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I can't help remembering an incident back in the U.S. where a former airline pilot used a woodchipper to dispose of his wife.

R.I.P. to the father

Wombat- Thank you for the clarification but no need to apologize my good man.

Wombat- You have me confused. You said your grandfather used WD-40 fish oil worked for your grandfather. Was it the oil WD-40 he used or was it an actual fish oil? I never heard the term fish oil used for WD-40 so please clarify what he actually used for his arthritis. Thanks.

I realize Chiang Mai is far from you but I went to an osteopathic Dr in Chiang Mai while I was there visiting and the Dr really knows his stuff. He is thai but was schooled in the UK and was licensed there. He speaks fluent english and his father is from England. His name is Ben Thompson and another physiotherapist I used to see in Chiang Mai said he was a good friend and she also highly recommended him.  I think he is taking a month long vacation because he said he had been working continuously for quite awhile and needed to take a break. If you are ever in the Chiang Mai area I highly recommend him, In fact While I was waiting to see Dr Thompson at least 3-4 farang patients had come to his office to be treated by him,

11 hours ago,brianthainess said:

Sorry but that sounds like some bars I've been to  

That is too funny.

BigNok- That was gracious of your offer. Unfortunately I am several hundred  kms south of you in the Buriram area or else I would meet you for lunch or coffee sometime.

I usually just smile at them as I walk past them. They give me a sheepish look and either go back to eating the grass or continue on their merry way. I must admit though that I always look for a quick escape route, such as running and jumping in a pond, in the unlikely event one got hostile all of a sudden. Usually their owner or tenderer is accompanying them and I pretty much know them and am very comfortable when they are around with the herd. My wife tells me stories of riding on them in the water when she was a youngster.

Has anyone gone to a chiropractor in Chiang Mai or know of any in Chiang Mai?

Scouse123-  Thank you for the reply. At the very least you gave a figure as to what your total bill was, including a lavish room, with meals, to recuperate in. I am going to check with my hospital and now I have a figure which was graciously supplied by you for this procedure.

Scouse123- That is a great price. Can  you give the name of the specialist you used for the procedure? I am exploring different options and I would like to check out this govt hospital in Kalasin.  Thanks

I had hernia surgery at Buriram Govt Hospital 4 months ago and it was the conventional non laparoscopic procedure. I am very pleased with the outcome and I am still on the mend. The first 3 months after the operation you are cautioned to be very careful and only walking is strongly recommended. They didn't offer laparoscopic.

     Previously I had a nightmare with a private hospital and the surgeon there even said that although they offered laparospic he didn't recommend it because he said in some cases the body rejects the mesh and you have to go in and have another surgery to take out the mesh. That was, quite frankly, the only good thing I had with this private hospital.

     Without going into great detail, this private hospital's staff was very  unpleasant and I had to do 95% of the work to finally get approval from my insurance for the operation at this private hospital. I finally got the surgery approved for a certain amount and on the day I was to be admitted to this private hospital for the surgery the games began.

     To make a  long story short besides the fact that they were obviously trying to run up the bill even more then the approved amount, at the last second they said I had to be admitted to intensive care which, had I been, the final bill would have been far in excess of what my insurance had approved for the operation. When I questioned the hospital billing reps they tried to fluff it off and said I would have to pay whatever amount exceeded the agreed to amount and I would have to pay and chase. I would have to go through the time and aggravation, knowing full well that this private hospital staff would have done the least amount of work to assist me, and I would have had to do most of the work just like I did initially to get approved.

     I hit the ceiling, demanded all my test results that I had paid for since they were considered out patient and I would have to submit them for reimbursement with my insurance. I had them give me my bill and I went to the cashier and paid what I had owed for all the tests. I was very mad and basically called them a bunch of crooks and stormed out.

     In any event, I went to Buriram Gov't Hospital and they were very pleasant and polite. I was very impressed with their professional demeanor and they were very thorough during the whole process to finally get a date for the surgery and the resultant surgery. Myself and my wife stayed in a very nice private room at the hospital setting for the several days leading up to my operation and I had the operation. The nurses were all great and the care and treatment I received was better then any care I ever received back in the U.S.

