Quebec man stuck in Mexico with cancer after family says back pain dismissed at Canadian hospital
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The family of a Quebec man stuck in Mexico is searching for answers after they say he received medical clearance to travel and then discovered his cancer had returned on vacation.
The family of a Quebec man stuck in Mexico is searching for answers after they say he received medical clearance to travel and then discovered his cancer had returned while on vacation.
Laurent Bigras and Antonieta Chavez headed to Cancun for a getaway with their two children in early March when it quickly took an unexpected and expensive turn.
“Our life changed from one day to another,” Chavez said.
Before their trip, Chavez says her husband had recently started experiencing back pain.
Bigras had been diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2020 and underwent chemotherapy at Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur Hospital until February 2021 – he was in remission.
Bigras had gradually started working again in January 2022 and the back pain started in the winter. He visited the same hospital’s emergency room more than once and made follow-up appointments, according to his wife.
Chavez says her husband’s blood tests and other exams didn’t raise any red flags at the time. He also didn’t have other symptoms like the weight loss and sweating he experienced when he was first diagnosed with cancer.
Bigras was given anti-inflammatories to ease the pain. Chavez said the medical team surmised the issue was muscle pain at the time — even when he returned to the ER with aches.
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