Don't get sick outside of the usa !!

I've been laid up for a little while,just thought I'd give ya a little heads up.

If you get sick outside the USA ya better have alot of money or credit cards with you. I was on a fishing trip in Canada and had a stroke well they wouldn't treat me before I gave them a credit card because they wouldn't take my Ins card. THANKS CANADA FOR TREATING YOUR U.S. TOURIST LIKE HE WAS A SECOND HAND CITIZEN

Now we're getting the bills for the credit cards which by the way are over $5100 for 25 hrs in the hospital,a CT scan & 2 ambulances rides. They wouldn't put me on the table to get the CT scan until I gave them a credit card. I'm a retired state employee with one of the best ins around but they said they stopped taking any US ins because they were having trouble getting paid. We did talk to our ins company and they said to pay the credit card bills and send them a statement, then they will pay credit cards & the credit card company will pay us back.....We''ll see how this works.... Oh one other thing I spent over 25 hrs in Canada hospital & they found nothing ,signing myself out of hospital, headed home 12 hr drive ( my buddy drove ) went to my hospital here & with in 2 hrs , 2 Ct scans & another test they knew I had a stroke......spent 6 day in hospital ....getting better everyday. Sorry about the long letter about this but just thought it might help someone if they're planning a trip out of the US.