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3 minutes ago, stud858 said:

It's not able to be done. There is not one correct answer even if the written law suggests there is. You need to formulate your own answer through all responses and common reasoning.

Hmmm, I don't believe this is true for all things. There is a fairly exact formula (with a few things that vary) for doing a retirement visa for example. I have seen a document done by the Pattaya Expats Club that is very good. In fact I used it for doing my own DIY retirement visa last year. This could be Pinned or put in another forum that is just Pinned documents. I call BS ????

I visit this forum about twice a month and it just seems the same questions get asked and the same few people continue to answer the same tired questions instead of making some good informative posts and pinning them. The most recent pinned post I see is from 2017!! out of date!!

For instance. Seems the same questions show up almost daily! .. it's practically not worth visiting here because it just a deluge of bad information with the same tired questions. It's just a sea of confusion and usually there are a multitude of posts with BAD INFORMATION! How about the VISA veterans (you know who you are) make some good decent documents and PIN THEM! Unless of course some of these guys just enjoy playing the forum know it all LOL!!

1) Retirement visa requirements and info on how to DIY ( I posted a detailed DIY retirement visa / extension of stay)

2) TM30 information

the list goes on!!!! just look at the current posts -- make some good documents and PIN them. You know I might just make my own forum and do that!!

14 hours ago, Sheryl said:

HIFU can and is used for BPH as well as early prostate cancer.

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Just read through the article you posted, where does it say it is used for BPH? The article you posted read that it is recommended BPH be treated BEFORE HIFU therapy. ... show me an article where it says HIFU is used for BPH please.

On 11/22/2018 at 9:09 PM, Sheryl said:

I just recently learned there is a doctor here doing HIFU

 

https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/treatments/hifu

 

He's at Samitivej Hosp in Bkk

 

https://www.samitivejhospitals.com/en/doctors/isares-saisorn/

 

https://www.samitivejhospitals.com/en/high-intensity-focused-ultrasound-hifu/

 

 

 

 

This (HIFU) is a prostate cancer treatment and seems to be very good indeed but the two therapies being discussed here are for BPH. Rezum by the OP and Urolift by others. Much better treatments for BPH than TURP or other laser or microwave therapies. Unfortunately Thailand is late and hospitals here are not offering either Urolift or Rezum as far as I know of.

On 11/25/2018 at 1:36 PM, cheeryble said:

Good news about HIFU though if I’m not mistaken candidates are limited, and I think it’s not on if u have an enlarged prostate over ?cc.

If it’s any consolation my prostate has reduced size on it’s own over quite a period of time, and I mean quite considerably, rarely woken up now if I’m careful about late evening drinks.


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Did you have prostate cancer? Or have you just BPH? If you just had BPH what did you use for treatment? Drugs? if so what Drugs did you take to shrink your prostate?

I have BPH and would NOT like TURP or other older treatments for BPH. UroLift and this other steam treatment for BPH causing frequent urination etc .. is what I am interested in. Urolift is very good, easy to do (it's an outpatient treatment) and best of all does not cause side effects to sexual function (example, retrograde ejaculation) ..

On 11/16/2018 at 11:13 PM, AbeSurd said:

Unfortunately when you get to the point of obstruction it may be too late for UroLift. See under 'Patient selection' on this page:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117169/

 

"it is not suitable for patients with a history of urinary retention."

 

I have also been told this by two doctors in the UK.

Yes, I have been "qualified" for the treatment and even the prostate size is taken into account on whether a patient is able to get the procedure or not. apparently if it is too big, they won't do it.

Probably the same reason some OP's don't use English properly :-).

Why is it so many expats are so bad in Thai. (Bad grammar)

Translation: Why is it that many expatriates do not learn the Thai language?

Funny the Thai taxi drivers use the wall at the entrance to my condo as a bathroom everyday and the police have done nothing. OUTRAGE!!

1 minute ago, CharlieH said:

I saw exactly that just last night, poles extending a good 8ft out the back of a pick-up, in the dark !

They did have a rag tied to the end but the rag was BLACK !!!!! Absolutely useless, and perfect height to decapitate another motorcyclist or impale a car driver who perhaps drove too close whilst the pole vehocle was stopped at the lights etc.

Amazing Thailand ! 

I drive a motorbike and use EXTREME caution when I drive. I rarely drive at night and when I do I make sure and try to stay far away from everybody else, even if it means speeding away from a group of cars. Too much unskilled, aggressive and foolish driving out there and then there's the bad part. Defense!

