Sheryl

No info yet and Shingrix is not yet registered for use here. In fact still not available in a number of countries, many of which have potentially larger market than Thailand so I do not expect Thailand to be a priority for the manufacturer in the immediate future, they are still in fairly early stages of international expansion. CM Mediclinic must somehow be planning in importing it themselves.

Nothing "unspecified" about their fees, you can get concrete quotes for whatever specifics are desired, from the company, on request to them. Both for pre-paid and post-paid though with post-paid, costs in future may change.

Some news sources are saying it may be form Indian rocket (both this and the piece that wasked up in Puket) from Indian Launch Vehicle Mark-III rocket that India fired in July to help launch the lunar landing vessels

EKG and O2 can be normal even with significant coronary artery disease. EST highly advised to pick up any signs of CAD early as well as to check your overall cardiac fitness. @pattayapipYou should also have a colonoscopy if have not had one in past 10 years but those are never a part of check up packages, have to arrange separately. From now until end of September BPH is offering it for 19K which is a very good price for private hospitals here https://bangkokpattayahospital.com/product/gastroscopy-colonoscopy-packages/ Be aware that the following things in the package you have selected are not suitable for mass screening and not recommended for that purpose as both false positives and false negatives are extremely common: 21 Digestive tract cancer screening (CA19-9) 22 Liver Cancer Screening (AFP) 23 Colon Cancer Screening (CEA) These so-called "tumor markers" are useful in monitoring progress of cancer in some cancer patients but are NOT appropriate for cancer screening and should nto be used for such. They can be normal despite presence of cancer and also be elevated from many causes other than cancer. Also be aware that abdominal ultrasounds are extremely likely to pick up benign conditions such as liver/kidney cysts , small asymptomatic gallstones etc that do nto need treatment. For which reason no public health authority recommends routine abdominal ultrasounds ...tends to lead to a lot of unnecessary further tests and treatments (ditto the "tumor markers").

That is one million US dollars. Not baht. More than adequate cover. Most international expat policies provide 500k - 1 million US. The lowest I have ever seen was 250k (US dollars). And their premiums do not reach $500 a month until the very oldest age brackets e.g. 85 and above.

Quotes are just estimates, actual will depend on number of sessions needed.

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The office is in Bangkok. But they handle cases all over the country.

Costs have risen considerably since then. Probably around 300k at Newabutr now which remains the least expensive quality option. Note that except for doctors there may not be much English spoken.

For anyone wanting to call the Baltimore office the number is (1) 410-965-0160 Took a few tries but I got an actual human The bad news is they say they never received the form I mailed within the US more than 2 months ago (goes first to Pa of course). ????

Nobody can give you a quote for all this since it will greatly depend on number of lesions and (if biopsy needed) their size/depth. The least expensive option would be the government derm hospital https://www.iod.go.th/en/ Be forewarned that experience with skin cancer is very, very limited in Thailand. especially when it comes to the utility of a general skin check. Reliability of biopsy results can also be iffy if (as is usually the case) the pathologist has seen few skin cancers in their career. Best doctor for this is in Pattaya https://bangkokpattayahospital.com/doctor/anna-jaruwarn-m-d/ US traind and board certified and worked in southern California for many years. Has a specific pathologist she uses for reading biopsies.

"maybe" being the operative word I am not aware of anything registered for use in Thailand with logo PL (if that in fact is what it is).

Currently only a few such places and they are very expensive. And from what I read the services are more frills/ for show than really providing what older people need. You can hire in home care (full or part time) pretty affordably here compared to costs in the West) but that doesn't really address the isolation and there is also the risk of exploitation if the person is frail or forgetful and no reliable family member to oversee it. One exception is Dok Kaew Gardens McKean in CM. While currently they offer only assisted living and nursing home type care ,they are developing something called Sunflower Village which will be more of a retirement community with independent living made easier for seniors. Not up and running yet though. As McKean is a non-profit this should be much more affordable than the various private places. For info email [email protected]

Policies will exclude pre-existing conditions and depending on what they are, possibly refuse to insure altogether. In rare select cases a person may be given an option of paying a "premium load" (add on charge to normal premium) to have an isolated pre-existing condition covered. US private insurers did the same until it was made illegal under Obama.

Clonazepam does not come in 10 mg dose. Dose is 1 or 2 mg. Diazepam does come in 10mg but I do nto recognize this tablet, it is v=certainly not Valium brand which is made by Roche and does not have those markings. In fact I have never seen the manufacturer marking shown and do not know who made this. I suggest you toss this as no way to know what it is.

I have no idea what you mean by "quota", what on earth does a quota of any sort have to do with it? I am also not aware of any expat policies domiciled in Panama or at a PO Box. The insurance policies I refer to are solid EU based. Personally, For 1 million in cover, with a $500 excess, my rate in age band 70 - 74 is $4.073 a year. April Global. ACS Asia policy would likley be a bit less. So might Cigna Glo=bal. Which are the policies you refer to that cost so much?

No. About 300 - 325 a month at age 70 -75. Doesn't hit 500 a month until around 85-90 and that is pretty much the max. (Speaking of good intetnational expat policies). Certainly this cost is not negligible but no need to exaggerate it asmuch more than it is.

What possible effect does it have to start the very day before "Super Tuesday"?. Most campaigning takes place in the months and weeks prior, not the very day before.

Since he was studying people who had a near death experience (NDE), obviously all the people in his study had one. However, the vast majority of people who suffer clinical death (cardiac arrest) and then are revivied, do not report a NDE. Only about 15v - 18% do. It is unknown why. But important to note that what is described here is not the norm.

You can get xray at any hospital and also at some stand alone imaging centers. Much more important than the Xray itself, which any place can do, is the doctor who reviews it and treats you. Best ankle specialist is https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Bavornrit-Chuckpaiwong https://www.phyathai.com/en/doctor/assoc-prof-dr-bavornrit-chuckpaiwong same doctor but different hospitals. The 2nd one will be less expensive but is on the Thonburi side of the river

As one of the drugs is a controlled substance, seriously illegal and risky For the one thsat is nto controlled (topirimate) hardly necessary as there are locally made generics that can be bought over the counter here

The very best of the best: https://www.bnhhospital.com/search-doctor/entry/4093/ There has also been good feedback on https://www.bch.in.th/find-doctor/doctor-profile/?smid=4548 If you need an MRI (quite possible), can save in cost by going here instead of hospital www.mrithailand.com

I make yogurt here all the time at just normal air temperature. Put it outside in the sun, ready in no time.

Local generics are available for both drugs. For topuramate which can be bought at pharmacy witout prescription i have listed the local brands in post # 4. Governments hospital would surely have local brand cloanazepam.