Medical travel

Timmi Ryerson, 62, of Vista, Ca., chose to have hip surgery in India two years ago because the surgeon she chose there had much more experience performing the procedure than doctors in the United States. “I wasn’t willing to be a guinea pig,” she says. “I wanted the best in the world.” She's now back to snow skiing and tennis.

( Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times )

Timmi Ryerson, 62, of Vista, Ca., chose to have hip surgery in India two years ago because the surgeon she chose there had much more experience performing the procedure than doctors in the United States. “I wasn’t willing to be a guinea pig,” she says. “I wanted the best in the world.” She's now back to snow skiing and tennis.

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