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2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

If you make things up and refuse to retract them when the falsehood you have stated is pointed out to you, why then do you think anyone should give credence to your other views?!

I can't believe you're still rambling. Amazing stamina. Oh, and boring.

8 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You attributed statements to me that I did not make.

 

Calling you out on that is neither pedantic or boring.

Calling me out. Are you sure you're not wearing blinkers? I might be racist, but I'm not sure. But I certainly wouldn't take any notice of the opinions of the looney left. I don't particularly like blacks, Indians, Chinese, Russians, Muslims, gays or any religious zealots. And that's because, unless I relate to them one on one, they probably don't like me. I'll never be a member of their culture.....and that could apply to Thailand, even when married!

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Where did I state Powell’s discussion of negros and immigration made him a racist?

 

Please provide a direct quote of me stating that, or retract your assertion as unfounded.

Pedantic and boring.

21 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Odd the Racist Powell never predicted better food, better music, better athletes and better everything really.

 

Going back to live in early 60s UK would be a nightmare.

 

All those women in head scarves and men smelling of Woodbines.

 

Nah, leave the Racist Powell where he belongs, in a long dead history.

 

You can't be serious? Better food, but from Indians, not Africans, better music... you're having a laugh, and better athletes....who gives a toss! Oh, I forgot; more frequent and more successful stabbings, and more drugs.

On 8/22/2022 at 3:55 AM, chubby said:

yeah, this is the problem with saying anything without full assessment of a person .

medical history, meds, age, should be disclosed as a start, but then is what it is.

 

so are they going to incise and drain the hematoma ? anticoagulants are high risk meds

 

hematomas in upper legs can sometimes calcify fwiw

They don't drain haematomas anymore. They can be a real nidus of infection.

On 8/25/2022 at 9:18 PM, 2long said:

Get Augmetin 1G and Ciprofloxacin 500mg and take both for 5 days.

BUT I'm not a doctor and this forum is not a medical one.

Last month I had a foot infection and I'm lucky enough to be good friends with several doctors.

Lucky you didn't go to a vet. They'd euthanase you for that. Augmentin is usually the Ab. of choice.

17 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

She from Bankstown or Lakemba I bet.

 

Rather be dead than live there.

I bought a unit in Bankstown. An interesting multi-cutural suburb. Perfect for my long term medical treatment, if it ever comes to that. Good shopping and fast transport all over Sydney. Very few "good" suburbs left. They're all inundated with immigrants now. Unless of courses you live amongst the boring religious snobs in their McMansions somewhere like the Hills district!

On 8/22/2022 at 8:59 AM, law ling said:

1. I do pity medical staff on late night duty having to patch up all the accidents and ODs (and of late, burns) that must flood in in the wee hours (when they're probably just lightly staffed).

 

2. If you've seen one local temple, you've pretty much seen them all - I don't find the buildings attractive, and as it's not my religion, there's no spiritual element.

 

3. I do like Issan music ... but it's not readily available here (in Pattaya) ... the bands here seem to prefer the likes of "Hotel California" or "Tie a Yellow Ribbon ..." (which is from another culture).

Any doctor in A & E will tell you that if it wasn't for alcohol, their job would be a doddle!

On 8/27/2022 at 12:54 PM, grain said:

Thanks for the replies so far everyone. having all my other teeth extracted and getting dentures is definitely not an option.

 

Maybe someone knows about this. When I was teaching at Thai schools I noticed some kids had a tooth that looked like it was made from stainless steel or silver. A whole silver tooth in the kids mouth. I presume it's some temporary fix after the kid's first teeth fall out. So does anyone know what they are and how they are held in position?

It's a thin metal cover cemented over broken down deciduous teeth. Helps keep the spaces and stops drifting, and then ready for the permanent teeth. Not for you. I'd think about a chromium-cobalt partial denture for the top. Perhaps a 1 tooth acrylic denture for the bottom. Unless you want to pay 150,000 baht for implants!

Sukhumvit Hospital is private. (Next to Ekamai). Go to Bangna intersection, go up Samphawut towards the river, (about 1.5 kms.), and at the traffic lights, on the left, drive in to the new Bangna Hospital. Next to the new Electricity Authority. Never busy.

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Spot on. 

I will be using Xarelto moving forward. In Oz it's part of what we call PBS and cost largely paid by gov. 

Expensive here of course. 

 

I'm back home now and it's just a reset. Setbacks not all that uncommon. 

Already improvement and was able to sleep last night.

Onward and upward as they say. 

I believe Eliquis, (apaxiban), is the best of these new anticoags.. $6+ per month in Oz. for us. Approx. 5,000 baht p/m here. But if you can't get home every 6 months, India has a generic, called Apigat.  Aud $150,with postage, for 3 months supply. Warfarin is a pia. Stop 1 week before surgery, and always problems with clotting levels. So unless they've given you a pig's heart, go with Eliquis. As an aside, I was going to Oz in April, but couldn't make it because of the pain. Have my hip replacement surgery on Tuesday. Fingers crossed!

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks for advice.

Will look into it.

I was using one walking stick with arm rest....going great guns.

I'm still in hospital and had some results from blood tests. One was my INR is 7.1.

Should be 2-3. 

Hence the blood after too much walking. 

This is not a lot to do with hip replacement itself but some separate medical conditions that obviously in my case has caused an issue. 

 

Are you on Warfarin, with a clotting time like that? I don't think the new anti-coagulants are as bad as Warfarin.

