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Tracy Byrne

Tracy Byrne

Patient with lived experience of medical tourism abroad; appeared as panelist on MyHealth RCSI podcast discussing surgical travel risks and patient perspectives

May 26, 2026

MyHealth RCSI

MyHealth RCSI

Travelling for surgery abroad: What to expect and what to keep in mind before making the trip

May 26 · 56m

Sumi Dunne
Sumi DunneHOST
11:24
Tracy, before you traveled, did you think you had all the information?
Tracy Byrne
Tracy ByrneGUEST
11:29
I spent months and months researching, so I think I did, yeah.
Tracy Byrne
Tracy ByrneGUEST
11:32
I think I did.
Tracy Byrne
Tracy ByrneGUEST
11:33
Now, I still had an awful fear in me going, 'cause I was going abroad.
Tracy Byrne
Tracy ByrneGUEST
11:37
I was going on my own.
Tracy Byrne
Tracy ByrneGUEST
11:38
So it was a, a, a bad fear.
Tracy Byrne
Tracy ByrneGUEST
11:40
I said my goodbyes on the plane.

26 MINS LATER

Sumi Dunne
Sumi DunneHOST
38:10
Okay.

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