Sheryl

From your description I think you'd do best to see a pulmonologist. There are 2 at BPH: https://bangkokpattayahospital.com/doctor/ong-ard-kosintarajit-m/ https://bangkokpattayahospital.com/doctor/nataphon-wuthithepbuncha-m/ And one at Pattaya Memirial https://www.pattayamemorial.com/our-experts/witaya-benjatamanont-md

An ENT would not be best choice for a pulmonary or cardiac issue. Can you clarify what you mean by "lung/breathing issue"?

Mefical repatriation companies are quite expensive. Ftom your description he obviously needs to be accompanied on a a flight but it is not at all clear to me that he needs a medical attendant ? If not, then couldn't a relative, friend or acquaintance accompany him? Reducing the cost to 2 plane tickets. You might find this recent thread of interest:

The vaccine is available in all hospitals but given only to infants. It is not yet protocol anywhere I kmow of to give it to prevent recurrent HSV outbreaks. True that there is very recent research showing a benefit but sample size was quite small and earlier studies showed different outcome. Consensus is that further research needed. You'll have a hard time persuading someone to give it to you. Best chance will be a private hospital. I can't suggest which though as it will be luck of the draw and ultimately up to the individual doctor you see.

Are you sure it was glucagon they injected and not 50%Dextrose? There is no brand of glucagon listed as registered in Thailand but I suppose there might be a GPO brand (government) as these don't always show in the directory. If it does exist here you can probably get it. Maybe even at a (large) pharmacy. Please let m know what you find out, thanks.

P.S. I did some more digging into old threads on this board. Government hospital not more than 20k. And -- perhaps most importantly -- DNA result from one of 2 government hospitals in Bangkok is necessary should you ever need to prove paternity in a Thai court. Even if you don't envision such a need now, no telling what the future may bring. These are: 1. Police General Hospital 492/1 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 2nd floor 'DNA testing center' Tel: 02 207 6000 2. Ramathibodi Hospital Rama VI Road, Bangkok I0400 Tel. 02 354-7275, 201-1296 You would need to attend with the mother and child, and bring your passport , the mothers ID card, babies birth certificate, and mother'ss tabien baan -- originals & photocopies of all. They won't do prenatal there and as mentioned, prenatal testing is of no use for legal purposes anyhow.

Close to 100k baht in private hospitals. I don't know cost in govt facilites. As previously mentioned, IF it is required would have to be done in a facility specified by the Australisn Embassy. For all I know they might require the test to be done by a lab outside Thailand altogether. A test done during pregnancy will not be useful for obtaining citizenship since results will not be in the child's name. If it is required, it would have to be done after birth. And there may be a requirement for Embassy Consular staff to be present as witness during the test. Surely you can get all this information, and details of approved hospitals, from the Embassy? Are you wanting prenatal paternity test for your own reasons separate from citizenship application? Because that would be a different matter and more options about where to do it.

It says MAY be asked. Not WILL be asked. Good chance that if you are listed on the birth certificate as father, this will not be asked. But you will not know until you make the application, which you cannot do until after the child is born.

Glucagon injection is not available in Thailand as far as I know. Hospitals of course, can inject a quick acting glucose. Before loss of consciousness there are warning signs during which person should consume a sugary drink. Glucose powders (Glucose D, Oracose etc) are readily and cheaply available at any pharmacy and should be kept in the home. They can be drunk plain or added to fruit juice and they act very quickly. Also keep honey in the home. If someone is unconscious or otherwise unable to drink, rub honey and/or a thin paste of glucose powder on their tongue and gums while waiting for ambulance.

in Switzerland, PAE (prostatic artery embolization) might also be an option and this is less invasive, though also newer than TURP. You need to have a detailed discussion with your urologist there, reviewing the pros and cons of each option specific to your situation.

I do not know what this 80,000 baht prosthetic is, or if/how it differs from what the 30 baht system would cover. It should be possible for her to continue treatment at Chula- - which is also a government hospital -- under the 30 baht system if she obtains a letter of referral from her registered hospital. Possible she has already done this and is already not having to pay for the specialist consultations there, only to pay extra for the prosthesis for some reason. You'd have to clarify that with her. If you mean Tha Bo Crown Prince Hospital, in Nong Khai, that would not have prosthetic services and would refer her elsewhere. She could get a letter from Chula explaining they are providing her with prosthetic servicesand asking them to issue a referral -- if she has not already done this. (She may have). Your original post sounded like she was very unhappy with the prosthetic services currently being received and that there were quality concerns, now it seems that she likes where she goes and refuses to change?

If it is in fact required, better contact the Australian Embassy as they may require that the test be done at a specific hospital (likely one in Bangkok). And yes, testing can be done during pregnancy, from about 7 weeks onward.

What hospital is she registeted at under the universal scheme? If she gets a letter of referral fom them can get care at Chula free.

And they are. Foreigners too can exempt income received from the Thai Social Security Fund.

Note that it says : THE Social Security Fund". Not "a". It refers to the Thai Social Security Fund. Which is why no definition of "Social Security" provided; they literally mean a specific fund of that exact name.

Yes, by more than a decade. That is internationally speaking. Both treatments are pretty new in Thailand.

HOLep laser works at least 10 years for 75% of patients. TURP, laser, Rezum are all equally invasive; all involve going up the urethra and partial removal of prostate tissue. TURP has been around the longest, REZUM is newest so least known about it especislly long term outcomes. It can only br used on orostates below a certain size (no such lmitation for laser or TURO). There are individual specific factors that might favor one treatment over another for a particular patient (overall medicsl history; which lobes are more enlarged, etc). Best to explore all this in cinsultation with a urologist ecperienced in all these techniques. There is more precision using laser and blood loss, average hospital stay are less thsn eith TURP. But still invasive.

What he did was not correct as the SS income is completely non-assessable and shouod not have been entered as income. If that was all you remitted then no need to file, period. Local RD offices are not familiar with DTAs.

Nothing in the tax form states the details/origin of pension income so no determination was made by RD about the assessibility of OP's old age pension from Oz. Since he owed no tax, one of 3 things likely occurred: 1. Total income inclusive of the pension was under 150k after personal exemptions, old age allowance, expenses et al were deducted. 2. The accountant did not include the pension in the declared income i.e. treated it as non-assessable. If so would have to ask accountant for the reason. Might have had mistaken impression it is a government pension. 3. Accountant included the pension income in declared total income then listed it as an exemption on the line for Social Security income. Less likely but possible. Should be quite obvious from the form which of these was the case.

That funds are being continally spent to finance beneilfits is not in dispute. The issue was the claim that SE intake is placed in general government coffrrs and spent on whatever. This is not the case. The expanding numbers of retirees relative to SS tax income from employeed persons is the problem, not SS income bring used for other govt spending. This is why the full retirement age keeps getting pushed back. Other measures will likely br necessary as well to keep the system solvent over the long term. Similar problem in many other countries.

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I believe it goes into the Social Security Trust Fund.

US SS is not assessable in Thailand per the DTA. Neither are pensions linked to any type of government service, but private pensions are assessable. You could reasonabltly deduct the amount of your SS (and govt pension if you have one) from whatevet you remit to come up the amount that is assessable. Going forward, you can have your SS directly deposited to Thai bank account. The credit advices for each transaction will show that it is SS.

I honestly don't remember, sorry. It's been a few years. One of these 2 systems required a video call to set up but not sure which it was.

Do not use a bogus number. Enter your current details. After you get new pasdport, update online if possible. If not then bring both old and new passports with you (or copy of old one if you have to surrender it). Potential issue would be at airline check in, not at Thai immigration.