titcheaton
10/12/2014 21:46 EST
Hi. We have been offered an option of moving to Trinedad with my husbands work. My 6 yr old sun was diagnosed with cancer Jan 2013. He has had treatment and is now in remission. He still has 3 monthly scans and I think that we would negotiate to come back to the US for these. However I want to no how reliable you feel the pediatricians and medical facilities are in general as I would like to think they are knowledgable enough to be on the ball with his recent condition. I would be very grateful for anyones opinion. Thanks
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TechRep
10/21/2014 19:11 EST
Do not goto to Trinidad if you or your family require any continuing medical care.
Most Trinis that can afford it leave for any type of medical care beyond the common cold.
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lenhoj
10/23/2014 05:19 EST
It's not quite that bad. As you have the option of returning to the US for his monthly scans, I recommend you do so. In addition, you should ask your US doctor to help locate a doctor in Trinidad who could be a support for your child while you are there. Private medical facilities are better (in my direct experience) than the public clinics and hospitals. The medical care continues to improve over the years.
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wafa
10/28/2014 12:03 EST
Medical care isn't that great in Trinidad. My friends moved their daughter to the USA to have her baby and when her husband had a heart attack he was also taken to Florida for treatment. If you get a doctor there really check their credentials. Most are from somewhere else - Nigeria, India, China - be very sure who you take your child to see.
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FlyboyWV
10/30/2014 22:25 EST
The status of medical care in TT is roughly what it was in the US or Britain in the 1970's. It's not primitive, but it's certainly not cutting edge. It is competitive with the rest of the Caribbean. The Minister of Health has been trying to bring the status of Health care into the modern era, but the politics in TT has stymied him at every turn. I am one of the US docs who was recruited a year ago to move to TT and provide updated skills to the country. Also being recruited were docs from Pediatrics, Oncology, Neurosurgery, ER and Intensive care. After one full year of trying to get past the licensing politics of the existing medical community who does not want us there to compete with them...we have all given up and are not coming to the island. So, the Island medical community has thrown away its chance to get world-class docs from the US and Europe to go there for 3-5 years. Very sad. We only wanted to help. So, for kids with cancer or people with Neurological or Musculoskeletal or Critical illnesses...it is a long air trip to Miami.
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titcheaton
10/31/2014 23:18 EST
Thank you flyboyWV
I'm sorry too that politics has gotten in the way of people such as yourself helping. I appreciate your mail though and hope that one day they will see sense.
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srod71tt
11/16/2014 16:33 EST
I agree with FlyboyWV. I would really think long and hard about the decision at this time, especially with a sick child. I am myself a healthcare professional and was born and raised there but living abroad. I have found that even persons born there and wishing to return to assist in moving the healthcare system into the 21st century are met with disdain because of our foreign training and 1st world experience, it is very overt. I have had first hand experience with the medical care there and it is less than adequate so beware and be careful if you do decide to go and take your sick child
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