So, I am making plans to see Alfaro in Spain. What are your thoughts on the pros and cons of having surgery done in Spain?
I think that due to the language and country barrier in the event something goes wrong it will be hard to get ahold of the surgeon. Although they did say my payment would cover up to a year after and Alfaro said if the result is not good he can just reverse it.
However low risk and straightforward nature of this procedure means that this sort of complication may be rarer than say, in a double jaw surgery case.
In Spain....in SPAIN...in SPAIN...Barcelona...in a place rich in cultural history with beautiful architecture...wonderful food...close to Andorra where the Pyrenees are...close to the border of France. My gawd...I'd be looking at it as an opportunity to STAY THERE for a LONG TIME and NOT in terms of coming back soon.
So, you're asking the WRONG person, a Europhile who would view it as an opportunity to STAY in a place rich in cultural history for as long as possible, a chance to BROADEN one's HORIZONS.
I'd be looking at the MAP to determine how far is Seville, a place to experience Flamenco music and dancing, how far is Cordoba where they have torture museum of Spanish inquisition, how far is the Prado to view works of Goya and other master Spanish painters, how far is the Alhambra; a work of wonderful architecture, I'd want to visit the Bullfighting museum in BARCELONA, and also the Picasso Museum there, experience the Pyrenees/Andorra which are near by as is the border of France.
Suffice to say, I would NOT be thinking in terms of having surgery there as a 'con' BECAUSE INSTEAD, I would be thinking in terms of STAYING THERE for an EXTENDED period of time which would be a 'PRO' to me. The only 'con' to me, personally would be same con of other times when I visited Europe which was HAVING TO BE SCRAPED OF THE AIRPORT FLOOR to go back to US and regretting to buy a one way ticket because I didn't want to go back. But 'had to'.
If I were getting surgery in Barcelona, I would WANT to stay there for an extended period of time if I had the resources to do so. If the stay had to be 'used up' by having to have some problem with the surgery rectified, so be it because you're already there. If it didn't have to be 'used up' for any issue following the surgery, it could be spent enjoying what the location and it's surrounds has to offer.
Sorry, but hard for me, personally to 'identify' with someone who would even WANT to go back to North America soon after being in a place like Barcelona or who would not be thinking in terms of; 'How can I arrange/manage to STAY there for an extended period of time'.
You need to ask someone who doesn't think in terms of how great it would be to stay there for an extended period of time whether it's to be close enough IF there is an issue with the surgery or just be close enough to opportunities to see persons, places and things for which North America does not offer the SAME opportunities.