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No, I live in Saigon. Great stuff on getting such a good deal.

"Another poster" ... are you sure you're not trying to hide the research you did to find something to dish out hate about? I think so

... like I said, better you keep quiet

"Also it's not Saigon any more." ... better to keep quiet unless you know what you are talking about. Both the names "Ho Chi Minh City" and "Saigon" are used. Even the airport code is "SGN"!!! The government bus company is called "SaigonBus". I can go on and on.

Yep, fair comment. Like I wrote in a previous reply ... "20,000+ THB in savings is quite bit. Maybe the angle is to take your missus to Vietnam (thus solving the need to have relative or friend at the hospital during the procedure), do a colonoscopy in Saigon, then use the money saved to have a "free" holiday in Vietnam ..."

Still a great price!

Damn! That is a good price! The cheapest I have seen by far.

You make a fair point, but 20,000+ THB in savings is quite bit. Maybe the angle is to take your missus to Vietnam (thus solving the need to have relative or friend at the hospital during the procedure), do a colonoscopy in Saigon, then use the money saved to have a "free" holiday in Vietnam ...

Sorry, the way I wrote it is a bit confusing. The procedure is only done by professors, not students. My point was that you can only become a professor by being one of the best-of-the-best students ... and to even be a student you have to be unbelievably intelligent due to extreme competition

Hello all, I really have developed a strong sense of empathy for the many expats living in South-East Asia who are on a very tight budget. As such, I wanted to give a heads-up on how you can get a colonoscopy and endoscopy done at a much cheaper price than in Thailand. My research of AseanNow indicates that -- as of this thread in November, 2023 -- a colonoscopy and endoscopy in Bangkok or Chiang Mai is, at a bare minimum, 30,000 THB ... maybe more? However, I have found a hospital that does these procedures for one-third of this price. Yes, 10,000 THB. It is in the city that I live in ... Saigon, Vietnam. The University of Medicine and Pharmacy here in Saigon has its own hospital. It is called the University Medical Center. In contrast to many government hospitals in Vietnam, this hospital is very nice. Aside from that, the doctors who work at the hospital are teachers within the university itself. In case you are worried about the competency of the doctors, I can put your mind at ease. South Vietnamese students are, in my opinion, the best in the world. They are extremely hard-working and intelligent, studying for long hours from a young age. Given that 100 million people live in Vietnam, the competition for the extremely low amount of university places for doctors is severe, to say the least. So, only the absolute best-of-the-best students end up studying medicine. On top of that, only the best-of-the-best of those studying medicine become teachers at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy. And these are the doctors who will attend to you at the University Medical Center. I am in need of my 5 year colonoscopy and endoscopy, and went to the University Medical Center "International Clinic" office today to "book in" for the procedure (to "Book in" for a procedure you need to make an appointment to see the relevant specialist -- e.g. a gastroenterologist for a colonoscopy/endoscopy -- by calling the "International Clinic" office on +84 28 39 525 888 ... you may end up speaking to someone who has little English, but she will take your phone number and get a nurse with high quality English to call you back). The beauty of this International Clinic "booking in" service is that you are chaproned by a Vietnamese nurse who speaks English, and she takes you to all the areas of the hospital you need to go to as part of the "booking in" process for a medical procedure. (The cost for this "booking in" process, which includes seeing a gastroenterologist to be referred for a colonoscopy and endoscopy, is 500,000 VND or about 720 THB). Just remember to take your passport, and be able to pay the 7,000,000 VND (as of NOV-2023) for the colonoscopy and endoscopy during the "booking in" procedure. (They take VND cash or MasterCard/Visa). Please note, if you have an urgent need to get a colonoscopy/endoscopy (such as blood in your stool) let the nurse know when you first call the International Clinic. She will then fast track you to see the gastroenterologist. Furthermore, the gastorenterologist will then fast track you to get the colonscopy done. Due to me having discovered blood in my stool, I was able to see the gastroenterologist within 1 day, and be booked in for the colonoscopy/endoscopy within 2 days of seeing the gastroenterologist. ... also, when you have your colonoscopy, you need to have a relative or friend come with you. This is because there is a Vietnamese custom of needing to get approval from this person to take action if there is any kind of emergency during the procedure. This requirement means it is highly preferable to have a friend or relative in Saigon who can act in this manner for you. Finally, I would be hesitant to recommend using a similar service in Hanoi. It has a very different culture (the opposite of Saigon?) that, in my opinion, is lacking in the honesty and work ethic of Saigon. Anyway, I know that some of the people on AseanNow need to save every dollar they can, so I hope this is a help.

Thanks! What an awesome lead!

Thanks Ding!

Hello all, I live in Vietnam, but visit Thailand a couple of times a year. I saw the dude who got Dana White's health back on track on Joe Rogan, and he strongly recommended getting the following genes tested for mutations: MTHFR, MTRR, MTR, AHCY, COMT I will be in Chiang Mai in December, and Bangkok next April -- so am wondering if it is possible to have these genes tested in one, or both, of these locations? Thanks in advance!