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13 minutes ago, Suphtcha said:

She just seems so fake

Yep and knows that Harry is her ticket to a good future, so snared him, in the same way as some B/Gs here can do!!

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

I declare everything where there's room for doubt

Same here and when I bought a whole bunch of Oz teabags (Nerada....thought the tea was great) I declared them at NZ customs and the guy cleared them and actually thanked me for declaring them!!

4 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

For many that is not a realistic option (for various reasons including marriage and it could also turn negative - there are less than great doctors everywhere) so perhaps best to not take anything at face value and have an independent second opinion unless you know the qualifications of current doctor is best advise.  That is where recommendations from Sheryl (and others) can be very important.

Well perhaps I should add, that if it is a realistic option, then get back home to see a specialist.

I agree that a recommendation from Sheryl may well help, but then again what price a life.

I have had a few bad experiences with doctors and specialists here, as have a few friends, including the ones that I mentioned in my post, far, far more than I have ever had in my home country.

On 4/29/2019 at 6:52 PM, Lefty said:

I also, 2  doctors missed my having tongue cancer on 2 separate visits.Take medicine and go home. Went to U.S was diagnosed within 30 minutes with tongue cancer,biopsy confirmed. For anything I consider serious I go home to Houston for treatment.

Lefty

There are not many doctors or specialists that I would trust here, this especially after having to literally plead with one doctor to culture one of my samples, which he didn't do, so I ended up with a huge bill and 16 daily injections of a rare antibiotic to cure a nasty bacteria which could have been extremely serious.

This was the same Dr who suggested to an acquaintance that he needed to have his bladder removed because it had what looked like a cancerous lesion on it. However he wasn't satisfied with this diagnosis and went back to Australia and it was treated with radiotherapy and he is all clear now.

Unfortunately this has not been the case for another friend I had here, who went for a throat checkup at a major hospital because he had suffered from throat cancer quite a few years ago and wasn't feeling too good. The prognosis was that he had nothing to worry about because they could find nothing other than a tiny lump which wasn't in any way a problem.

Feeling unwell two or three months later he flew back to Australia and was diagnosed with a three-inch tumour in his throat and the cancer had spread, and he is now waiting to die in palliative care.

For something minor, hospitals and doctors here may be okay, but if you think you have anything serious, then get back to your home country where you can talk in your own language and "face" is not an issue.

7 hours ago, hackjam said:

Don't reckon its a job for a rookie manager, issues are massive.

It was always going to be a huge job, and IMO Ole was not the right man for it, mainly because he had very little experience in that role and that which he has had has been poor.

Yesterday's match showed up some glaring failures in his management, inasmuch as there was no plan, there was no system and there was no structure in any part of their play. It's all very well "waving players forward" from the touchline, but anyone can do that, and without forming part of a pattern to enable something positive to happen, it's just a nonsense.

And if I see Luke Shaw, one more time, play himself into a "dead-end" position without backing himself to move forward with his speed, then I shall scream. In addition, the buildup is so slow that it allowed Huddersfield to get their defence sorted and bolstered with midfield players, so that United had very few chances – – strike with speed was once a United cry, unfortunately now it has become a lament.

I said it before and it's truer now than ever, that a club of United's stature should have waited for an experienced manager to become available, or tempted one out of a contract. 

No point in harping on about Mourinho being a successful manager and all that stuff, because he showed a lot about himself with his people management and feistiness, at Chelsea, twice, and then MU – – this is a man who is out for himself and nothing else.

Furthermore, not that I read much in the way of UK newspapers, every time I do look at one, there is news that a potential Manchester United target has been snaffled by somebody else, or a new wonder boy has been found and United know nothing about him, or are not in the running for him.

I'm afraid the rot has set in at this moment in time and a clear out of players and staff is needed, as well as a search for a new manager. Having said that they are still the club I support and always will do, however now is the day/time of reckoning.

1 hour ago, CharlieH said:

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.EQjz

 

 

Very good, very quiet, efficient.

Agree with that as bought one almost a year ago and am delighted with it. Also if set on the "automatic" setting the fan speed increases automatically when the air becomes contaminated with say, cooking or similar, and cleans the air quickly before settling down to an inaudible option.

1 hour ago, Denim said:

Slightly off topic but I ran into this at my local mom and pop store last week.

