OK Woman Goes to India for Inexpensive Surgery
February 15, 2012 by Peter Gillberg
Filed under Costs, News
An Oklahoma woman saved tens of thousands of dollars — and possibly her life — through the booming industry of medical tourism.
Overweight most of her life and up to 350 pounds, Jan Neufeld knew she had to do something about it.
“When you’re that heavy, you worry about things nobody else would think of,” Jan Neufeld said. “You worry before you sit in a chair. Will that chair hold me?”
Neufeld knew she needed to have gastric bypass surgery, but she couldn’t afford the $40,000 price tag here in Oklahoma. That’s when a friend told Neufeld she could have the surgery done in India for about a quarter of the cost. And the results are astounding.
“It was scary to even think about it, but a light of hope,” Neufeld said.
Source: MT.com
