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Thank you. Sheryl. I have been in touch with them.

Can anyone recommend any vascular surgeons in BKK to do EVLT or VNUS on my varicose veins? Thanks.

I wrote a letter re: this to the Bangkok Post postbag (under the name "Klongurchin" and it was printed in today's paper. I think we all need to just tough it out and wait for the hospitals to get in their supplies. Leery of AZ and the Chinese ones anyway. Years ago I had a flu vax shot in the States and the next day I had a sore neck that lasted  a YEAR AND A HALF. I know it sounds crazy and I wouldn't believe someone who told me that but it's twoo. I have the snorkel to prove it (which I bought because I couldn't turn my head while swimming).

We may all just need to wait for the private hospitals to get in supplies.

I had a sore neck for 1.5 years from a flu vaccine I got in the States many years ago so I am hesitant. Meanwhile, don't be too hard on the Thais. Just tried to log onto the Vaccine Adverse Reporting System in the States and it is down! Hmmm. Too many adverse replies?  https://vaers.hhs.gov 

It looks like we's gonna have to wait for the private hospitals to get in a supply and then pay what they ask. 

THANKS. But which guidelines? NCCN ?

Hi. As I wrote I had a VATS with Dr. Padungkiat on August 6, 2019. I have not had a followup scan yet. I am debating between a regular scan and a low dose CT scan. The guidelines call for a regular dose scan for the first scan at 6 mos. after surgery. But low-dose CT scans are touted as the preferred screening scan for people at high risk for lung cancer but who have not been diagnosed with it. So why would a low dose CT scan not suffice for my followup scan? Can anyone answer this? Cheers. I can also address any other questions you may have.

I had VATS surgery with Dr. Padungkiat at Bangkok Hospital last August. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Besides being an excellent surgeon and very fluent in English, he will take time to communicate with you, a rarity these days among doctors. If anyone needs more information let me know. Now I am trying to find out about alternative cancer treatments in Bangkok or elsewhere in Thailand. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Last year I engaged a law firm with a Bangkok office to obtain a retirement visa. There were a few hiccups (contact at immigration was not there the day we went down, for example, and I paid for the taxi. We had to return another day). Eventually, however, I was able to get my retirement visa through the firm's Bangkok office.

In the summer of 2012 I went to the USA and returned on December 9, 2012. My retirement visa was to expire January 3 of 2013. On December 13, 2012 I returned to the law office and met with a young lady and a young man with the idea of again enlisting their services to renew my retirement visa. In that meeting the girl informed me that my retirement visa had expired and I would need to apply for a new one. I was pretty sure that was not the case, as it showed in my passport that my visa was due to expire on January 3 of 2013. Also, I had a multiple entry visa that expired on the same date. Moreover, I had no problems at immigration when I returned on December 9,2012 and they stamped me in until January 3, 2013 ( the day my retirement visa was set to expire). They would obviously have said something at the airport when I returned if my visa had expired. Also, since they only gave me from Dec 9 until January 3 that shows I was still under the retirement visa. Had my retirement visa expired they would have given me a month under the visa on arrival scheme (ie., until January 9 or 8 or whenever 30 days after December 9 falls).

I pointed this out to the young lady and man but the lady insisted I was not correct and was quite impolite. The man was pretty quiet, apparently deferring to the girl. He did say at one point he wasn't sure what was going on. I think his English ability was not so good.

I became quite upset with the lady's attitude and said I could not accept her advice but would seek another opinion. To make a long story short, I engaged the services of another law firm after they assured me that my retirement visa was still valid. They have since successfully secured the renewal of my retirement visa (and for a substantially lower price than the original big firm was going to charge me).

My advice to all expats seeking the service of a law firm to expedite their visa matters would be to find one you can trust. I've found that the larger outfits charge more and are less competent and you are better off going with a smaller outfit from which you will obtain more personal service.

Have had a retirement visa for several years. Could never understand all those letters to the Bangkok Psst wailing about the terrible service given at immigration. But when I went to CW to renew my retirement visa back in October, they said I couldn't because my bank account had fallen below 800,000 baht during the previous 3 months. Fair enough. So had to leave country and return on a tourist visa. After the money was in my account for three months I returned to CW and then they said I needed proof of the money having been transferred into my account. This was a new twist. Have never had a problem at the old Suan Plu office. So now I have 800,000 in my bank account but seem to need to have to transfer another 800,000 in??? I asked the IO to show me the new transfer rule but she just pushed a paper toward me that listed the old rules - nothing about needing proof of transfer. I suspect they are making it hard so that we will use a fixer and they will get their tea money via the fee you pay the fixer. It's not worth the hassle to go out there. I suspect if I were to go again with all the documents I think I need they would come up with some other requirement (you need to wear purple shoes on Thursday)...am going the fixer route from now on.

I am a new member registered and want to know how to post. What do you click on? Thanks.