 

 

 

Now, it's not wine but only Sato. But the best Sato I have ever tasted. Used to occasionally drink Siam Sato from 7/11 but way too sweet and only 7 degrees. 

 

This ICY stuff is quite pleasant and is a good 12 degrees. Best part....only 35 baht a bottle, 2 glasses worth.

 

Yes .....I know it's not wine so for those posters who wouldn't dream of trying anything new or ersatz , calm down . But for bargain basement blokes this is probably the best substitute for wine out there. I don't like beer and refuse to pay silly prices for fruit wine so this fills the gap. Find it slightly better with a tenth part water. Wife prefers it to Leo and one bottle gets her tipsy and frisky.

Thanks for that post, very interesting and may I ask if it is sweet??

I say this because I am having one hell of a job trying to get hold of something akin to a sweet wine to have after-dinner, but resent paying about 900 baht for a late harvest type wine if indeed one can be found.

I don't mind if it's not a wine, because it doesn't purport to be anything other than what it is!

And I did post somewhere that I saw your El Coto rosé wine in Tops (Phuket) the other day for 199 baht, so there is still some around by all accounts. 

2 hours ago, Kinnock said:

Still have 'movie sex' at least twice a week

Is that where you watch someone else at it??

3 hours ago, mike787 said:

Perhaps!  But they still look good.  Don't forget, those aren't the only things to look at????

A set of balls in this case perhaps!!

1 hour ago, elektrified said:

Hahaha please don't blame me.... The prostate is so deep in the body that only a handful of antibiotics can penetrate the blood/prostate barrier.  There is bacterial and non-bacterial prostatitis. Doctors don't know exactly why the Levofloxacin is so effective in treating  non-bacterial prostatitis as well. And I also had numerous urine tests that were all negative for bacteria. One doctor was very stubborn and told me that I don't have prostatitis because all urine tests were negative. Then, after telling the other doctor that I have every symptom of prostatitis he conceded that I could have bacterial prostatitis and it was "inactive" each time I took a urine test, or I could have chronic non-bacterial prostatitis and that the Levofloxacin could be helpful but that it may take a couple of rounds to work. I felt better than I had in years after the first round, but then only 6 weeks later was having difficulty urinating, etc. so I took the 2nd round. 3 months later I have absolutely no symptoms of BPH.

 

Here are some helpful links: (may need to register to read them - it's free)

 

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/456165-overview?src=refgatesrc1#showall

 

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/458391-overview#showall

Personally I stay away from levofloxacin, simply because the range of fluoroquinolones can do serious tendon damage when taken over time, even though it seems to have worked for you, it didn't for me. 

I recommend doxycycline, which is one of the few antibiotics which does penetrate the prostate fairly well, and has very few side effects and can be taken for many years, as I have done and this was overseen by a couple of urologists.

The reason it is used, even when nonbacterial prostatitis is diagnosed is because it also has a slight anti-inflammatory effect and that is thought to help the condition so there is the possibility of it fighting the bacteria if there is any present, and also calming any inflammation.

Indeed this whole area has been described by a leading US urologist as, "a medical wasteland" because still after all this time, no one is quite sure what causes nonbacterial prostatitis or indeed how they can effectively penetrate the prostate to cure what could be bacterial prostatitis (many antibiotics work for a short period of time then the infection comes back).

I have suffered with this for decades, and the only time that it has subsided and just about gone away is since I had my TURP back in 2009, prior to that there were many years of suffering, interspersed with long periods of relief when taking doxycycline for 90 days at a time, and I still have it on standby.

10 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

It seems  somehow you  have quoted something I havent said?

My bad...........I used the post by Tracyb which you had again used, therefore it showed up as your quote!!

My apologies as it was meant to be directed at Tracyb!

1 hour ago, xylophone said:

That’s why I’m asking if anyone has had the Thulium Laser transurethral  removal of the prostate.

1 hour ago, gunderhill said:

No radical prostectomy for me...  too harsh and too many complications.

I was a little confused with your posts because you initially talked about the laser "removal" of the prostate and then a little later on said that you didn't want a "radical prostatectomy.........."

Well if you have the prostate removed, that does constitute a prostatectomy, whereas as I've tried to point out, you really need the internal "overgrowth" (which I have as well) removed to allow better urination and bladder emptying and this does not involve removing the prostate completely.

