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The medical tourist.
Byline: Gabe Semenza
Jun. 17--A waiter hand-delivered a menu to Sally Pierce's seventh-floor suite in Mumbai, India. She ordered curry and lamb, closed the door and limped across a marble floor to the window, where sun flooded her spacious room and a view of the exotic palm trees below dotted the groomed landscape. Pierce, who lives 40 miles east of Victoria, stayed in the Emerald Suite, where greens flow from the palms to the room's jade walls.
But the 61-year-old Blessing woman wasn't in India to sightsee. She was there in May to have hip-replacement surgery, joining a growing number of Americans, forced by rising health care costs, to seek treatment in third-world countries such as India and elsewhere.
By seeking treatment abroad, Pierce saved about $30,000.
But her 24-hour return flight home was painful. Her leg swelled. Her pills couldn't dull the ache in her hip.
Pierce is lucky. Her surgery was successful. Others aren't ...
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- Pierce struggles to advance.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire August 3, 2006 700+ words
...MILLWARD Defending champion Mary Pierce held off Austrian Sybille Bammer...and took a 4-3 lead before Pierce hit two winners to go ahead...backhand into the net to give Pierce the victory. Dementieva beat...3, 6-2. Sania Mirza of India beat 15th-seeded Katarina...
- Pierce topples Davenport.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire June 1, 2005 700+ words
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- Pierce, Seles for WTA event in Hyderabad.
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(From The Times of India) Byline: Soumitra Bose...French Open champion Mary Pierce will be part of a star...first ever WTA event in India. Hyderabad will become...for women's tennis in India." The senior Bhupathi...to several top stars. Pierce is surely going to come...
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...two-time Grand Slam winner Mary Pierce. Pierce, who was known as much for her game...an e-mail chat with The Times of India. Excerpts: From a career high No...foresee any injury hampering my game in India. Are you working to get back into...
Source: HighBeam Research, The medical tourist.