Sheryl

A sufficiently high fiber diet will go a long way towards preventing hemorrhoids.

Numerous off-topic and/or trolling podts have been rrmoved. This is the health forum, not the place to make jokes about a valid (and painful) medical condition.

Has anyone explained how and why live bullets even got on the set let alone in the gun?

The brand of this (Sirolimus) available in Thailand is Rapamune. Immunosuppressants are controlled in Thailand and have to be gotten fro ma hospital or clinic. You can try a doctor of the relevant specialty (e.g. oncology or neurology as the case may be) in Pattaya but I won't be surprised if none of the hospitals in Pattaya have it. Might need to come to Bangkok.

First of all, asking a nurse or anyone other than the appropriate doctor is a waste of time, as cost will very much depend upon the technique to be used and that can only be decided on after examination by the doctor. (n other words, you may have been quoted a price for a procedure other than what you would actually need. That said, upcountry private hospitals (not including Chiang Mai) are best avoided and not infrequently come up with costs way in excess of top tier Bangkok hospitals. Where in Thailand are you located?

"Go to hospital" is typical response from (untrained) people behind a pharmacy counter when confronted with anything unfamiliar. What you pictured is simply hydrocortisone cream 1%. You were likely not dealing with an actual pharmacist. That, or they thought you wanted specifically this foreign brand. The specific brand you have is not available here, but there are several brands of hydrocortisone cream that are: Hytisone H-Cort HC 1% Efficort Suggest you write down on a piece of papaer "Hydrocortisone cream" and then these brand names beneath it Where in Thailand are you?

I very much doubt it requires a referral. Doesn't in any government hospital that I know of, the whole point of these "Special Clinics" is to let those who willing and able to do so, to see a more senior doctor, of their choosing, outside normal government working hours. Also serves to provide additional financial incentive/income for the doctors. Not to be confused with seeing a specialist doctor within the public channel, which may indeed require a referral .

Stem cell treatment for arthritis is still in experimental stages. Any clinic offering it, is doing so contrary to Thai Medical Council guidelines. There have been some very bad consequences (e.g. tumor growth) from unregulated stem cell treatments in Thailand. PRP is also still considered investigational but is less risky IMO (other than possible loss of money if it doesn't work). @rumak I would suggest getting HA injection. If no improvement thenmight later consider PRP. Leave stem cells aside until there has been more research. It is not just a matter of determining if it works, but also how best to do it.

Neither did I. As I said before, I think due to the COVID experience. Which was unusually (and unnecessarily) expensive for April due to a misguided government policy. I may eventually get some benefit from the Zone bump as I now visit UK annually. But for most, it is going to just be a higher cost with no plus side.

I would advise against a Thai insurer. The best of the bunch would be Aetna and AXA. I am not sure these will newly enroll people over 65 though. Aetna Thailand's predecessor guaranteed lifetime renewal only for those who enrolled before age 60. Be careful. Also, at older ages premiums of Thai insurers are no less than -- and often more than - those of international insurers. Suggest you work with an jntetnational broker.

I haven't decided for myself yet re deductible. But if a doubling of deductible from 500 to 1000 saves only $250 then you'd have to average one claim every two years to break even and 1 in 3 to come out ahead. Personally given my age and recent claims history not such a good bet. Keep in mind that while you can always opt to increase a deductible, insurer is not obligated to let you decrease it, so should take a long view, considering health and finances not just now but further down the road. Regarding this network business, broker replied that April does not really have networks the way some insurers do and that this "is just communication". By which I think he meant miscommunication. He also said that if the insurer were to reject a charge on ground of being too high by local standards, they must supply legal proof and "offer policyholders an alternative". I can't see how alternatives would apply in case of services already rendered i.e. outpatient visit or a day surgery not needing pre-approval. But clearly for inpatient hospulitalization it gets thrashed out in the pre-authorization process. I am still awaiting quote for a switch to Basic and clarification of what happens in terms of room rate if the hospital has no twin rooms. Interestingly broker mentioned that April will have to increase premiums by 50% within 2 years to cover the change to Zone 2. In which case I would expect another 13% rise (not counting any infationary effect) next year.

Thailand does not really have a prescription system as such. Except for narcotics and some psychtropics, almost all medications can be bought over the vounter. Controlled drugs have to be gotten at a hospital or clinic and one would usually have to see a doctor each time to get more.

