Tijuana: Medical Tourist

By Margot Kim

2/27/2008 Fresno (KFSN) -- More Americans are packing their passports and their medical records for a trip across the border. They're not going on vacation, but to a doctor's office for everything from simple check-ups to surgery. What's driving "medical tourists" to Mexico and one valley man's message after a medical nightmare.

James Dodd of Hanford boards a shuttle van for his latest trip to Tijuana, but he's not just a tourist on vacation. He crosses the border every few months to put his health in the hands of Mexican doctors who consider him not just a patient, but a friend. READ MORE