A GTO Lab Test Story

[doncoulter]

Thank you for sharing your experience, Jacquie. It certainly is unfortunate that what should be routine medical care sometimes turns into a horror story.

But I hope no one gets the impression that your story is typical of medical care here. In eleven years in Guanajuato, though blessed with generally good health, I've seen a variety of doctors, clinics, laboratories, and hospitals, and I've never had an experience remotely as awful as the one you relate. Occasionally I've had what I regard as mediocre care, but far more often I've received truly excellent medical attention here. One can get both good care and bad care just about anywhere, and that has been my experience in Mexico, in the United States, and elsewhere.

Finally, I must take issue with the contention that "awful creatures . . . take up residence in the guts of people living in or visiting Mexico" and that to kill them we need to take medicine "once a day for three days every three months." If I read you correctly, you're suggesting that everyone living here should routinely follow such a regimen. I've never heard of any doctor recommending this. I know some doctors who advise taking the so-called desparasitarse medicine once a year, just in case, but others don't recommend taking it at all in the absence of relevant symptoms.

Don