Bottom line up front: Fill in each of these six items before you travel — this is the practical checklist version of the continuity-of-care conversation covered elsewhere on this site.
- Domestic physician informed — name, and confirmation you've told them about your trip
- International surgeon's follow-up contact method — WhatsApp, email, or video call, confirmed specifically
- Records transfer plan — how your domestic records get to your international provider, and how your operative/discharge notes get back
- Defined follow-up schedule — specific dates or windows for post-op check-ins, not "as needed"
- Emergency escalation trigger — what specific symptoms mean "call your domestic physician now," agreed in advance
- Emergency contact at home — someone with your itinerary, clinic contact info, and records access
Why a written version matters more than a mental checklist
A written plan is something you can actually hand to a companion, reference during recovery, or share with a domestic physician if a question comes up — a mental checklist tends to fade exactly when you're recovering and least equipped to reconstruct it from memory.
This template applies regardless of which spoke or procedure you're pursuing — colombiacosmeticsurgery.com, colombianivf.com, colombiadentist.co, or any other.
The Takeaway
Fill this out and save it somewhere accessible — on your phone, printed, and shared with your emergency contact — before you board your outbound flight.