I heard a story similar to yours about 10 years ago. Talking to a gentleman on a shuttle bus between Mobay and Negril, he had been there 2 weeks prior, when he had a pain in his stomach. They called a Dr. and he sent him to the hospital in Mobay. It was appendicitis, and they wanted him to evacuate to Miami, because he was told "you don't want to have that surgery here". His wife had a heck of time trying to gather their belongings in enough time to take the trip with him. They had to max out all of their credit cards in order to get him out of there. Luckily for him, he was back a couple of weeks later as the resort he was staying let him use his unused vacation. That story always shook me.

One other time while in Negril, I became severely de-hydrated, too much sun and alcohol, and got really sick, I do believe I had heat stroke. I thought I had to make the trip to Mobay, but DH found some meds in the gift shop (of all places) that covered my symptoms. Thank goodness, but it still was a very scary situation for me.

We had friends who went for their honeymoon this summer. She was sick the whole time, had to have the nurse come in and give her IV's to the tune of $4,000+. Luckily they had insurance, placed a claim and were reimbursed.

I now purchase insurance whenever I go, but hope and pray I never have to use it. Thank you for sharing your story. I can't imagine what you had to go through and how frightening it must have been. Wishing you a speedy recovery.