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22 hours ago, Sheryl said:

 

3-5 is not for an EKG, that would be just a few hiundred baht. It is for an echocardiogram.

 

An echocardiogram will tell the Ejection Fraction. However unless you have cardiac disease there is no reason to need to measure your EF.

 

There is certainly no need for a CT.   CTs of the heart are never indicated for a routine check up. (Neither actually is echocardiogram, unless physical exam detects a murmer or there are clinical signs of a cardiac problem. But at least it is inexpensive and free of radiation.)

 

 

Great info from you all once again!

So i'm glad i came here before i went to the doctor and got everything done! wow i would have been in for a shock

I'll do an EKG and an echocardiogram then. Heart disease runs in my family though. Many thanks

22 hours ago, Sheryl said:

CT - cost depends upon of what and whether using contrast material. With contrast, will be somewhere around 20-25K at the two hospitals mentioned. Without contrast 15-20 approx.

 

Echocardiogram maybe 3-5K.

 

Are you sure you need a CT?

Hi Sheryl,

Thats quite expensive for a basic CT scan of my heart. even 15-20k is quite a bit, surprised to hear that honestly..

EKG 3-5k is not bad..

I have never had a CT scan of my heart before, so i believe it would be good to know my EF (ejection fraction) , i think that is what its called? And make sure everything is working properly i suppose.

EKG i haven't had done in years so it would be good to check that i suppose..

Thanks everyone for the responses, truly appreciated!

how much would a CT scan and echocardiogram cost me? at bumrungrad or BNH , any estimations?

Don't want to head there and get hit with a bill of 40k thb.

Thanks!

3 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

All hospitals work on an appointment system, be it advance made or queue number.  But they will provide service to walk in as specialists become available.  Always best to make appointment to see a doctor of your choice (and you should made an informed choice if at all possible).  Saint Louis hospital might be an option - but website only Thai currently - but Chrome translate does a good job on doctor list.

Oh good to know about this. I'm going to see a cardiologist so yeah maybe i should make an appointment. I always had success on just walking in and getting to see a doctor anytime.

From what i gathered Bumrungrad and Sukhumvit and Samitejv hospital are the most expensive in bkk?

i've always gone to vibhavadi and that was perfect for my price range..

i went to bumrungrad twice and i noticed that i was actually paying more than i would back in my country, w/o insurance which is a bit outrageous.

i live in the sukhumvit area now, so vibhavdi is about 40 minutes away by driving..

can anyone recommend a private hospital from prakanong to silom area? not overpriced like bumrungrad and don't need appointments

thanks everyone!

6 hours ago, KittenKong said:

If you have a properly drawn up power of attorney it would be completely legal.

thats what the agent recommended, so ill have to go about doing that. I'm just being a friend to him, he likes a certain apartment, and won't arrive for 2 weeks after when i arrive. Doesnt want to lose the booking, and doesnt know anyone else to help him besides me = )

/closed 

cheers!

My friend wants me to book an apartment for him when i touchdown in thailand and sign a lease agreement under his name (if that is legal) before he arrives to Thailand, is this possible? ....Obviously i would show my credentials and all, but is it possible to put his name for the lease instead of mine? He will send me his passport so i can print it out for the agent as well.

I'm very inexperienced at renting apartments, so any information is greatly appreciated

cheers!

3 hours ago, jeab1980 said:

So your MEA so do as suggested and use the app problem solved easy.even if your away in another country. If you have an i phone of course.

Can't do that if i haven't registered with MEA app beforehand in thailand. Registration requires my thai telephone number, and from there they will send me a confirmation code, which i cannot receive because i don't have my thai sim card. Alike i cannot access my thai bank online or make transactions because my thai phone is offline..I surely wouldn't register with my USA telephone number ( ha ha ha)

I need to register before i can pay anything, so problem not solved... Am i missing something?

hi folks, plenty of great responses here. thanks to everyone

i do indeed have MEA

mea.co.th

my friend has my old electricity bill that he said he would pay as he works at MEA, but he has been hospitalized and i don't think he will be able to help me out anymore. Unfortunate circumstances..This is why i posed the question

i must tell one of my other thai friends to help me out, i will only be gone for a week only from due date until i can pay at a 7/11

i don't think i should chance it, huh?

cheers

I am required to pay my electricity bill by the 18th of every month. Although i won't be coming back to thailand until a week after its due date.

Will they shut me down? and how long is the leniency period until they do so?

thanks everyone

would anyone happen to know when i apply for a METV in person and pick it up in person, does it take 5 days or is it less? i'll be heading to D.C. soon and i need to start planning

i have black cabinets, and everyday when i wake up they are full of dust.

wipe them off again and the next day its the same, all dust

air conditioning units were supposedly cleaned before i moved in, and it looks as if that is true from the way the filters look.

i keep my doors shut all day long as well.

i've lived in three different apartments over the past 3 years and i have to say only one of them was dusty alike this and unlivable..

i wake up with allergy symptoms almost every morning now for the past two weeks

is there a solution to this? i will continue to wear a charcoal mask inside my house, and take ceterizine everyday, but wow its crazy!

help much appreciated 

thank you all !

does anyone have any recent information?

otherwise if i send all of my documents to the office in washington DC, what is the processing time?

any additional information would be greatly appreciated 

thank you all

will be leaving for one month , how can i pay in advance for electricity to make sure they won’t shut me down? Is it possible to do this through 7-11 or K bank mobile etc? last time i had to drag my thai friend to help me out, it seemed like they didn't speak a lick of english when i went with her too.

