So this hacking cough and cold of Jordan's was not letting go after a week of medication so he returned to the doctor's office for further consultation. After checking his blood pressure, the doctor was alarmed at the high readings and to be on the safe side, recommended that Jordan should go to the hospital for treatment to bring it down right away.
We walked across to the Hospiten private hospital just outside the gates of Playacar around 11.30 AM and within minutes forms were filled out and Jordan was in an evaluation room with a triage nurse. Everyone was bilingual which was wonderful.
They hooked him up to a blood pressure monitor and after a consultation with the doctor a number of tests were performed including blood tests, EKG and chest x-ray. Then they began treatment for the continuous heavy coughing.
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| Being given meds by nebulizer. |
The doctor recommended that Jordan should remain in the hospital until the results were back and his BP had come down satisfactorily. They transferred him to a private room and made sure he was comfortable.
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| The room had a large bathroom with shower, couch and flatscreen TV! |
I had to leave to meet Connor at 2 PM. As Jordan was doing okay at this stage we continued on with Connor's Tae-Kwon-Do grading and told him that his dad was still getting taken care of by the doctors so he wouldn't worry.
When we went back to see him, he had eaten a very nice hospital meal and was feeling well.
The consultant had also confirmed that all his tests had come back clear. They concluded that he had a bad chest infection which they would treat with antibiotics and they began meds to lower his BP.
Connor and I left at 8 PM after tucking into the second meal they brought in (a pretty tender steak with salad that Jordan did not have an appetite for!) and at 9.30 PM Jordan let us know that the doctor didn't think he would need to stay overnight and would be discharged within the hour. He left with a prescription for meds to continue his healing process, a full report, itemized bill, and his x-rays.
So our first experience with a hospital in Playa was expensive but Jordan received fast, excellent treatment and you can't put a price on your health - well you can - our bill for the care was $20,000 pesos/$1450 CND. Apparently, the regular general hospital or Red Cross hospital charge quite a bit less but let's hope we don't have to find out again anytime soon!!