Planning a treatment trip: the timeline
Most problems with treatment abroad come from compressing the timeline, not from the medicine.
Logistics
Medical visas, interpreters, accommodation and travelling companions.
Travelling with medicines and medical equipment
Prescribed medicines have led to detentions. The rules are knowable and worth checking.
Recovering in an unfamiliar country
The medical part usually goes to plan. The two weeks afterwards are what people underestimate.
Visas, permits and the administrative layer
Administrative refusal is a more common obstacle to treatment abroad than clinical refusal.
Using interpreters and communicating across languages
A family member who speaks the language is not the same as a professional interpreter.
Bringing someone with you: the companion role
The most useful thing a companion does is make the call when the patient hesitates.
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