Sheryl

No. Neither herbal teas nor creams will make any difference. If the nodule is cancerous then waiting a month is a bad idea. If it is benign (non-cancerous) it still needs to come out due to its size but a one month delay won't do any harm. Problem is we don't know which it is. This surgery has a very, very low mortality rate (less than 1 in 10,000). Less than 10% of patients experience any complications and these are usually mild and temporary (like ioarseness for a week or two). What exactly are you concerns/fears?

No, I was responding to your post. You posted a quote from a site stating toothpaste is a fungicide. It is not and should nto be used for that purpose.

There is certainly no ban on either Cetrimide or Chlorhexidine, which are what Savlon contains. Registered brands here include: Chlorhex C Septol-C You can easily buy Savlon brand itself in Thailand through Lazada and Shoppee https://shopee.co.th/Savlon-Antiseptic-Cream-75gr-i.439044713.10929321085 https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=Savlon&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.home.search.go.11257f6dhz5HyJ

Toothpaste is not a fungicide, and the sugar it usually contains is nto a wise thing to apply to a fungal infection.

OP was referring only to a specific insurer (he says AIS, but I can't find any insurer by that name except for a US company that insures within the US, and the link he gives does not open so maybe there is a typo.) and while this is stated to be the "main" insurer WRLife uses it is presumably not the only one. Note that the ages which a company will insure and the age at which they will newly insure, are not the same thing. A company might newly enroll people only up to age 65 or 70 but continue to cover them for life. What is the case with the stated insurer ("AIS") I can't say as I don't know who can't find a health insurance company by that name (other than in the US) and the link does nto open. @Chris Setchell have you typed this link correctly? Doesn't open for me.

And does it state anywhere who the insurance company/underwriter is? Prior poster seemed to say he had no idea who (which insurance company) his policy was with.

They need to address the unnecessarily cumbersome and difficult new evisa process. It is completely absurd to require tourists from first world countries to submit proof of having $1,000 in the bank (most are paying that much or more just for the air ticket) to get a tourist visa. And unreasonable to expect would be tourists to upload bank statements and similar sensitive documents to an insecure government website. Most of the information demanded in the tourist visa application is unnecessary, can be hard to provide (people often want to select their hotel on arrival, for example) and it discourages people or leads them to instead come for a shorter time visa exempt. Easy to increase tourists: (1) Extend the duration of visa exempt enter from 30 to 45 days as has been proposed. (2) Change the evisa for tourist visas to a simple process like that used by Cambodia (nothing needed but name,. address, passport data).

This sounds like it might be balanitis, which is most often due to a fungal infection. Antibiotics such as you are taking for the prostatitis can worsen fungal infections by disrupting normal skin flora. It might help to apply an antifungal cream to the outside of the glans. Any pharmacist can suggest one, look for something that contains clotrimazole or simliar.

"besides that" = besides the fact that it is large enough to be pressing on your windpipe and affecting your breathing? That is reason enough to remove it.

It is unlikely extremely unlikely to go back to normal by itself. In fact it may grow even bigger. Since it is already affecting your sleep and breathing then it is not important to get the Afirma Gene test because anyway it has to be removed. And you will get the definite biopsy result once they have removed it. Even if it turns out to be benign, the surgery will ntoi have been unnecessary because even benign nodules need to be removed if they are large enough to cause symptoms.

Actually many drug stores ni longer sell Aspent and (wrongly) tell people it has to be gotten from a hospital. In any case it is nto clear if OP wants low dose aspirin (of which Aspent is one brand) or regular dose (325 mg) of which the brand names are different. Both low and regular dose can be sold over the counter but because the requirement for record keeping is being enforced some pharcmacies don't want to bother. https://bangkokdrugstore.com/?s=aspirin sells both low dose and regular dose

"they advised that their main Health cover is with AIS" What is important for you is not who they mainly use but who your policy is with. Did you not receive a policy document??

