Many of you know that I received an internal cardiac defibrillator or ICD, in January and I feel amazingly better than I have in years. What a game-changer. And you know having my cardiologist just a phone call away is extremely reassuring. Thought occurs: what to do while away for a month?
I'm actually not worried about it all, the ICD is *very* smart and can respond to a variety of situations without using the paddles on me. And it has a potential for some real fun because I'm not supposed to walk through airport metal detectors. I have a card in 5 languages (none of which are Flemish, Greek, Danish or Serbian) that notes the ICD and not to wand me or subject the device to magnetic fields. I see this as having potential for an international diplomatic event should I be late for a flight. This also means I get the Pat Down Alternative (PDA) at every airport.
Non sequitur: most travel Europe expecting to have downtime on the very efficient European trains. My trip details will lead me all over Europe and of the 7 trips city-to-city, I am on a train exactly --wait for it--once. From Leipzig to Berlin. The rest are flights (for the curious, KLM, Scandinavian Air, Malev Hungarian Air and Lufthansa). I have the feeling I'll feel very comfortable traveling on local US commuter flights after all this.
Non sequitur 2: I wonder about the pat down searches. Just as child molesters find their way into professions involving kids, do the PDA professionals also find their way home to airports? Do they like putting on the latex gloves like that? Using the whole fist Doc? I should probably just suck it up and count this as part of the experience. Now that I think about it, I'm hoping a search doesn't remind me of the other PDA: public display of affection. Mental note to try and remember to rate the airports on their hands team.
Back to the post: I looked around and spoke to my health insurance company and insurance professionals. Seems that my health insurance is sufficient for most problems, the idea is to get back to the US in a timely manner. After reading reviews and looking for anything negative about MedJet Assist, I bought a membership. These guys will fly you to your home hospital via air ambulance. I'm told they will also cover the pesky local 'fees' that may occur trying to leave a hospital or if a special 'security' officer is required. They seem very professional, but I'll probably never know.
Bonus: no PDA on a MedJet Assist Learjet.
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