Great to find the American Hospital of Paris which follows a more consistent practice of American medicine and the doctors speak English. They are mostly not American doctors but French. It is nearly impossible to practice medicine in France if you trained in another country. The visit went well until it came to the exam. The doctor does not leave the room or give you a gown so he just waits for you to undress and you hang out in your undies. Awkward! Oh well, it went okay. Had to pay 160E and cash only.
Later Paige saw a doctor in Chamonix who only charged 25 E.
Some differences between France and US healthcare include cost, lack of on-call doctors (though there are SOS doctors who come to your house for emergencies after hours), month long summer vacations, a pharmacy on every corner, increase in patient responsibility of keeping patient records, arranging for tests and getting the results to the ordering doctor.
It was stressful speaking french to convey Paige's health problems on several occasions and not knowing if they fully understood what I was trying to get across. I was so glad to return home and speak with American doctors and feel confident in the diagnosis and prognosis.
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