As explained, usually a very long course of antibiotic is needed for prostatitis. Levofloxacin penetrates prostate tissue better than the other antibiotics you mention Whatever you do, do nto prematurely stop antibiotics based on not seeing a result quickly, unless advised to do so by a urologist. A repeat culture may be recommended after a few weeks Exactly what symptoms are troubling you? You say "No urethritis, no burning when peeing, no discharge, no visible symptoms". Is it just difficulty urinating? If so doxazosin sometimes works better than tamsulosin but discuss with Dr. Umaporn first. Since Dr. Umaporn was able to identify a casuative organism I wonder why you are planning to go to yet another doctor If it were me I'd be inclined to follow through with her first. It is possible your trouble peeing is due to the bladder neck issue (maybe some new scarring) which would need totall y different measures but clear up the infection first

P.S. in terms of apartment go to Agoda.com and filter for service apartment What will be available will depend on your dates. I have stayed at Dazzle Residence (Soi 7) in the past, nice apartments, but it looks like within the next week they have only 2 bedroom units available which of course cost more. The hospital guest relations or international office might also have a list of apartments

That is a problem as it seems you are from Cambodia or other ASEAN country and entered under bilateral agreement. Those stays cannot be extended except for medical extension, but you can only get a medical extension if you are unable to travel (for example, if you have had the surgery already but not yet fit to travel home). In that case the hospital can help arrange extension for you.But if you are just waiting for the operation, you cannot get extension, you would have to go back to Cambodia and then come again. If you have to do that I recommend you try to get a tourist visa after going back as that will allow you to stay up to 90 days (you get 60 days on arrival and can extend another 30 days). In addition, on tourist visa you can leave and return within that time period by getting a re-entry permit. There is no reason to think the remaining lobe of the thyroid would not function after surgery. What does sometimes happen is that if the biopsy of the removed lobe indicates the cancer has spread beyond it, they may have to go back and take out more. In your case, if it were me and if Dr. Jun and the surgeon concur with a lobectomy, I would go ahead and do that in hopes of saving the other lobe of the thyroid. This can help avoid or minimize the need to take hormones. Even if you do need to take hormone the amount you'd need and the amount of hormone flunctuation would be less than with a complete removal of the thyroid. Endoscopic surgery gives a better cosmetic result (smaller scar) is easier on the patient, easier recovery, usual less time in hospital. However it usually costs more. Regarding repeat biopsy what id Dr. Jun suggest? and did you ask about possibility of getting Afirma Gene test?

I am not specifically recommending it, I have no personal experience with it. But you asked where in Bangkok you could start TRT, this is a place which specializes in it and which many TV members use. Other option would be to see a doctor at a hospital. Third option, which some do but which I do not recommend unless you are sure you have a detailed understanding of TRT (indications, risks, dosing etc etc) is to DIY by going to labs for the relevant tests and then buying the drugs over the counter.

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Chanida-Kanchanalarp https://www.bnhhospital.com/search-doctor/entry/3924 (same doctor, different hospitals. She trained in Germany and I think speaks German). https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Saowaros-Patarapak

The link you provide seems to be training in pelvic floor exercises, useful for incontinence but hard to see what that would have to do with prostatitis unless there is oemthing nto shown on the website. Bacterial prostatitis takes very long courses of antibiotic to treat.4-6 weeks is not unusual. So that you don't feel better after 11 days in itself does nto mean you need a different treatment. That said, antibiotic resistance is common. Did your culture report show antibiotic sensitivities?

It is available but not all pharmacies carry it. Are your trying to get low dose (to prevent blood clotting) or regular dose?

How did you come to Thailand? A tourist visa, or visa exempt? Did you enter by air or by land border?

Sometimes. Urethral swab is more sensitive but it may show in a regular culture. So if you are negative (both for chlamydia and anything else; remember, chlamydia is not the only thing that can cause either a UTI or prostatitis) then you might want ti get an antigen test using urethral swab. Actually the most accurate test is NAAT (similiar to a PCR) as it can detect minute quantities of the pathogen but that was nto on the list of the lab you plan to go to.

This thread seems to have degenerated into a debate about one specific insurer when it was originally on the subject of insurance vs self-insurance. On both the original topic and the direction it has taken, I think pretty much all that can be said, has been said and it is just going in circles and getting acrimonious. in addition there is already a separate thread specifically about WRLife https://aseannow.com/topic/1268153-wrlife-medical-insurance-experiences/ This thread therefore closed.

Since you already have urine culture pending may as wait for that first.

A number of unhelpful and/or flaming posts have been removed along with some duplicative posts.

Agree but the number of reported visits and cost per visit deem consistent with a root canal. Sounds like a major communication problem with the dentist. ? Language barrier? One wonders if OP has been given vlear idea if what the crown itself will cost as that will be much more than the visits to date have cost.