I was enjoying a pleasant bicycle ride the Saturday morning the Coleman family was arriving for a visit when I crashed and broke my shoulder (clavicle).
Rhea and I took a bus to the hospital. An MD who was an Orthopedic and Trauma specialists made the diagnosis after reviewing 6 X Rays. He put a brace and sling on, gave me ten days of medication after explaining the course of treatment and telling me what to expect. The total cost was 2,070 pesos or just under $185. This took 90 minutes. We took a taxi back to Vagari.
We had a great visit with our family and believe we were able to completely spoil our grandchildren. I had to take a pass on some of the activities and we weren’t able to take Vagari sailing but we still had a very enjoyable visit.
A couple of days after the Coleman’s returned to real world I had my first follow up visit with the doctor. He tightened up the brace and said I could travel as long as I could take the discomfort. He told me to get another X Ray 3 weeks from the date of the injury.
We decided to go home and take our planned break to do our taxes in February instead of March. Living on a sailboat even when docked is more physically demanding than living at home.
We took a bus to the town where our truck was in storage and then drove home the next day. The bus ride was just over 25 hours. That is a story in itself.
The doctor in Tucson said that he would have treated me just like the Mexican doctor after reviewing the X-rays from Mexico. He prescribed some really great pain medication so my stay at home has been comfortable.
After five weeks in Saddlebrooke our taxes are filed, I am almost as good as new and we are looking forward to returning to our cruising lifestyle. We will leave March 7th for Puerto Vallarta.
Our plan is to cruise until early May.
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