One of the rescue workers here got bitten by a cobra. (They come and catch snakes as well). Went to Soi Dao hospital, but no anti-venene. Drove to Chantaburi Hospital, (1 hour), but he died on the way!

On 6/30/2022 at 6:32 PM, ukrules said:

Pretty much the only times I've taken antibiotics over the last decade has been related to tooth issues and even then it's not the actual tooth you're treating but some kind of gum infection.

 

Amoxicillin for a week normally does it. For tooth issues the Thai dosage is 2x500mg twice a day, back in the UK it would be 1x500mg three times a day - I have no idea why they use a different dosage in different places.

 

I had a 'deep filling' in one of my teeth a few months back and the Dentist told me he could see the nerve, it was exposed to the air and there's a very good chance it will become infected in which case I will probably need a root canal and to get back in touch if there's any problems, he said nothing about taking preventative antibiotics to put a stop to that process ????

 

But I bought some anyway and took them for a few weeks - no problem in the end.

 

If I were you I would take the Amoxicillin as a precaution - just like I did with the above exposed nerve and I would see no reason to wait at all - and I'd take them regardless of what the Dentist says.

Dangerous and completely wrong advice! Keep your ignorance to yourself.

On 6/30/2022 at 5:54 PM, ukrules said:

You seem to have the misconception that 18 days is a long time - it's not.

 

It is for a course of antibiotics!

On 6/30/2022 at 5:53 PM, Aina24 said:

To be honest the MAIN reason I've been concerned is because the 1st round of meds was prescribed by an incompetent doctor. I consumed 6 days of Clindamycin before the abscess was even cut open, which I find out laterr I'm supporse to only take ONCE the abscess has been drained! Yes, I went to a local hospital and he took less than 2 mins to examine me... thats why I was given a 2nd round by another physician who prescribed me the 2nd course after drainage of the abscesss.....I apologize for freaking out, but its no joking matter... zzzz

Never give antibiotics until you've drained the pus.

You do not need post op antibiotics for wisdom tooth extraction. They will not help, unless you get an actual infection, as opposed to a dry socket. (Which you nearly always get with a lower 8!). Dentists giving Abs. after extractions have been one of the causes of resistance. But of course, it's dentists covering their <deleted> and patient expectations that drive this. And I know; I've taken out hundreds of impacted wisdom teeth.

3 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Normally in Australia they will give you only one month supply of Eliquis. I convinced the doc to give me 3 months as I was going overseas. The chemist made a mistake and gave me almost a years supply! $41 for a month. I got lucky.

I always get 6 months and get them to fill the repeats as well. Going overseas works. Up to the doctor of course.

On 5/2/2022 at 4:32 PM, bradiston said:

Coming in late on this. Been on Xarelto for over a year, plus Lanoxin and Bisoprolol. I get all these via an online Indian pharmacy, though the last two are cheap here. Laugh if you like, but my take is, the pills are totally kosher. All batch nos check out, box to strip. No funny spelling, boxes sealed. $32.50 for a 28 20mg pill box. So about 40 THB per pill. Exc postage. I have a very reliable contact over there. Sail through customs, no hassle. Just my $32.50 worth. YMMV!

My wife told me not to post about my generic Eliquis from India, because I'd be slapped down with negative comments instead of praised for the info. She's right of course.

On 3/23/2021 at 3:15 PM, Billy Bloggs said:

Further to this it is still true no script needed and its 4500 baht but if you join their club(you can do it straight away and its free) its 4100 baht, i live in the sticks so they lined me and I can order it and it only costs 100 baht to get it sent, lucky I had a free day before my hernia op tomorrow and lucky I stopped taking my Xarelto 2 days ago, I do miss getting em for $6 aud about 138 baht now.

If you fly to Oz and bring back 6 months supply for under 1,000 baht, you've covered your airfare anyway. You could try a 6 month prescription from your cardiologist, and another prescription from your GP. That's 1 year supply for $75! I've been unable to fly back, so paying 14,000 baht for 3 months Eliquis here. Too much!

On 7/6/2022 at 2:51 PM, bradiston said:

 I did check. Riveroxaban, aka Xarelto, an alternative to Warfarin as a blood thinner. Half the local price on line. I've shown the box and strips and pills to several heart specialists here in Pattaya and they had no problem with it. Obviously they couldn't exactly recommend doing it for a variety of reasons.

 

But you're right about the postage costs. I order stuff for a friend too, to make up one order. My contact is ok taking my strips out of their boxes which reduces the volume and weight considerably. Normally just one small package for a year's supply. I had to collect from my local PO. They sent me to Banglamung first, then back to  Chayapreuk ????. Bit of a schlep.

 

I have a mate who had to go and pick his stuff up at customs, I think in Sri Racha or Laem Chabang maybe. Had to pay 180 THB duty and was warned not to do it again. ????.

Just got generic Eliquis from India. Sent EMS. No customs duty, took about 1 week. Cost for 3 months supply, about 3,500 baht. Cost in Thailand about 14,000 baht at least.

On 8/3/2022 at 8:43 AM, bob smith said:

i feeling like my heart stop for 2 seconds. it makes me have cold sweat and feel bit sickly but them i am fine. its very strange feel

Where is the chest pain. Side or centre. If you're missing a few beats, could be AFib which is intermittent.

If you're on Warfarin, perhaps you should visit a hospital and get your anti-coagulant updated. Warfarin is cheap, but not always the best these days!

On 7/31/2022 at 12:38 PM, Neeranam said:

I've had my missus for more than 15 years and never thought of changing her.

I'm thinking of swapping mine for a silicone replacement. Probably from Japan.... they're more lifelike.