Also what is the leniency period in which i have to pay after a due date? For example my due date for my bill is usually the 18th of every month. I won’t be back until the 25th.

im assuming i need to do this with TRUE phone bills/internet/tv bills as well?

thanks everybody

All great stuff here. thanks everyone, i will ask the juristic person if my work done does not suffice. The owners know of this smell and will indefinltey not pay for a whole new wall I'm sure of it.. I just started renting the place not long ago.

I have bought a spray bottle , bleach, and Effective Microorganisms(EM) . I have laid out cat litter , baking soda all around the house. When i am back tomorrow lets see the difference.

I will start to rid the damage tomorrow with (EM) or bleach first spraying the ceilings where i see it is cracked a bit.. Also i saw a mold spot on top of the air conditioner a little bit

I would like to add there was a water damaged area in the bedroom wall, and someone fixed/patched that up before i arrived. looks brand new.. Does that do absolutely nothing for the problem?

I do live in a condominium, and a very nice one at that. so this is definitely a problem. it is drywall i think? i'm not very hands on and don't know a lot.. The landlord doesnt seem to mind the smell, so he certainly will not be any help to me. But i will for sure show him and the agents some documentation showing them the damage if there is some..I'm not sure how the water got in the house, but before i rented it out the landord told me "make sure you don't keep the doors open when it rains because it comes right in the house" . Dumbest thing I've heard in a while, he knows of the smell. trust me

Also the agent told me it was clearly the smell from the drainage, but I've been running the water constantly for two days now. Sales people can be a hoot huh!

19 hours ago, tonray said:

The best dehumidifier in a hot climate is the AC unit. As far as TSP you can likely find it at homepro or maybe Thai Watsadu. I know in US they have a chlorinated version too. You can use a sprayer to get the bleach on the ceiling area but make sure there is no residual water/moisture behind or above it. 

hi tonray,

today i was inside of the apartment for merely 6 hours and i sneezed about 15 times during my stay. i had left the air conditioning unit on with the windows and slider door open. it has to be water damage. when the air conditioner is on the smell lessened. Granted it is still there, it is a little bit less. 

I just for the life of me cannot find the water damage...

I think i see cracks or brown areas in the corners of the ceiling walls and around those areas. I cannot see any affected areas on the still wall though. should i spray that with bleach for a few days then go from there?

6 hours ago, fruitman said:

Buy activated EM (effective microorganisms), mix with water and spray everything with it. Worked great for us.

 

Gardenshops have it.

do you happen to know what this looks like in a thai brand EM? i don't speak thai so it could be difficult? secondly, do i spray the area with this or just the whole room?

thanks everyone

1 hour ago, tonray said:

First you need to kill the source of the odor, which is usually fungus/mold. Bleach diluted sprayed over successive days in the area of the flooding. Then baking soda, charcoal, silica (sand) to help dry out the area. Sweep that up after a few days and hit it with a good cleaning solution using TSP (tri-sodium-phosphate). Then  air dry with fans.

thank you for the curteous suggestions..

i'm certain that the water damage was on the celling and/or wall. So ill have to evaluate how i can bleach that out

TSP is available at tesco/big c/villa or home pro?

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Do you suggest buying a real dehumidifier that will lower my temperature inside my household to below 50% humidity? Is so if anyone has any suggestions as to where i can buy one....

much appreciated!

I am looking for some professionals in bangkok to give it a look. are their any companies?

otherwise for now i will lay out baking soda, cat litter, deodorizers, 

all around the house until the smell goes..

any other tips and recommendations welcome

thank you all

So i can still get a METV is washington DC , correct?

I have had DHL shipped to me numerous times and never have gotten taxed on anything , small or large packages. Why is that guys?

Due to the fact that the sender knows what he is doing, correct?

merry christmas everyone

9 minutes ago, elviajero said:

• Regardless of how early you apply, day 1 of the 30 day extension will be Dec 11th.
• It's 30 days, not 4 weeks.

Thanks for the clarification. I've been fooled in the past it seems so i have ask these types of questions

In my passport my single entry tourist visa now allows me to stay until december 10th. I want to get my first extension on that entry, although if i go to immigration this week would they mark down a stamp from december 10th - January 6th (4 weeks or 30 days) ? or would they mark it from the date that i want the extension to 4 more weeks?

Last time i went to immigration a week early for my visa extension and if i'm not mistaken they marked it down earlier than the said stamp date.

thanks everyone

I see in thailand that cars do not depreciate as fast as they do in the states, and that the tax's on some of the cars are astronomical!!

I am buying another car but this time it is a 2013 honda city, all tinted windows with 25,000 km on it. about mint condition, leather seats, no bluetooth or navigation but has USB ports.

buyer wants 400,000 . i think he said he bought for 600,000+

not negotiatiable

is this reasonable? thoughts and opinions welcome

Tinting the entire windshield at a very light film, yup. Sunglasses don't help me a lot in the car, its blinding almost. Also i like some privacy. Yeah i did lots of googling and searching.

I see more tinted windshields than non-tinted in thailand though..

At night i have to wear glasses because i can't see well, which is why i wanted a very light film just to protect me during the day. I also never drive at night in bkk , by the way

1 minute ago, cornishcarlos said:

" my other interior windows which are a light film "

What about your exterior windows ??? :)

 

You could put something on your dashboard to stop the reflection !!

I think tinting on windscreen is a bad idea, makes driving at night dangerous.

Oops, excuse me . I meant exterior windows. Nice catch thanks

I have trouble driving at night and need to wear my glasses, but the reflection is quite awful. Always wanted to get a windshield film in the states but you need a prescription for it. 

Besides solarfx, any other places i could get quality film installation? My girlfriend said we could do it at her dealership, is this true?