Good Morning Funster's
Just thought I would post a recent event I had whilst away in France, after 4 weeks away in the south west of France and on our way north to catch the ferry in St Malo to Guernsey. I had flue like symptom's at a campsite in the Marais Poitvin, which I thought was man flu Lol however after leaving the campsite and driving up to the Vendee I gradually felt worse and I eventually collapsed fortunately we had parked up at a new campsite and my wife had to call the emergency services and a ambulance took me 20 kms to the nearest hospital (Payment up front)and I was put in intensive care for 4 days the hospital had no idea what I was suffering from but after two days of tests they diagnosed Legionella virus and took action from information supplied by the French authorities for tropical medicine, at this stage I was completely out of the game and hallucinating which caused my wife some concerns.
My wife phoned the UK to our insurers who state in there policy that one phone call would action a team of multi lingual doctors and nurses to liase with the hospital and also take control of guiding my wife through all the procedures, We are still awaiting that contact and so are the Hospital authorities. As the motor home was some 40 kms round trip from the hospital my wife took taxis for the four days costing in excess of £400.00
To eventually finding accommodation in Les Sable de Ollone next door to the hospital again paid up front, after frequent calls to the insurers both from my wife and daughter in Guernsey we still could not get any assistance even the hospital tried, and I signed a pro forma for them to release any medical information regarding treatment etc.
After 12 days in hospital I was given permission to be repatriated with conditions, which again no assistance was given My wife and daughter/son in law arranged all passages and my son in law drove the Motor home and I was a passenger in my daughters car still far from well, we have been home 4 weeks now and still awaiting some redress from the insurance company after spending over £8000.00 pounds. No names have been mentioned as this is ongoing. So one word of advice to fellow travellers ensure that the company you entrust with your business are fit for purpose, and ensure that you document every event including dates and times and ensure that your partner has full knowledge of the policy and contact numbers and where to find them including a mobile phone.
Happy Touring
Howard
Just thought I would post a recent event I had whilst away in France, after 4 weeks away in the south west of France and on our way north to catch the ferry in St Malo to Guernsey. I had flue like symptom's at a campsite in the Marais Poitvin, which I thought was man flu Lol however after leaving the campsite and driving up to the Vendee I gradually felt worse and I eventually collapsed fortunately we had parked up at a new campsite and my wife had to call the emergency services and a ambulance took me 20 kms to the nearest hospital (Payment up front)and I was put in intensive care for 4 days the hospital had no idea what I was suffering from but after two days of tests they diagnosed Legionella virus and took action from information supplied by the French authorities for tropical medicine, at this stage I was completely out of the game and hallucinating which caused my wife some concerns.
My wife phoned the UK to our insurers who state in there policy that one phone call would action a team of multi lingual doctors and nurses to liase with the hospital and also take control of guiding my wife through all the procedures, We are still awaiting that contact and so are the Hospital authorities. As the motor home was some 40 kms round trip from the hospital my wife took taxis for the four days costing in excess of £400.00
To eventually finding accommodation in Les Sable de Ollone next door to the hospital again paid up front, after frequent calls to the insurers both from my wife and daughter in Guernsey we still could not get any assistance even the hospital tried, and I signed a pro forma for them to release any medical information regarding treatment etc.
After 12 days in hospital I was given permission to be repatriated with conditions, which again no assistance was given My wife and daughter/son in law arranged all passages and my son in law drove the Motor home and I was a passenger in my daughters car still far from well, we have been home 4 weeks now and still awaiting some redress from the insurance company after spending over £8000.00 pounds. No names have been mentioned as this is ongoing. So one word of advice to fellow travellers ensure that the company you entrust with your business are fit for purpose, and ensure that you document every event including dates and times and ensure that your partner has full knowledge of the policy and contact numbers and where to find them including a mobile phone.
Happy Touring
Howard