James26

If you and your wife agree on all settlement terms, fly to Thailand and do an uncontested divorce at the Amphur. Bring all your documents, get everything translated, and complete a Marital Settlement Agreement (pay an attorney to do it). You want an MSA because Amphur will use that instead of their standard documents, which take forever. Then, both can go to Ampur, register into the system, and proceed with the administrative divorce. To complete everything (because you don't have a Thai marriage) could take a week or two, but it is still far cheaper than hiring an attorney and processing a divorce in CA. If you choose to go the CA route, you can use her last residence for service, or if you can't find her (you must prove diligence to the court), you can serve by publishing in the local paper. I still think that administrative uncontested divorce in Thailand is less expensive and will be recognized in most states in the US. 

The record says they don't have your original record, and they recommend you go back to the hospital where your original hernia was repaired. It also shows your mesh has failed because they can manually palpate a soft mass, which confirms this.
As another responder posted, mesh repairs can and do fail, although the incidence is low. Maybe you have been doing some heavy lifting. A hernia mesh is often considered a permanent device that can remain in place without replacement. However, if a hernia returns to the same area, the mesh may need to be replaced or a new one placed. It is not that difficult a procedure today. It can be done by either open repair or laparoscopic repair. 
I also had a repair 16 years ago, but it's still okay. However, I just got the other side fixed one week ago at my local government hospital using a laparoscopic technique. Excellent service and great price.
Just get it fixed, mate—no big deal.

Neither. My mortality is based on what I put in my mouth and how I choose to conduct my life.

There are a few Assisted Care Communities starting to gear up. Worth looking into.
 

The website is in Thai, but you can translate the site in Google chrome.

You could try using ChatGPT to find more similar resources.

 

So, if you married in two countries, say Thailand and the USA, and got an administrative divorce in Thailand, is the divorce recognized in the USA (or UK, etc)? Do you need to do anything in your country of origin to have the divorce recognized, or to remarry in Thailand?

7 hours ago, Purdey said:

Look, both Pita and Thanathorn knew the law or had legal advisors and ignored it thinking it wouldn’t affect them. Didn’t they know what they were up against?

Good hearts but naive thinking won’t cut it.

We don't know if there is any truth to this claim. I would imagine they would make certain to not be in a position where a claim like this can be found. Have to wait and see.

Get online and do some research. Many hospitals post rates for these proceedures on their website.

Out of curiosity, why did you opt for an open repair? Where you given the choice to have a laproscopic repair?

A bill is working its way through parliment. Plenty of regulations will come. Similar thing happened in many US states.  

Without a review of the raw data (i.e., autopsy reports, medical records, etc.) I would accept these results with a grain of salt.

Don't feel bad. The Department of State cannot guarantee the safety and/or evacuation of our fellow Americans trapped in Afghanistan.
USA = failed country.

No one is helping you by trying to offer a diagnosis. In fact, it is quite disingenous of anyone who tries to give you a diagnosis. Just go to the doctor. Doctors are trained to know what to ask based on your presenting symptoms. 

I would just try it. I ordered some test kits for something else and they made it through.. 

NO MONEY, NO HONEY!

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The fee to transfer 20K using cryptobaht.io into a Thai bank acct is 305 baht. The fee to pull 20K out of an AEON ATM is 120 baht. 75K using crypto is 1,104 baht. Kind of expensive. I'll use the ATM (only AEON)!

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