carlyai

Sitting on the plane delayed 50 mins. Let's have a look at your pain management. (Just on my experience). Hot and cold packs help, 20min then change. I think the strongest pain medicine over there is Tramadol, so what ever is the strongest, take every 4 hours. If you take strong pain killers then you need to stop from getting constipated so Senna tabs and Coloxican power mixed with water, so keep your bowls open and drink plenty of water. Take an anti inflammatory strongest and you may need tabs to stop acid reflux in your stomach, I do. Also you can get creams for inflammation to rub on your back. Get a local dr to keep a check on your liver and kidney functions to make sure the strong medicines are not doing too much damage. If you start to get liver trouble there are some pills you can take, I forget the name, they're a root plant, I'll let you know later what they are If you need them. Tumeric, plus juices that are antiinflamatory are also good, intact an anti inflamatory diet will also help. Try and get on top of the pain will help. Also I have an app called Headspace, a meditation app, great and developed by a young English guy who spent many years in a monastery. One of the programs is pain management, great. It's a holistic approach to defeat pain. This is just with my experience. Also in my opinion you won't become a drug addiction as as soon as your pain is managed you don't take the strong painkillers. When you can try for slow walking in a pool. Again if I can help I will be in contact. :))

Yes, but initially when I had my work accident they only did fusions, if necessary as artificial discs weren't available. If your dr is confident in a replacement disc, then this would be a better option than fusion. But as you have multilevel trouble, Don't know. I'd go see another best dr recommendation. :)

Sorry about that, but really keep the meds up, don't let the pain get too bad before you hit it. Palexia is what I take, but don't think you can get it in Thailand. I had my op on Monday and out of hospital Thursday and flying to our house over here now, at the airport. I broke both my steel rods in my back so dr installed different material (more flexible) and thicker rods and screws plus 3 rods. Also removed L5S1 fusion and installed a stronger cage. I would get another opinion if possible. It's a difficult decision. You can always install pain management and remove it if it does not work...I did that long time ago. The new generation Spinal Chord Stimulators are supposed to be good. I don't know but you need to have confidence in your surgeon. Sorry not much help. :(

When I worked remotely on an island off the top of Australia fresh water was drawn from the aquifer. Studies were done of the aquifer and maps drawn up. In Thailand 'the Department of Certain Things' (I don't know which department) has done extensive aquifer mapping and if you find the correct department you will/may be able to buy copies of the aquifer maps in your area, or, search Ai for your regional aquifer. This will tell you the geography, depths and composition of the aquifer, so with your well water test and this info. should help. Initially, when I built the house, my well water was crystal clear but when exposed to the air the Fe in the water precipitated out and left a brown stain until I tested and installed the correct filters. Now I have installed a chlorine pump initially my pool went brown with all the rubbish in the pipes.

Completely agree with others and get it tested. This is our system, without the water softener as we have mainly iron in the water. From the submersible pump into a Big Blue sediment filter, then 3000L tank, 2 automatic backwash filters, a chlorine infuser but no water softener filter. A float switch in the tank starts and stops the submersible pump. :)

Next time you come Isaan way drop in and I'll give you a race. We are in Kuchinarai area :)

To listen to some of our leaders it's more like 'Blinded by the <deleted>e'.

Don't need boiling.

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Pattaya HASH had a Huge Organ memorial run organised by Busted Clostamy Bag from those bloody Canadians. Long live Huge Organ.

We used to call it 'battleship grey'. Funny that when I fixed up my FJ Holden (no money as a trainee), sprayed it a shade of Battleship Grey. Wasn't called theft back then but plagiarism. :)

Looks great, so the white roof was just an undercoat?

No it wasn't that expensive. 3000L SS tank had for ages and can't remember the price, I think the 2 backwashable filters plus chlorine pump were around B6000 each and Mitsabishi 350 W pump about B6000. Testing done at universities. Just go to a uni and ask for water testing. Bit expensive and we took 6 large coke bottles of water. You need to test so you know what filters to get.

Hi, you mean B20000 annually?

With back problems it's best to go with what Sheryl says or the best specialist around not just for the op but for any follow up. Unfortunately for carlyai (living in an area of Thailand where everything is heavy and difficult). Went for our usual 6km walk and returning to the house there was a struggling bird in the pool which I bent down and helped out, then CRACK. I knew I'd done something to my lumbar back. Back overseas I saw my specialist on Tuesday and he confirmed I'd broken both titanium rods in my lumbar spine. This is the first time these rods have both been broken he said and everyone was amazed that I managed to do that. I know rods do break but where these broke at the L4/5 area is sort of unheard of. So Monday I am the first cab of the rank for vascular surgeon to move all my arteries, stomach etc out of the way for my nack surgeon to go in and install a much stronger cage in that area, then turn me over and replace the broken rods with thicker stronger metal, sow me up, smack me on the bum and off I go, nearly. So just saying you pick who you consider the best specialist and hospital and then if something does go wrong you can get it fixed quickly. The good news is that the discs above the complete lumbar pelvis fusion still look good so hopefully no more discs breaking. Pick the best spinal doctor. :)

I'd say your wife would say something to you or him if she thinks it's inappropriate. Tricky one. :)

My son in Bankok helps manage an academy club and he sent me this pic. for Pattaya football club.

I'd say mainly adults. Children more. (NaRak).

I don't know if it would be an advantage to get an inverter pump, but if that pump has been doing a good job and you are happy with it, I'd just buy the same pump. All the fittings are there already, so you just have to connect the new pump to existing fittings. If you buy a different pump you will probably have to install different fittings. If the yellow tank has rusted out you can buy new tanks and install them, but I've never done it. I have a few Mitsubishi pumps and happy with them. There should be a tag on the pump that gives it's HP.

I knew the feeling. First you must get your water analysed so you know what filters you need. For me I have a 60 m aquifer hole with the submersible pump at 30m. A pump control box controlled by a float switch in my 30000L tank starts and stops the submersible when tank is full or need filling. Before the tank is a Big Blue sediment filter and on the tank output are 2 large magnesium and charcoal automatic backwash filters and a chlorine dosing tank and pump for house and yard. Under the sink is a 5 or 6 stage reverse osmosis set of filters for the drinking water tap.

I'm looking for an insurance broker for our house and contents in Isaan. AA Insurance don't seem to be too interested. Any recommendations for the Kalasin area. Thanks :)

Hello. I am enquiring about property and household insurance. PM to carlyai on AN. Need to arrange before Saturday. Thanks Carl

@seajae just remember that non-slip tiles are still slippery when wet, so make sure you pick the best tile or the least slippery tiles, not the prettiest tiles and leave a reasonable expansion gap between tiles for expansion and contraction. I bought Kera tiles or big solid tiles to go around the pool area but SWMBO wanted some of the area to be pretty, cheaper, thinner locally available tiles. A few of the pretty ones have cracked.

Yes I have noticed more and more Farangs here as well. Not a bad backwater as we have the mountains, lake, expanding town, close to airport and Mekhong river.

Morning. We are off on Sunday so just letting my new Solar hum along until we get back. Really the electrician and engineer are looking after it from Udontani (I hope). Not handed over yet, waiting on PEA. Seems to be using a fair amount of grid and not much battery, so will have to check when we get back and to get off grid may need another LVTopsun as well. CHANGE TOPIC SL7 is at 54% and I haven't driven it for about a week. Should I take it for a drive and then top up to 50% before we go or just leave it? Not sure how long we'll be gone as I keep breaking my back discs, looks/feels like L1/2 is gone now. Could be a couple of months but Wifey may only last a month before returning. ;)