I recommend you go to Rutnin Eye Hospital

Are your transfers by any chance from US Social Security? Because if so, SS will now do direct deposit to Thai bank. I get mine the 1st or 2nd of each month into my Kasikorn account without fail, and an added advantage is that one can get a "credit advice" for each transfer that clearly shows it is SS, in case of ever being questioned by Revenue Dept. (With Kasikorn can set it up to receive the Credit Advice by email automatically, I don't know re other banks). Otherwise - For extension based on marriage, AFAIK there is no restriction on spending the money/keeping it in the bank (unlike extension for retirement, where there is.) @DrJack54 Could he could transfer the funds to a joint account after each extension then transfer back to the "visa" account 2 months before next extension?still some risk during those 2 months and the "under consideration" period but odds in favor of them being in the joint account when he dies. ?

As above. It may have been sent to the hospital but not to the right section/office. Who at the hospital did you ask about this? Should be the 3rd party payment office. Not the cashier window. Cashiers are somettmes lazy about chasing these things down.

What hospital did you go to? Where in Thailand are you?

Yes, it says Zone 2 on the premium notice and also in the 2024 General Conditions, Thailand now shows as Zone 2. As an aside, my broker mentioned that the insurer has incurred significant losses on policies in Thailand and I suspect this is related to the fact that during COVID, April was one of the few insurers to fully cover all COVID hospitalizations even those that were not medically necessary (e.g. asymptomatic or just mild symptoms). At the start of the pandemic Thailand had policy of mandatory hospitalization for anyone testing positive even if completely asymptomatic, and these hospitalizations were in "special" single isolation rooms that were very costly, and never for less than 10 days as they would nto even re-test until then.

If you read the earlier posts in this thread it was always extremely expensive. E.g. 5000 baht to fill a script.

There are many reasons why a family might opt to send the body home: - emotional completely unexpected death in a comparatively young person, people wish to see him one more time, and that might include older relatives not fit to travel to Thailand, or such a large umber of people that no cheaper for them to fly to Thailand than to bring the body back. need for closure: need to feel know the actual cause of death in as much detail/certainty as possible. Believe me, what one gets from an autopsy in Thailand does not do that (or much of anything else). I have reviewed several "autopsy" reports of foreigners who died in Thailand, they are in no way of international standard and do not really give any insight into cause of death. - religious beliefs/customs -legal/financial: may need a UK coroner report to claim insurance etc. I doubt one could get a UK coroner verdict based on a Thai death certificate or "autopsy" report. At best it would be left as an "open verdict" and cause of death unknown. This can be a real problem if, for example, there was life insurance.

Interviews I have seen with passengers variously stated no seat belt sign and that seatbelt light came on. All seem to agree no announcement (not surprising given how unexpected and serious the event was, pilot would have been busy coping with it and sending out distress call/request for emergency landing first). I suspect that what may be the case was that light come on but virtually simultaneous to the event at which point no one had time to react...in fact those not already seat-belted were already being catapulted about. May have come on automatically, I think that is programmed to happen? But in that case would have been only as the plane started its extreme movements.

Yes, aspirin will help for this IF you have no contraindications (bleeding disorder, gastritis, history of stomach ulcers).

Despicable but worth noting, for those who may not bother to read the article, that this was done by hospital personnel apparently on orders of hospital administration. No indication that Singapore Airlines is in any way involved.

Bear in mind this was during meal service. It was also just a couple of hours from arrival time Quote normal that at that point, many people get up to use the bathroom, brush their teeth etc, re-adjust their carry-ons etc, knowing that there is limited time left to do so. Also that far (10 hours or more) into such a long flight, some people are sound asleep, and some people find it hard to comfortably sleep seat-belted in. And, that far into a flight, people feel the need to move around. DVT prevention is one reason, many of us have back issues as well that make this a necessity. This incident is a good reminder of the importance of being seat belted as much as possible, but let's not take it to the extreme of blaming the passengers.

Extremely unlikely since it is not part of the Thai immunization program. I don't think it will be any time soon given the cost implications. SKY Zoster is not the same as Shingrix and not as effective as it. It is basically analagous to Zostavax. There is no question that it is a costly vaccine, but having had shingles I can assure you, it is well worth it.

Interesting indeed. First I have heard of them. Will be especially interested to see if they can obtain other drugs no off market, or otherwise hard to source, here.