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Sheryl

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  1. Are these wrist devices? If so, not as accurate as those tht wrap aroubnd the arm
  2. Yes, you may have to separately buy a larger cuff. I did.
  3. +1 for Omron. Make sure it is the kind that wraps around the upper arm snd not a wrist device
  4. Thsnk you for this update. Good you share the name of the Surgeon?
  5. Most outpatient medical care in Thailand is done in OPD departments of hospitals. Stand alone derm clinics are usually oriented to cosmetic procedures (and further, to ones popular with Thais) and won't have liquid nitrogen There is one clinic i Bangkok where you can get cryo done by a British GP https://www.medconsultasia.com/ Best to make appointment by email or Line, don't try through website does not work well.
  6. The problem in Thailand is: 1 - accuracy of initial diagnosis/ recognition that a lesion might be a melanoma 2 - completeness of removal and reliability of path report re margins Both require experience that is almost completely lacking here.
  7. After log in you should get this page: Search is box at the very top right side
  8. Oh did I ever. Really bad and not like the way I normally feel when sad and depressed. Something altogether different. Everything, even cartoons in the New Yorker, struck me as tragic. It is a very well known feature of dengue. It resolves with time but very gradually. Can take as long as 1 - 2 months in some csses. Just keep reminfmding yourself it's part of the disease.
  9. Except for controlled drugs no rrmeason to buy medications at a hospital. When you consult doctor find out exactly what he is prescribing. Name dose etc. On arrival at cashier tell them you do not need the medications.
  10. The British tabloid press seems to like to fan the flames and exaggerate (in general of course, but especially with regard to this subject) You can't "evict" people from a place they no longer live in. I suppose "King asks Andrew to move into vacant Frogmore Cotrage formerly occupied by Harry & Megan" doesn't have the same appeal.
  11. It is, but I think less English speaking especially among older doctors and not many trained in Western countries so not as used to western expectations India (private hospitals) is probably the best option if willing to travel for care. Top tier private hospital cost similar to cost in a government hospital here and far less for certain things iike ortho operations with instrumentalization and CT, MRI, PET scans. Viet Nam is not set up for medical tourism whereas India is. Doesn't mean one can't get treated there but it won't be as convenient.
  12. There is no such thing as a generic "blood test". Blood tests are specific and cover a huge range, from ones that can be performed with minimal training using nothing more than a centrifuge to ones requiring very expensive and complex imported equipment and even some that have to be sent abroad. Discussion of blood test costs are meaningless unless the test(s) is specified.
  13. Government hospital rates in Thailand are roughly comparable to private hospital rates in Viet Nam. Compare like to like and VN is vastly less expensive.
  14. A few hospitals, mainly in areas which see enough farang to make a separate price system worth setting up, have two tier pricing. Most do not. I am not sure that even the two-tier pricing nets a profit, might just be at less of a loss. Government hospitals here always run a significant deficit. And the established prices for Thais are only for the minority paying out of pocket, e.g. those who choice to use other than their assigned hospital under one of the health care schemes (SS, CSS, "30 baht" etc). In Bangkok and a few other places those can be many, but in most upcountry hospitals it is so close to zero that the hospital may nto even have a system for collecting it. Note that the Thai universal health care schemes do not pay on a reimbursment basis, it is on a capitation basis (flat amount received per patient enrolled). Lastly most provincial and higher level government hospitals these days offer special "after hour" or "VIP" services where an extra fee is paid (out of pocket for all, the universal health scheme don't cover it) to see a senior doctor (in public channel most care is from interns and residents in training) and with that, one can also choose the doctor. Most of this fee goes direct to the doctors who choose to participate in it as an incentive ti participate as opposed to working in a private hospital.
  15. With root canals you need to specify what the price includes. Rot canal only? Or also post? Crown? (for sure price you quote, and OP's mention, would nto include crown). Thai dental care is comparatively cheap only for the labor costs. Where prosthetic materials are involved (crown, implant) these are often as costly as in the west as often imported.
  16. Usually recommended to take niacin just before bed, so that you (hopefully) sleep through the flush. Also should be sure it is a sustained release formulation which usually causes less of this.
  17. I suggest you begin by having the child thoroughly evaluated and getting a reliable diagnosis and treatment plan. For which I recommend: https://www.manarom.com/child_eng.html In Bangkok, Bang Na area so nto too bad a trip from Pattaya Most of their staff speak English but you can specify this when you make appointment A battery of initial testing may be required and may cost a bot but is well worth it -- without a reliable diagnosis it is impossible to manage the condition Once diagnosed they will provide treatment/a treatment plan and guidance for the parents. Often just getting a clear explanation/diagnosis and guidance on management from a professional will be enough to help the parents cope. But if not, and it still proves hard for you and your wife to get on the same page, or there is continuing tension between you, then I suggest one of the English speaking Thai counselors here https://ncsbkk.com/ncs/index.php/counseling/about/ Or at Manarom, but I think NCS may cost less. Depending on what the problem turns out to be, there may be other resources as well. Fr example there is a Thai association for autism.
  18. Lucky you. Could not be more unlike my IO.
  19. Private health care gas not been cheap in Thailand for many years. Enormous increases in the past 15 years. Arrangements with wealthy mid eastern countries where govts pay the costs for their citizens has been a factor. So had inflation and so has simple profit motive (they charge whatever they can get away with). Government hospitals are also not cheap for anything extensive and specialized (though still less than private hospitals) but for routine things are still pretty affordable
  20. I think people are confusing disabling roaming altogether with disabling mobile data roaming.
  21. I find Googke Translate works best if you: - Feed it only short sentences at a time. - As much as possible put the English in Thai sentence structure, leaving out words Thai does not require (articles, many prepositions etc) - Do a back translation one sentence at a time. This will often identify words that were mistranslated allowing you to try again using a different Englush term.
  22. I think to do an extension you have to be registered (TM30) in that province and predumably agent arranges thus. So at minimum you'd need to register your actual address as a change of address before you could do a 90 day repirt where you actually live?
  23. Is the issue with the child only (in which case you need a child psychologist/psychiatrist and likely some diagnostic tests) ? Or is there an issue between you and your wife regarding parenting approach etc? That would call for a family therapist whereas the first needs different resource
  24. Go to Login above and sign in again. It will bring you to a page with Search function. What is happening is it is reverting to check out page from last order.
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