Just go out on the road for about an hour and you're sure to see a pickup with pipes, wood boards or rebar sticking out just at head height ripe for a motorcyclist not being to careful to run right into. It's frightening to see the lack of common sense to safety and the police don't notice because they simply never look for let alone ticket anybody doing such nonsense. I can't see that Thais are ever taught anything about safety measures of this sort as it is done all the time. Once in awhile you might see a used plastic bag off of the end of pipes or board ... maybe because they had a friend or family member impaled or decapitated.

7 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Why? Because despite their ridiculous wealth and their mansions, when it rains too much in BKK or the government mismanages flood control as they're prone to do, the access to their mansions tends to be cut off by high floor waters. Thus the need for something to traverse the floods.  In my book, those kinds of realities even for the richest of the rich don't make what I consider to be a luxury city.

 

With this kind of growth I can't see how they are able to sustain the infrastructure let alone manage flood control. I would bet there will be a breaking point and Bangkok will become less and less attractive a place to live unless they take some drastic measures to take care of traffic, flood control, water and electricity infrastructure etc. I was there a couple of weeks ago and the BTS was very crowded even on a Saturday morning going into town. The BTS line being extended has brought more and more people in and the trains are not getting any longer or more frequent from what I see. Also, think about this. ONE single breakdown of the BTS on a commute morning means a big mess. I read not too long ago that the soapy massage parlors are using vast amounts of well water actually devouring the water table and lowering the already low level of the city making floods even more problematic as the years go by ... I don't find it attractive in the long term.

I've been in country since about May and had a cold once for about 2 weeks. Since then I've been fine. I might just do it as a precaution. What's to protect us from people who bring the virus from Europe/UK etc..?

On 10/2/2018 at 7:42 AM, lopburi3 said:

Believe this time of the year, at least some hospitals, get the Northern Hemisphere Flu vaccine and it normally becomes available about this time.  Both are almost the same formula - this year one different in the 4 system shot.  So either type probably worthwhile regardless of your next destination.  

So, is it worth getting the shot available at the hospitals/clinics around here now? I haven't had a vaccine since last Oct 2017 back in the USA.

Where can one find the Northern Hemisphere vaccine here in Thailand? Is it available? How different is the latest North vaccine than the older south now?

3 minutes ago, yasin said:

Why not use Bitcoin? You don't even have to transfer it. It stays in your mobile phone / hardware wallet & gives you complete freedom over your money with no intermediaries between. Goes everywhere with you and can be sent in an instant to anyone anywhere anytime. It's a blow to the parasite bank and money transferers who feed on your money. Just use Bitcoin! 

Where have you sold Bitcoin for Thai Baht? Where have you purchased bitcoin for Thai Baht? 

1 minute ago, watgate said:

Two issues come to mind. First off,if one has to transfer into their thai bank acct 65k each month, aren't they going to be hit with monthly wire fees and bank fees which can add  up. Secondly, what about going the tourist visa as a former poster suggested in a previous posting. He said " If I have to I'll go the METV route or SETV plus runs. I'm just trying to minimize the hassle and giving me the chance to come and go as I please over a full year".  Are tourist visas still practical for stays of 6 months or longer or has immigration cracked down on them?

I wouldn't bet on using the METV or SETV as a long term plan. Right now it seems like a pretty good method .. I would bet that Thai immigration will continue to make it more difficult for long stays by doing visa runs etc.. Whether it be a retirement, marriage, work, tourist visas I would bet it will continue to be more difficult. That has been the trend. I have done 3 retirement visas over the last 6 years. Each time it was more difficult and more hoops to jump through than the last.

On a good note, aren't there some Thai banks that actually give pretty good interest rates on savings? If that's the case, I'll just move 25,000USD to one of those accounts and get better interest on my money anyway. Or I would think having a Foreign currency account might also be smart, especially if they offer a decent interest rate on the money. The money just has to be in a Thai bank from what I understand.

Although it would be a lot better if I didn't have to move the money here. I wonder if they would just except seeing bank statements from USA banks?

On 10/14/2018 at 2:31 PM, Neeranam said:

https://bigbooksponsorship.org/articles-alcoholism-addiction-12-step-program-recovery/big-book-sponsorship/missing-piece-spiritual-malady/

I think there are a lot of AA's who like to make this a big point but for me, I stick to what the Big Book and the 12 and 12 emphasize and for one very important reason.

