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8 December 2020 at 13:35:36 #825747

Switzerland trip was a great adventure. Until I fell hard down a mountain and broke my femur. The worst thing that could have happened to me on this vacation

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[Anna]

8 December 2020 at 14:09:44 #934528

Hi BurgessCam,

Thank you for joining MySwissAlps.

I am so sorry to hear about your accident on the mountain. I hope you have recovered well from your injuries.

Unfortunately accidents can happen anywhere and I do hope this hasn’t put you off from visiting again.

Take care and regards,

Anna

[Arno]

8 December 2020 at 17:18:20 #934529

Hello BurgessCam,

That’s unfortunate! Can you share more about your itinerary and activities until the accident? That would still make a great trip report for others to read.

[mestettler]

9 December 2020 at 3:20:47 #934530

Hello BurgessCam,

I am so sorry to hear about your accident. I’m a retired orthopedic nurse, so I know how much pain you endured. Breaking the biggest, strongest bone in your body is a long recovery. I too hope you are doing well and are back on your feet.

Since I began traveling Switzerland 🇨🇭frequently, I make sure I have insurance through Allianz to cover problems with the flights, and any health emergencies. It’s not very expensive, and worth every penny to me since I worked as a nurse in a Level One Trauma Center, until I retired several years ago.

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9 December 2020 at 13:39:44 #934531

Hi there,
Me too, I am so sorry to hear that you had this accident, BurgessCam.
Mestettler, you’re right: insurance is very important. Although it cannot prevent accidents, it will be very useful in the case of an accident. Thanks for your advice!

Ildiko
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[Tourgypsy]

10 December 2020 at 11:59:48 #934532

I, also, fell and fractured my wrist while climbing a mountain a couple years ago. I did not have insurance, but have to say I was taken care of very well by the Swiss health system for minimal cost, when comparing to what it would have been in the USA. I was impressed.

[Removed user]

10 December 2020 at 20:09:31 #934533

Yes, I heard that an accident or any medical problem can be very expensive in the USA without any insurances. I guess everything depends on what we compare to each other.

It usually worth to have insurance in Switzerland, especially if anything bad happens.

Ildiko

[Lijianhughes]

24 March 2021 at 7:45:01 #934534

My wife fell down from her bicycle on her head, in our last day in Switzerland…she lost conscious for about half a minute and was brought to the emergency by an ambulance. But God must be blessing us she was discharged in the same day with just a few stiches, though recommended by the doctor to monitor for another 2 days before taking our long hours flight back home. I had to stay awake over night to settle the rebooking of our flight but on the good side, we got 2 bonus vacation days in the beautiful country!

[Removed user]

24 March 2021 at 13:36:04 #934535

Hi Lijianhughes,

you’ve been lucky in the misfortune then. I am glad that nothing more serious has happened, although I can imagine you worried a lot for her.

Thanks for sharing your story with us,
Ildiko