You can’t lift your arm.
You can’t sleep on your side.
Even putting on a shirt hurts.
And yet, in many parts of Canada, patients with serious shoulder injuries are told:
“Your MRI confirms the tear. You’re now on the list. Estimated wait: 12 to 24 months.”
Across Ontario,
For many Canadians considering surgery abroad, the procedure itself isn’t the biggest fear—it’s what happens afterward.
“Will I be safe?”
“Will someone help me with medications, dressings, and pain management?”
“What if something goes wrong?”
These are real and valid concerns, especially for patients coming from a country where post-op care is usually done at home or through local providers.
You gave everything to your family.
Your time, your body, your energy.
But now you’re ready to give something back—to yourself.
If pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding have changed how you look or feel about your body, and you’ve considered plastic surgery but felt overwhelmed by the costs, risks, or logistics,
When the pain gets worse, and the weather turns colder, there’s a better way to heal—one where care, climate, and comfort work together.
For thousands of Canadians and Americans living in cold, snowy regions, orthopedic pain isn’t just a year-round problem—it’s a seasonal crisis.
Every winter, we hear the same stories from patients across Alberta,
If you could wake up tomorrow and walk without pain—what would you do first?
Would you take that hike again? Pick up your grandchild? Sleep on your side without waking in agony?
We’ve asked that question to thousands of patients over the last decade. And the answer is always personal—but always the same:
“I just want to feel like myself again.”
At My Medical Vacations,
One of the first questions patients ask when considering orthopedic surgery abroad isn’t about flights or even price. It’s this:
“What about the implants? Are they the same quality as what I’d get back home?”
It’s a smart question—and one we welcome. Because at My Medical Vacations, we believe the only way to build real confidence is through total transparency and proof of quality.
Blog Series: A Patient’s Journey With My Medical Vacations – Chapter 8
When you think about traveling for surgery, it’s easy to focus on the procedure itself. The date, the surgeon, the results. And yes—that part matters. But what I didn’t fully understand until I was in Cancun was that the real experience happens outside the operating room.
Blog Series: A Patient’s Journey With My Medical Vacations – Chapter 6
There’s a moment in every patient’s journey when research turns into action. For me, it came quietly—after weeks of reading testimonials, comparing clinics, and going back and forth with myself about whether I could really trust healthcare abroad.
Blog Series: A Patient’s Journey With My Medical Vacations – Chapter 3
After moving past the initial skepticism, I still wasn’t ready to pack my bags and fly out for surgery. But I was ready to look deeper. And that’s when everything started to change.
What began as a hesitant search turned into a deep dive into the world of medical tourism in Mexico—and with every fact,
Blog Series: A Patient’s Journey With My Medical Vacations – Chapter 2
When I first heard the phrase “medical tourism,” I didn’t take it seriously.
Like many people, I pictured cheap clinics, questionable safety, and language barriers that would only make an already stressful situation worse. The idea of getting surgery in another country sounded more like a gamble than a solution.
USA & CAN: 
MX: