My wife and I are making plans to sell the farm (recreational acreage), purchase an RV and hit the road sometime after the first of the year,or early spring. We would like to have a class a or c toy hauler that can be set up for long term boondocking. We are amature gold panners so a toy hauler will come in handy for bringing along our atv's. As for a towed we are looking at a jeep wrangler LJ. We have considerable experience in tent camping, and since we are truck drivers experience in living in a small space. Now to my pressing need for advice, my wife is having a full hip replacement this tuesday and after a 2 to 3 month recovery period she will need to have regular checks on her hip. I have an irregular heartbeat that seems to be genetic in origin as the cardiologists could find no reason for the condition, but I do have twice yearly EKG's and take med's to help prevent strokes. My question is does anyone have any advice for obtaining the medical checks that we will periodically need while traveling the country, and most probably in a different place each time than the last checks?

Can't help with the medical issue, both Jo and I are lucky and have no medical problems requiring regular doctor visits, but I do want to mention that I think you will have to look at a fifth wheel trailer for your toy hauler needs. I've never heard of a class A or C hauler. Good luck, Fred

Damon and Safari are two company's that make a class A motor home-toy hauler, I'm sure if you do a Google Search you will find more. I'm also a recreational gold panner and I use a Jeep TJ Sahara as my toad. Like Fred I can't help you with the meds either, but good luck in your search and be careful you don't get the Gold Fever. Gummy

Sorry I cannot help out with medical either, but here is one site you can look at  for the Class A Toy Hauler.  Also  look into Damon and Safari like Gummy said.
Wishing you well.
Larry
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Sorry, I had never heard of a class A toy hauler. Learn something new every day.
Fred

thanks for everyones replies on the class a and c toy haulers, and as for the medical checks we will only need those every 6 months or so ,I think I will be able to figure somthing out. Also I hope gold fever dose'nt get me I do the gold thing more for exercise and an excuse to search out remote areas ( like anyone would need an excuse), once agin thanks from all for the info,be safe,be carefull,and hopefully we shall all meet somewhere someday.

Newmar's Allstar model 4257 is a great toy hauler and their model 4188 is the only factory built a wheelchair accessible model.

We have not had the exact same needs but we have gotten medical checks while on the road.  We have taken an Rx from our home physician for tests needed while we were traveling and taken them to a "regional" hospital clinic and they have done the tests and faxed the results back to our home doctor.  It might be difficult to get an appointment with an orthopedic doctor unless you can figure where you'll be well in advance.  If you only need semi-annual or annual checkups , perhaps you can plan to be back in the area of your original doctor or plan an airplane flight and co-ordinate with a visit to relatives.

Mary

Probably depends a lot on your medical insurance coverage. I broke my ankle in Branson (yes, at the Rally), had surgery on it in Lake Park Illinois, and in the process hooked up with a General Practitioner who is doing my annual stuff while here. I will meet with a physical therapist after the cast comes off, and get an exercise routine that can be done while traveling. My insurance is a high deductible, but I can choose where and who I want in the US. In the meantime, Art had his gallbladder removed in Kenosha Wisconsin. He has Medicare and a supplemental, so we don't anticipate any problems there. As a result of his misfortune, he was lined up with a cardiologist who did his annual tests and renewed his regular heart meds. Point is, research your insurance coverage and know what to expect.

You may want to talk with your current docs about your plans to see what they can recommend.  Many docs have contacts all over the country from attending meeting etc....  Your current docs might be able to refer you to someone they know.  But you might have to plan ahead a bit since many docs are booked for months in advance. 

You should also get copies of all of your medical records and bring them with you.  This will help get your new docs up to speed a little quicker.

-Colleen