@amn17...check out Njh website at nationaljewish.org.... you will find their phone numbers there as well as a way to communicate with them online if you don’t have a phone plan to call into USA. I have no idea what the cost of their care would be.....my guess is that it would not be unmanageable....payment could be worked out.if you read their history, they did not charge at all til after 1968.
The quality of care is superior....I should mention that although I am now 100% a consumer.....I was an active RN for 50 years in a number of settings and cities.
The advantage of seeing their Mycobacterium specialists is that they have seen thousands of clients with the condition....the same for radiologists who read your CAT scans....who by the way are certified in reading Thoracic CAT scans.
Their Labs are what is called a reference Lab....again specialized in culturing the NTM specimens.
The Surgeon who does ,mostly VAT lobectomies has done hundreds....With minimal issues.
They will not require you to automatically repeat tests.....if you bring them / have them sent....that helps with cost.
They will work with your local doctors.....for continuity of care.
They are thorough....although I was set up to be seen by the NTM specialists....they determined I needed to be seen by a pulmonologist also...on my initial visit there....that Dr in turn ordered a test to confirm the diagnosis I had had for 30 years...of Asthma. And I did not have Asthma.
They are constantly sharing the findings with you....very open communication.
They have annual workshops on NTM for Physicians then one day for Patients and family. You can watch these on you tube ....type in National jewish NTM workshops....they have not taped the past 2 years....but previous ones are on so you can see some of their doctors and other speakers.
Ask any other questions...Terri aka tdrell

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