This month flew by. We were eagerly awaiting June 2nd for months. My dual citizen husband has not been able to get a bank account, or a loan or a credit card without his INE card. The only way to obtain that is when voter registration opens to the public. We arrived just days before it closed because of the election on June 1, 2025. It seemed like all of our goals have been hinged on getting this INE card so in a few days we hope to rocket forward.
Our 12-year-old has been sick for a week. Cold symptoms. The cough, the congestion and just this morning he complained of ear pain. We still don’t have a ‘pediatrician’ here so off to the ER we went. Now that I think about it, I sat in judgment in the United States when people would use the ER for stuff like this. Our healthcare system in the United States is so broken that it would be several hours before being seen and for a cold or chest congestion, it seemed unreasonable to go to the ER.
We walked in, talked to a security guard who pointed us to the hospital pharmacy where there was a doctor on call. We walked into another room adjacent to the pharmacy (to exam room) and seconds later we were in full conversation with a doctor about my son’s symptoms. He examined him and suggested a few different over the counter meds for his sore throat, swollen tonsils, and earache. We paid $55 dollars for the entire visit, including meds, and were out of there in 20 minutes.
We were not rushed. The doctor spoke English so I could understand, and we were treated with kindness and respect. It was such an incredible breath of fresh air. We knew that medicine in Mexico was for the people, not for profit (like the United States) but we didn’t know how efficient and reasonable it was until we needed them most.
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