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You apparently used the aftrr hours private channel rather than the public channel. Hence the pricing. Thais would pay same if using that channrl.

Cost estimate is meaningless unless you know if it is the 1 shot or 3 shot type and, if the latter, is the price per shot or course of 3. Do not discount the skill of the doctor doing the injection i.e. don't just go anywhere. Choose doctor with care. Intrarticular injections are not same as ordinary injections.

I stopped watching CNN years ago because way too much "talking heads" vs actual news. In their heyday it was news, news, news. Hourly updates, live coverage. Not anymore.

OP is this 150k a month your sole income or do you have other income you won't remit to Thailand? Because if you can show total invome of US $80,000 a year ، you could apply for the LTT visa which provides tax exemption. Otherwise you will indeed have to pay tax unless the inome is already taxed in yolur home country to an equivalent or greater amount. Please ignore those advising tax evasion, could come back to bite you badly.

Moved to Wellness subforum which, unlike health, allows social media clips.

Both are available (though not necessarily at all places). The 1 shot costs much more than individual shots of the multidose regimen. Important to bear this in mind when comparing costs. The lower costs mentioned in this thread may have been individual doses of 3 injection course. There is also a newer preparation (Arthrosamid) that lasts much longer, several years. Available in Europe not yet US FDA approved and AFAIK not yet available/approved in Thailand.

There is a TCM clinic at St Louis Hodpital on Sathorn. No idea re pricing.

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At any hospital, experience will vary with the doctor. I don't know what other private hospitals you have compared to but Mission is certainly lower cost than the big "international" ones. Would help if you indicated the nature of the skin problem. Waits at the Institute of Dermatology aren't bad compared to other government hospitals, and tere is an after hours option. But of course still longer wait than private hospital.

In addition to the above, I would add that Thai insurance policy regulation is much weaker than that in most western countries and allows such practices as raising rates on an individual basis after a claim (in addition to age related hikes). Almost always better to get an internationally issued policy. In addition, many Thai policies drop you at a certain age and those that do not, have skyrocketing premiums after age 65 or so. In some cases annual premium is same as maximum cover, incredibly enough. As for the relatively high cost of Thai policies, it is in part because the market is so small; Thais have universal health care cover so very rarely get private insurance. If you have health care cover in your home country and are OK with returning home for any non-urgent care, a travel policy is certainly an option. But take care if you have any pre-exisitng conditions as only a few will cover those (and then, only up to a certain age). Another consideration is if you might eventually live in Thailand fulltime. It gets much harder to get a new policy as you age so you might be best off keeping what you have. Besides Cigna Global there is a product called "Cigna Close Care" which is usually less expensive and provides some cover in your home country. And/or, you might look at combining deductible with copay option to lower premiums.

He means Bumrungrad Best knee doctor there is https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/panya-wongpatimachai If cost is a concern (Bumrungrad is expensive) then https://www.medparkhospital.com/en-US/doctors/prof-dr-aree-tanavalee or https://www.saintlouis.or.th/doctor/dr.aree-tanavalee/d39d763d-0ca2-4b2d-b865-967c61a380e2 Same doctor, different hospitals. Can call or email for injection cost

Mission Hospital is a non-profit private hospital not far from Bang Lampoo. https://www.mission-hospital.org/en/our-doctors.html#skin-dermatologist-doctors 2 dermatologists there. Skin clinics here are almost excludively vosmetic in orientation.

@konaboythis is potentially a cardiac (heart) or vascular issue. Is it possible for you to go to Khon Kaen indtead? Best place for this in Issan is https://kku.ac.th/gateways-for/student/medical-services/queen-sirikit-heart-center If Khon Kaen is not possible then either the main government hospital in Korat (Maharat Nakorn Rachasima) or St Mary's hospital, latter is private. But Khon Kaen is best. Don't delay.

No point in stressing, it will only make matters worse. Most people recover fully from shingles, and if you started the antiviral medication within 72 hours of the full rash appearing, that improves your odds. It is difficult to diagnose shingles before the full rash appears and indeed, pain that precedes the rash is often misdiagnosed, since it is also nerve pain. In fact when I had shingles about 10 years ago, I had what was thought to be pain from a back problem for about a week before hand. Only when the characteristic rash appeared was it apparent what was going on.

If the pain is purely from the shingles then yes, it may resolve once the shingles resolves. Though in some cases shingles leads to chronic nerve pain. (The antiviral medicstion just prescribed will reduce that risk).

Of course not. A human preparation, brand name Vermectin, can be bought at pharmacies.

It is possible, yes From your films you do have degenerative changes in the cervical spine but so do many older people so possible it is not the cause of the recent pain. Or, the pain could be due to both. Personally I would continue both treatments prescribed. The meds the ortho doctor gave you will help the nerve pain of shingles as well.

I was replying to the OP.

Ban Lamung is the main one. There are also severral military hospitals, Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital in Sattahip being the one most used by foreigners. Pattaya City Hospital is technically a government hospital but operated by Pattaya municipality not the Ministry of Public Health and very high pricing. Near Ban Saen is Burapha University Hospital, also government. https://buh.buu.ac.th/buh64/ There is a very, very large (regional level) government hospital in Chonburi town as well as a government cancer hospital.

There is often a strong genetic component to elevated triglycerides.

No I meant the Thai FDA since the question concerned Thsi lae. It requires a license ftom the Thai FDA to import pharmaceuticals by mail (and some reports duggest an increase in enforcing that). I strongly suspect same is required to export by mail.

@Tiger1980 See https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5689148/ Good overview You should aggressively control LDL and (if applicable) blood glucose. If able to do this score should improve.

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It requires an FDA license to bring pharmaceutical in by mail. I have not found anywhere the law on doing the reverse but good bet it likewise requires a license. Plenty of online sources of this and other drugs, suggest you let your friend use these instead.

They will not let him leave until the bill has been paid OR a payment plan has been negotiated. Nor will they provide surgery or other additional expensive treatments if they know he cannot pay. He should ask to speak to someone high up in the finance office or hospital administration and negotiate a payment plan. Pay what he can now and sign a contract for monthly payments thereafter. Once this is done, switch to a government hospital. What sort of work was he doing? Unless teaching at a private school he should be covered under Thai Social Security at a specific hospital and first 72 hours of emergency care elsewhere would be covered. Also there should be some coverage under vehicle insurance or, if the vehicle was uninsured, there is a fund for that as well. It is small (I think just 30,000 baht per accident) but it is something. He can discuss this with the finance person. Do not delay as bills will continue to mount.