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<blockquote data-quote="mehdave" data-source="post: 143120" data-attributes="member: 18470"><p>Went on my first holiday abroad in 2008 Canada. Taken out the best insurance I could find. (not diabetic at this time) but had IBS and some other issues I declaired everything I could think off.</p><p></p><p>Now some people like my parents thought I was mad as 2 weeks cost me £69 with more than. Fast forward to the last day of my Holiday. I wake up in the morning of my Vancouver hotel with a tight chest and flu like symptoms so bad I could barely move. Muscles cramping and poring sweat. Managed to drag myself to the airport get through all the security sweating like I had something to hide with no one saying anything. 30 minutes before I get on the plane I Collapse to my knees struggling for air and so weak I couldnt shout for help. (in the middle of the airport) someone shouted for a medic. </p><p></p><p>One ride in an ambulance to hospital. 1 Night in ER struggling to breath. Then 5 days in there biggest private room. 4 Xrays, 2 Sputem samples. 1 other test with a big round machine. checking my brain for infection. 1 infectious desease specialist flown in from Toronto to Vancouver to check me then 4 days solid on anti biotics via IV. And found I had developed severe Bacterial pneumonia. As my Gran was with me the insurance took 1 phonecall. (she went morethan aswell) Put her in the closes hotel which was a best western 2 minutes away. Said dont worry about any bills at all they will deal with it. Total After 5 Days $33125 Candadian dollars. Then 2 nights to recover in the best western paid for by insurance. They then asked me who I wanted to fly home with and where to. So paid for premum seats on an air canada flight for us and a limo. Total $5374.</p><p></p><p>All with 1 phonecall and nothing to worry about on my first ever trip abroad. Trust me when I say do not ever skip on insurance and expect the unexpected. Bonus of the trip they found I have a heart murmer lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mehdave, post: 143120, member: 18470"] Went on my first holiday abroad in 2008 Canada. Taken out the best insurance I could find. (not diabetic at this time) but had IBS and some other issues I declaired everything I could think off. Now some people like my parents thought I was mad as 2 weeks cost me £69 with more than. Fast forward to the last day of my Holiday. I wake up in the morning of my Vancouver hotel with a tight chest and flu like symptoms so bad I could barely move. Muscles cramping and poring sweat. Managed to drag myself to the airport get through all the security sweating like I had something to hide with no one saying anything. 30 minutes before I get on the plane I Collapse to my knees struggling for air and so weak I couldnt shout for help. (in the middle of the airport) someone shouted for a medic. One ride in an ambulance to hospital. 1 Night in ER struggling to breath. Then 5 days in there biggest private room. 4 Xrays, 2 Sputem samples. 1 other test with a big round machine. checking my brain for infection. 1 infectious desease specialist flown in from Toronto to Vancouver to check me then 4 days solid on anti biotics via IV. And found I had developed severe Bacterial pneumonia. As my Gran was with me the insurance took 1 phonecall. (she went morethan aswell) Put her in the closes hotel which was a best western 2 minutes away. Said dont worry about any bills at all they will deal with it. Total After 5 Days $33125 Candadian dollars. Then 2 nights to recover in the best western paid for by insurance. They then asked me who I wanted to fly home with and where to. So paid for premum seats on an air canada flight for us and a limo. Total $5374. All with 1 phonecall and nothing to worry about on my first ever trip abroad. Trust me when I say do not ever skip on insurance and expect the unexpected. Bonus of the trip they found I have a heart murmer lol. [/QUOTE]
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