     In summation, had I had the operation at the private hospital I can only say that it would have exceeded 200,000 thb. This was for a non laparospic operation. Way back when I was quoted a price in excess of 200,000 thb for a laparospic surgery. The total cost of my hernia operation at Buriram Gov't Hospital was 41,000 thb and that also included 5 nights admittance at one of their very impressive private rooms where I also received 3 meals each day while there. I had some health issues which the attending surgeon thought best that I be admitted several days before the operation just as a precautionary measure. I was never put in ICU and their was never any need to be put in ICU unless an unscrupulous hospital saw an opportunity to run up a sizeable bill.

     In closing, as stated previously, I am still on the mend but very pleased with the outcome of the surgery. I gave all the attending nurses a nice tip plus the lady who cleaned our room each day. All in all a great outcome after some angst and turmoil initially.

Yes it is

I have kidney disease and my kidney Dr wants me to start taking the above titled essential amino acid along with being on a low protein diet to slow the progression of my kidney disease. To buy it at a Thai government hospital it costs 21240 thb for a 70 day supply which I will be forced to pay unless anyone has a solution. Sheryl has told me I can not buy from India where the prices are considerably less because you need an import license. I figured I would throw this out in case someone can pull a rabbit out of the hat and can inform me of a cheaper way to obtain this product.

1500 baht. Wow I was paying 250 baht for the INR test at McCormick Hospital in Chiang Mai and now am paying 125 baht at the local hospital in Isaan. It is convenient and very cheap.

After my second blood clot back in the U.S. more then 10 years ago, my hematologist checked my blood and determined that I had a blood disorder. She said I would have to go on a blood thinner for the rest of my life since I was prone to DVT. Initially it felt like a death sentence but with so much else in life you learn to live with it. Actually, living in Thailand is a Blessing because I go for periodic blood tests (INR) at the local hospital to make sure I am within the therapeutic range. Not only is the blood test very cheap but also I am in and out in no time. Back  in the U.S it was a royal pain in the <deleted> to have my blood checked and then you had to wait a day or 2 for my Dr to call me with the results.  Good luck.

I am the furthest thing from an expert on these matters and you sound like, and most likely are an honest guy who is looking to increase his business volume with the help of outside investors. What concerns me is I am always reading about how investors in Thailand are always getting stung and ripped off by unscrupulous shysters who promise their investors huge returns in return for their investment in their scheme. Most time it is a ponzi scheme where the investor starts to get their agreed upon huge returns and then eventually the payments stop for one reason or another. The fact that you have little collateral to use to obtain a loan from a bank is troubling. In this day and age, I am continually amazed at all the sophisticated, and some not so sophisticated schemes that enterprising shysters think of to squeeze money out of greedy investors looking to make a killing with their initial investment(s).  I do want to emphasize again that I am not trying to lump you in bed with the many unscrupulous shysters out there and hopefully someone on this forum has the business acumen and knowledge and experience to be able to clearly look at your business enterprise and make a smart decision whether you are legitimate and can negotiate some terms which a fair and equitable to both parties.   Good luck

I am looking to sell my above-mentioned truck. It currently has 26, 650 kms on it.  I would say it is in almost mint condition. It is a 6 speed stick shift. The maintenance is up to date on it. We are looking to get 475,000 thb. If interested please contact me here. We live in the Buriram Isaan area.

Lacessit- I do remember that when Wall St opened up the first Bitcoin futures ETF fund the second wealthiest person in Mexico said it was curtains for Bitcoin. He had made a ton of money in the crypto markets before the Wall St boys got involved but said, once they do get involved and several more bitcoin futures ETF were approved by the SEC, the easy money was over and the manipulation would take over the crypto market,

     Gary Gensler, the chairman of the SEC, was being touted by crypto enthusiasts because he evidently spoke highly about the future of cryptos and evidently was involved in the crypto market when he was in academia and was a strong proponent of them. 

     Once he became the chairman of the SEC he changed his tune and look how quickly the SEC approved several bitcoin future  ETF's but still haven't approved any bitcoin funds in the US whereby investors can buy bitcoin. He takes his marching orders from the Wall ST boys and Wall St and the Central bankers don't want a competing unregulated alternative currency succeeding and becoming a threat to their monopolistic control with their current system. 

     A crypto currency will emerge but it will be a crypto currency controlled by the Central bankers and Wall St so they can continue their game of controlling and rigging the financial markets for their benefit.