Moonlover

I'm quite happy living in Thailand so long as I refrain from taking my motorcycle out at night. That's a bit scary.

My wife's son, who has served in the army for 9 years now and is a Master Sergeant assures me that they do NOT send conscripts down south. Only regular trained soldiers are sent on that duty. He personally does not have to serve down south because he is an artillery specialist and thus far they haven't started using Howitzers down there.

They 'volunteer' to sign up instead being conscripted to do so. It's their own choice.

Nice to hear from you Xylophone, I do recall you mentioning self cathing a day or two back. I do feel that the urologist's advise regarding the bladder is sound. Although I have occasionally discharged a full 700ml, my feeling is that having the the bladder that full over a long period of time puts extra pressure on the kidneys. And a kidney issue is definitely something to be avoided! So I would rather make that extra bathroom visit. I keep a log of my catheter discharges and my average output is 395ml which I feel comfortable with. I can now feel if I'm getting a bit too bloated and will usually head straight out for a walk. I can usually take the pressure off that way. I live in the country so I can stop and dribble wherever I like. Glad to see that you're still enjoying a wee drop. My nightly comfort glass was whiskey/soda, but I had to quit that as it became obvious that it was causing issues. I might just try it again now that I've settled into this new routine. You're lucky by the way. When I asked our local (and only) urologist what self help I could utilize, he just clamed up. It seems that patients who wish to participate in their own treatment are not to his liking. Thanks for your very interesting posts.

This is the AQ in Sakon Nakhon just now and actually this is what I regard somewhat high for this area. So no we are not suffocating up here in the NE at all.

I am not ready for any invasive treatment just yet, but night time urination was becoming a serious issue with me. I would often be up every 90 minutes. Not good as @likerdup1 says, not good at all. But I solved the issue quite easily by adopting the 'intermittent catheter' routine. Using a single use catheter I now completely void my bladder just before I turn in for the night and now I often go for 4 to 5 hours without tramping off to the bathroom. I back this routine up by not taking in any fluids after 6pm and alcohol is off the table completely. That's not a big issue with me. I don't miss it at all. It's been so successful that I now use this routine if I'm going out for a few hours. It's great not to be hunting for the WC wherever I go. And no dribbles. Yippee! At 15 baht a pop, they are really, really worth it.

There's some good (reliable) information on this web site. https://nubrakes.com/blog/brake-dust/

Sakon Nakhon 46 (Satisfactory). Lovely walk out in the countryside this morning. Yes indeed, there's more to Thailand than Bangkok.

Perhaps all those who have come up with usual and not unexpected crop of cynical and negative comments should read this from the full article. 'The Pattaya News wishes Bert a happy and safe retirement. He has assisted our team with numerous stories and British nationals in trouble in Pattaya and his professionalism and friendliness will be missed but he now has retirement to enjoy. Have a great retirement Bert!' There are times, and this is one of them when this forum really does sicken me!

It's amazing how you've managed to work out what causes BPH whilst the scientific/medical world is still trying to work it out. What's your secret? Some of your comments I agree with such as good diet, exercise and losing weight. But your 'magic bullet', drinking your own urine? Come off it! I know that in times passed this was one of the quack remedies for various ailments, but so were the remedies of purging and bleeding weren't they.

Yes I agree, 21 degrees Celsius is an unreasonable target. The room unit could even ice up in these humid conditions. Why do you want it that cool O/P?

And it's all too prevalent in this country. IMO alcohol is much more serious a problem than traffic accidents. It's the root cause of many RTAs of course but there are many more domestic incidences that never come to the attention of any authorities until they reach the serious level that we have read about here. The issues of domestic violence are not taken seriously enough in this country. Not by a long way.

BPH is prevalent in up to 90% of us by the time we reach 85 years, so 'hoping' is not a very viable option. Accepting reality and taking action to mitigate its affect is the best option. I was aware that a problem was likely back in my mid 60s, but did little about it until it really became a nuisance. With hindsight, I know now that I should have acted earlier. There is a lot of really helpful information out there on the web and it really worth anyone's time to get to 'know your prostate' as early as possible in life. Don't wait until it's too late. I'm pretty sure that most men don't even know what a prostate is, let alone what its function is. As far as BPH is concerned, ignorance is NOT bliss!

No, you just need proof that you are married to a Thai national.

In that case Lt-Col (lady) Dr Naphawan Panya needs to replace her helmet right now.

At first I didn't understand your blunt (to the point of rudeness) response, until I realized my error. I should. have course said 'excess funds', not 'access funds'. Does that make sense to you now?

I didn't attempt to correct the sentence, I simply quoted it. In fact to correct it would contravene forum rules. The crux of my discussion is that the original sentence still makes sense anyway.

My bad. I should have said excess funds. Well spotted.

When I first started riding motorcycles back in the UK, (a very long time ago) riding was indeed the terminology used. And I'm pretty sure that it still is. I would also suspect that it's the same throughout the English speaking world. When we see 'driving a motorcycle' it is probably when a translation has taken place and the translator (human or AI) does not have sufficient linguistic nuance to differentiate between 'riding' and 'driving'. Basically, if it's mechanical conveyance, you drive it, no matter how many wheels it has. I long since stopped raising my eyebrows over such minor details.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the grammar at all. 'many elderly Thais will be spending the holiday alone just as they do for the rest of the year'. The latter part of that sentence refers to the the individuals, not the holidays.

Why do you doubt that? 'Thailand’s elderly population is now growing by about one million per year. The size of Thai family units, meanwhile, is getting smaller. On average, there are now only three people per Thai household'. Thailand's birthrate has been falling for many years and this is the inevitable result. It's happening in many countries worldwide.

Yes it does seem to have a chequered history doesn't it. That's according to legend of course. According to legend 4 artifacts (bone fragments) from the Buddha somehow found their way into the chedi at Wat Phrathat Phanom Woramahawihan in That Thanom. Work that one out. ????

Yes that is the same (one and only actually) Emerald Buddha, although recovered from Laos would probably be a more appropriate phrase as it was taken there from Chiang Mai in the first place.

I hope it all worked out well for you. I've read of a couple of cases on a local forum wherein the hospital came to a stage repayment plan because the patients didn't have the readies available. I think some folks worry too much about this issue.

Obviously I don't mean the same pair! I mean the same type of lens. I did explore the possibility of having surgery, but my +7.5 astigmic eyes were somewhat beyond their capability.