There is a surgeon and a clinic in Tauranga (New Zealand) which specialises in this particular type of laser treatment, and it may well be worth getting onto the website to have a look around.
 

1 minute ago, balo said:

It happened to me once with a credit card. I withdraw the same amount at Kasikorn, 10 000 baht.

It took me 3 months to get the money back. 

I took a picture of the ATM and went to the nearest Kasikorn branch, I even have an account there. But since this was a foreign credit card they said I had to send a complaint to them and then the credit card company had to send a written statement about this , after several phone calls to both Kasikorn and Neteller (Mastercard) , I finally got my money back . 
 

I had a similar thing happened to me when 20,000 baht was withdrawn on my NZ ASB bank Visa here, from an ATM in the town centre.

I got in touch with my bank in NZ, told them the story, showed them a pic I had taken of the ATM which clearly showed a piece of double sided sticky tape in the top left-hand corner (which is often used by skimmers to hold the little button camera) and they deposited the equivalent money in my New Zealand bank within a couple of days.

Luckily I didn't have to deal with a bank here, because most of the dealings I've had with them have been unsatisfactory and most frustrating.

On 5/3/2019 at 7:03 PM, beechbum said:

“We aim to improve the storage of water during the wet season,” he said.

We'll see.......

Ah yes, the annual mantra...........................

16 minutes ago, Tracyb said:

That’s why I’m asking if anyone has had the Thulium Laser transurethral  removal of the prostate.

As I said in an earlier post, the prostate probably needs "reaming out" via an op similar to the TURP with laser if you want it, but you don't want the prostate removed. 

The tissue responsible for the BPH grows inside the prostate thereby putting pressure on the urethra and restricting urine flow, so dealing with that part is usually the way to go, UNLESS your whole prostate is enlarged for other reasons?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/21/five-minute-steam-treatment-shrinks-enlarged-prostates-offers/ 

10 hours ago, kevvy said:

 

I have had a TURP and have seen the reports on the steam treatment above, and if I have to have another operation to treat growing prostate tissue, then this would be it.

6 hours ago, nausea said:

A difficult one, complicated by the whole trans issue, when does a woman become a man or vice versa. As with disabled sports we probably need a third category - clearly male, clearly female, mixed. 

Not difficult IMO, as Semenya has no womb, ovaries, no child-bearing or supporting "apparatus" and a couple of internal testicles.............surely a man by any definition; it's not rocket science, but the PC and Trans brigade want to make it an issue because it suits their purpose.

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

Plenty on PB, here

Thanks and I will look, however there were quite a few on my other source 1337 etc, but all with subtitles and not always stating that!!

55 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Mine won't play HEVC.

So what tv is it and how old is it?

56 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I hope you don't mind me asking, but do most/all of the current flatscreen TVs support that format?? Or does one have to seek them out?

??

3 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

"I am considering having laser surgery to address BPH."

 

I assume you are considering a prostatectomy.

 

" If you had it to do over again....would you?"

 

I have never had it done. I have seen and heard of people who have regretted it.

 

The possibility of impotence and/or incontinence would make me seek every alternative.

The usual surgery for BPH is a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) which normally would not bring about impotence or incontinence, although there may be some reduction as regards semen output, because it can flow back into the bladder after such an operation, but the feelings are just the same.

I had a TURP done in the Epworth Hospital, Melbourne in 2009 because I was seeking the laser method rather than the old-fashioned cut and flush method, however after discussing this with the surgeon there, he then went ahead with the operation and used the old-fashioned method, which I was very unhappy about (and that was the only reason I went with that hospital, because of the laser treatment).

I did have some problems with regards to emptying my bladder for about a week or so afterwards, and had to self- catheterise during that time, however others I have spoken to have not had that problem, or have only had to do it for a couple of days.

As for a prostatectomy, personally it scares the beejeezus out of me, although with the new Da Vinci robotic equipment a great percentage of side effects (bad) are overcome, and it appears that even better techniques are appearing right now.

23 minutes ago, ThaidDown said:

What video codec was used. Possible that the TV (especially if a bit older) does not support H265 HEVC encoding. If that is the case just find a source with H264 encoding.

 

I hope you don't mind me asking, but do most/all of the current flatscreen TVs support that format?? Or does one have to seek them out?

My Samsung is about six or seven years old now, so perhaps it doesn't support the Codecs mentioned?

Thanking you in anticipation.