Too bad, the independent filmmaker from Tennessee elected to travel to India rather than closer to home (like Latin America.)  Still – it places a lot of what we talk about into context – the affordability (or lack of) life-saving treatments in the United States versus numerous countries abroad..

Interestingly enough – despite making the choice to travel thousands of miles for a huge operation – it doesn’t sound like he throughly researched his surgeons, facilities  etc.  That is certainly troubling as medical tourism has not yet reached the Kayak, or Expedia level for interested travellers.  While I am very happy, relieved, pleased that everything worked out well – this could have easily been a cautionary tale (and loss for medical tourism) as a well-publicized win.

But, I will continue to hope that stories like his will help promote safe medical tourism, through the establishment of standards and regulations for medical tourism promoters.