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"Irish Rovers" Soi LK Metro on a Tuesday night has my attention this week for some arrers (arrows meaning darts)
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And Soi 13/1 too
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Thanks Guys, will get the Pattaya Mail, check out Pattayadarts and also venture down to Soi 13/4!
Appreciated the helpful replies
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I'm interested in playing darts each week and have no idea where would be good and close to central Pattaya?
I have Average ability but competitive and enjoy a drink!
Private hospitals overcharging ‘unreasonably’
in Thailand News
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The disadvantages of living in Thailand.
Westerners are walking ATM’s as the Thai’s see it.
My case of believing this is as follows:
I’d had a few beers after golf (golf finished around 4:30) I then went to a bar for a few drinks with mates and got home around 6:30pm
Nothing unusual until I was having an outer body experience in my Condo?
My room mate then said we will take you too Hospital, I disagreed first up knowing this will not be cheap but I was only getting worse and not being able to walk now.
I remember the above but what follows is what my room mate told me!
On arrival to one of the biggest private hospitals in Pattaya was told need money upfront and passport! Can be B100,000
After guaranteeing the money they let me in.
First Doctor this is serious will need to operate (operate on what?)
I was flying that high I had to be restrained in the bed as all I wanted to do was go to the toilet and leave (keep in mind I could not balance myself to walk!
Staff all the time yelling at me to shut up when I ask to go to the toilet.
2 more Doctors attended me and asking no questions just walked into the room looked at charts and walked out.
Nurses were in and out all the time changing saline bottles and getting blood samples even had chest x Rays (for what I have no idea)
So now I’m fully aware of what’s happened and have a clear head around 15-17 hours later.
They then say you need to stay another night and see more doctors?
I said Nah I’m out of here! There was 4 staff that came in the change my mind but I stood my ground.
Give me the bill and I’ll pay and leave. No one was happy from the hospital point of view!
In the end they had no choice but to let me go.
They gave me the invoice B105,750
I examine the itemised bill ask each what was what.
3 Doctors consultancy
Room rent in ICU
3 different machines rented
Medicine supplies
3 utilising Nurses time
When came to paying I got a B1400 discount for paying in cash and debit card.
Then when leaving I still have no idea what had happened to me or what to do to stop it happening again.
No medical record given to me regarding blood tests or the X-ray?
Not being qualified in any medical field but I suspect My drink has been spiked?
Today I wake as good as any morning but B104,500 lighter in the pocket.
Maybe it was someone working in the hospitals doing the rounds and that is a great revenue raiser.
They only let me go when I signed a document saying I leaving of my own free will.
Happy to know any others experiences