Sheryl

He seems to no longer be at Bangkok Heart Hospital but rather at Bumrungrad now

Of course.

You don't need to tell AA anything. They have already dropped you if your policy is international. You just contact the broker you want and they will send you the necessary forms.

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This doctor is expert in it: https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Koonlawee-Nademanee?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zDdEHAXJa9pAQiDELL1rmH1gLs_M9a4wCgko4WzzalxYwoCspp5T6gaAkEkEALw_wcB You can read more about his expertise specific to RF ablation here: https://myacare.com/doctor/prof-dr-koonlawee-nademanee-thailand Pulsed field technique is extremely new, the results of the first random controlled trial were only released in August 2023. It is not widely available yet anywhere and not available in Thailand at all as far as I know. Doesn't seem to offer much advantage that I can see. https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2023/08/23/19/16/sun-555am-advent-esc-2023

You are confusing Thai tax regulations (which is what I referred to) with the DTA. DTA outlines how the respective countries' taxation policies will interact. It does not go into detail about what each country's tax code is. Thailand's tax code has never taxed income earned abroad that is never remitted to Thailand and the new Thai tax regulation does not change this. What it does do, is make taxable income brought into Thailand from foreign sources taxable regardless of whether brought in the same year as earned or not. Previously, it was taxable only if brought into the country in the same year. Thailand's tax code has always been residence based, that is not a change.

MIMS www.mims.com Have to register and it is limited to health professionals Many pharmacies have a hard copy of the book, it comes out annually

Moved to appropriate forum. They are not interested in your exact address. Just what country. Passport will suffice if you live in the country you are a national of.

https://www.who.int/teams/global-influenza-programme/vaccines/vaccine-in-tropics-and-subtropics Thailand uses the Southern Hemisphere vaccine and the flu "season" starts in May. So yes, you are covered. Thread moved to health forum and a number of posts with misinformation/quakery removed along with trolling posts and flames. Good nutrition and adequate Vitwmin D levels certainly help resistance to disease but do not negate the need for flu vaccination in the elderly or otherwise at high risk.

Go to another hospital, see an ENT. don't show that note as it in no way gives diagnosis or looks like it was written by a doctor. Just tell him your history and the pseudophedrine works for you.

But by definition must occur within 3 months oa confirmed COVID infection. OP had COVID a full year ago.

@atpeace What exactly was your interaction at the hospital that led to this refusal? Did you first consult an ENT? Walking into a hospital and asking for a specific drug - -especially one that is a controlled substance as this unfortunately is -- will set off all king of alarm bells. Have a consultation with a doctor, explain your history and symptoms and that this drug usually works for you.

Suan Dok is just the informal term for the general area of the city which includes both Sripat and Maharaj Nakorn, the government hospital. Actually Sripath is a sort of private wing of Maharaj. Surgery at Maharaj Nakhorn itself would be less expensive but there might be a long wait and you would probably not be able to choose your doctor..and the actual surgery might be done by a resident in training.

It is a Thai comoany and definitely insures Thais, they alll do...you should go through a broker in any case.

Allianz Ayudhya is also a Thai company.

The unrealistic part is right in the thread title -- "sugar friendship". Sugar Daddy/sugar baby relationships are not friendships. They are financial transactions.

I assume you know that your Thao wife already has free health care through the government universal system? Which is why so few Thais get private health insurance...and why private health insurance here is comparatively expensive (snall pool of insured persons). If nonetheless you still want to get private jnsurance for her and her alone (as opposed to a family plan including both of you) contact AA brokers. AETNA Thailand definitely does enroll Thais.

AETNA Thailand is a separate Thai company nit the same as AETNA overses That ssid it is one of the least worst local companies. However unless required for incountry extension based on O-A visa, I much advoise against getting a Thai issued polucy. Ger an internatiobally issued expat policy. Much better regulated and more reliable.

It is off market in Thailand. And with your complex, serious multiple diagnoses you should not self prescribe anything. Very dangerous. Yout potassium is only slightly elevated (5.1 vs upper limit 5.0) and that reading came after unusually large ingestion of high potasium foods. Worth rechecking after a few weeks of a more prudent diet but otherwise no reason for alarm. Do not take any medications, even supplements, without first checkimg with your doctor.

I just bought some on Shoppee. Gummies though. And you can always get wide range of it through iHerb.

Not for a DO graduate since this profession is not recognized in Thailand and such a program woukd mot be recognized by the Thai Medical Council. For a graduate of a conventional medical school, possible if completely fluent in Thai. The (timed) written qualifying exam is in Thai.

Comparing an open repair at an upcountry government hospital with laporascopic repair at a Bangkok private hospital is apples and oranges to say the least Usual cost for this at a for profit private hospital is around 250k or so not counting pre op tests. Could reach 300 if at the most expensive hospitals and/or more costly room selected. Which still of course leaves the OP blatantly overcharged.

Yes. You can register as "housemaster". Though might have to have a yellow tabian baan, I'm not sure (I had one when i registered). Thread moved to visa forum for better responses.

Your wife should file one. Can be done either in person or online but to do online she has to register first, upload tabian ban etc. Might not be worth the bother just to file for one person once. She will need to have her Thai ID and tabian ban (originals plus photocopy) and fill out a simple form at immigration, That's it.

No, there is no such law AFAIK, but it is customary. Also customary, if the patient is self-pay, is to get payment, or at least a large deposit, up front in advance. 600k baht is an outrageous charge and far more than the norm for any private hospitals. You are correct that, depending on length of stay and type of room, should be around half that. I suggest you also contact the Ministry of Commerce which has the responsibility for issues of private hospital overcharging. See here https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30372994 Serious overcharging happens to Thais as well, by the way.