Hitting a new commer with this idea of Alcoholism is a spiritual malady up front will turn off A LOT of new people ... because a lot of new alcoholics have all kinds of prejudices. In the big book in the chapter "We Agnostics" it says that "more than half of us" felt that same way. So while like me, if you've been around a long time ... sure I know my alcoholism is also a spiritual problem but most important is to illustrate the physical malady and the mental obession to a new commer. That's what the book does. It does not go on about how alcoholism as a spiritual malady .. except in one place .. that I talked about earlier in this thread.

By the way, this essay written by Mike L. is his opinion. It is not AA approved literature .. I will read it and from briefly looking at it I think it looks pretty good. But it's not AA approved and it's one guys opinion put in writing.

yea, just got this in my Embassy alerts. See attached print out of the email. I verify this to be true also.

IncomeAffidavitStopped.pdf

it is NOW official. USA embassy WILL NOT SUPPLY INCOME AFFIDAVIT AFTER JAN 1 2019

IncomeAffidavitStopped.pdf

9 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

The fact you choose to respond “LOL” my opening line tells me all I need to know. 

 

Im well aware of what the program involves thanks for the the recital. 

 

Have a a good day. 

If you would, please answer my question. What experience do you have to make the conclusion that people like me having a friendly debate/discussion over some details of the program of AA are what turns "people" away from "self help groups"?

Or are you just making things up as you go along?

I would hope people would like to intelligently ad to the discussion and make truthful claims.

On 7/30/2018 at 7:47 PM, Neeranam said:

Agreed, the short form of the tradition was made to give to hospitals. Kick them out, they could harm an alcoholic.

Or let them stay but don't let them share.

An easier way is to take away voluntary sharing at the meeting. Have the secretary call on people to share. Members at the meeting who are asked to share could share longer and the 2 non-alcoholics would not get chosen because no time left. Simple.

23 hours ago, Kadilo said:

In my experience what you read on here recently is the kind of reason people are reluctant to go to any self help meeting.

 

Really? what experience is that? I find this humorous to say the least. LOL! This is simply not true. We are only debating on this forum and it's a healthly debate/discussion. This shows passion for the program!!

There are plenty of new drunks going to AA everyday all around the world.  .. and by the way. AA is not a self help meeting. AA is a program which is spiritual in nature designed to give power, in the form of a higher power to alcoholics who lack the power to abstain from alcohol even though they honestly want to. I could not stop drinking using my self will .. I tried for 3 years and never put together more than 2 months dry. My will power was gone, otherwise I would not need AA.

On 10/24/2018 at 11:45 AM, Wilson Smith said:

And because you have this qualification, does this mean someone in AA has appointed you to some type of authority to decides who qualifies to be in an AA meeting despite them identifying that they are an alcoholic? There are no leaders, back of bus Bozo!  

 

You can quote until the cows come home. 

 

Read the only thing that matters on the topic.

 

The modern outcome is " You are an AA member if you say so. You can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out." 

Later in the chapter we read " Who dared to be judge, jury and executioner of his own sick brother?"

Because I have what qualification? That AA is for alcoholics only? What are you talking about?

I am not suggesting we kick people out of meetings because they are not "real" or "true" or hopeless alcoholics. I think the original OP may be suggesting this but that is damn near impossible to do. YOU CAN HOWEVER SETUP A MEETING IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE NON-Alcoholics could do at a meeting.

I attend a meeting here in Pattaya that states up front at the beginning of the meeting that AA is for people with alcoholism. If anyone is attending that feels they are a drug addict, over-eater, sex addict, gambling addict AND NOT an alcoholic .. we ask that they don't share and talk to us after the meeting about where they can get help for their specific problem. We have never had anyone not honor that. But in the case someone shows up who is so belligerent that they insist on speaking even when not called on or insist on speaking during random sharing and go on about addiction or gambling problems for the 4 minutes we allow etc.. there is not too much we can do about it. So our meeting is setup in such a way to minimize the possibility of any strong personality that doesn't honor the singleness of purpose or 3rd tradition from dominating share time. But then again, anyone new who is there would be able to tell right away that this person doesn't belong and that they are being quite disrespectful of what the meeting purpose really is. TO HELP ALCOHOLICS.