ❤
Oh your welcome, thank you for making wonderful and informative videos.
Yes, Municipal, means City's Pubic Hospital. You guys are making me fall in love with my country again! And you're humble and lovely couple. Enjoy, fabulous Mexico, whose greatest treasure is its people! Proud of being born there🤗
The “it look fabulous part” got me laughing lol
Couldn't resist that joke! Glad you got a good laugh :D
Jordan I'm so glad the Mexican clinic took so good care of you. I enjoy your videos so much.
A stop at a hospital here in Odessa, Tx. Would be a minimum of 5000 thousand dollars with insurance, of course you go your deductible and a 2 or 3 hour waiting time. Glad your 👌
Ugh US health care prices are outrageous!
Siempre que tengan una emergencia pidan ayuda a cuálquier persona, vecino y él sabrá a quien acudir o le hablara a más personas y les ayudaran siempre!! Saludos!
Good 2 hear your okay . Love the sunglasses
Thanks Chencho! We're very thankful Jordan is back to normal now :)
I like you guys, I also moved to Mexico after making my home in the US, for over 40 years,,, the good thing for me was that I didn't completely lose my Spanish while adventuring in the US,!I did struggle a bit to readjust but I am so glad that I made the move,, I live in San Miguel de Allende now and I am very happy I hope that you guys don't get discouraged while adjusting to this culture, I will never go back I let my children come see me instead,,--Mexico is a good place to live,!-- I wish I could help you to speed up the prosses of learning Spanish,!
Seldom say WOW, but I have to wow :80 pesos!
Happy you are ok. I was stung by a scorpion while in Tombstone. My leg was numb from the knee down for two weeks. Something I will never forget.
OMG - you were soooo lucky - as a nurse I’m always worried about having to access healthcare when I travel to foreign countries - glad your OK
We've never really considered where the nearest hospital is while traveling, but this was a bit of a wake-up call to perhaps research that when arriving to a new city. We were pretty concerned about having to drive 2 hrs to what we thought was the closest hospital.
Yikes!!! So glad all ended well. Please go to the emergency for even insignificant things. Love you guys
Glad you and your wallet are ok 👍Jordan 🤗 Try putting lavender around your sleeping area ✌️
Lavender repels scorpions? How interesting! We've read that a good combination for a variety of creepy crawlies is citronella, peppermint, lavender, orange, and lemon essential oil. :)
Keep up the great work. So sorry about your run- in with the scorpion! A good thing to know,.
Hi, glad you guys are good. And for the record 😅
Municipal means something like
"state department" usualy those places are for very poor people or even for homeless and sometimes you don't even have to pay for anything... however wath is true is then Mexico is so way more cheap then USA get Medical attention I used to work as a District Manager in Mexico for a Medical frenchay and When I come to live here USA Arizona by the way 😊 one of my biggest concerns was how expensive is to get Medical attention...
However Always Enjoying your Videos, you are the best!! enjoy my gorgeous land & good luck with the scorpions around the house be safe!!
Thanks C! Very true... Mexico healthcare is so affordable compared to the US. It's outrageous how much medical care costs there these days. We're very thankful to be here in Mexico.