I went to a doctor just outside of San Jose Costa Rica for affordable dental work. This man broke my tooth causing 3 root canals to be preformed while in his care, left me with 10 open margins ( crowns are popped off the teeth ) but, most importantly he screwed up my bite so badly that I now suffer from severe TMJ, constant pain, can't eat or speak properly etc... The legal system in Costa Rica is a joke. This man refused to refund the small fortune that I paid him and refuses to pay to fix my mouth that he screwed up so badly. The cost to fix my bite alone is $35,000 ( which I don't have ) plus thousands more for additional root canals that I need because of this crook. My story get's much worse and if anyone wants to hear all the details you can find my 5 minute graphic story at http://www.youtube.com/kimberly4064. I just spoke to another woman on another blog about her friend who actually died at a hospital in San Jose for a basic cosmetic surgery because of the neglegence of the Doctor. My question is, Why is there plenty of hype on the financial bennifits of medical tourism?
And why is it that the media doesn't seem to have an interest in getting my medical tourism nightmare story out or the death of the woman who actually died because of botched treatment ? Or simply put, why does the media down play and ignore all the botched treatment caused my these dentists and doctors? Another question - Can you help me get my story out ? I have medical reports from several Dentists, before and after x-ray's and photo's.