I got a really severe case of "Road Rash" on New Years day, I didnt go see the doctor and just put some gauze on it. It seemed to be taking forever to heal and was very painful, and about 3 weeks later I woke up in extreme pain ( I thought I was gonna pass out) couldnt walk and decided to go see the doctor.
I went to McCormick and it only took about 15 minutes to see a doctor who spoke excellent english. He said something like "Why didnt you come see me sooner? You have a severe infection and need surgery. Now!"
The knocked me out, did the surgery and gave me a bed for the night. The nurses were all very polite and friendly. Even the cleaning staff and random people working there were all friendly and joking.
The food was actually decent and they were very attentive to my pain (hurray morphine!)
I think alot of the "bad" experiences have to do with language barriers and not understanding Thai culture, from what I can read between the lines.
The bill came to 11,000Baht (kinda high I think) but the experience was as pleasant as it could have been under the circumstances.
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Ram International Hospital (an Experience)
in Chiang Mai
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I got a really severe case of "Road Rash" on New Years day, I didnt go see the doctor and just put some gauze on it. It seemed to be taking forever to heal and was very painful, and about 3 weeks later I woke up in extreme pain ( I thought I was gonna pass out) couldnt walk and decided to go see the doctor.
I went to McCormick and it only took about 15 minutes to see a doctor who spoke excellent english. He said something like "Why didnt you come see me sooner? You have a severe infection and need surgery. Now!"
The knocked me out, did the surgery and gave me a bed for the night. The nurses were all very polite and friendly. Even the cleaning staff and random people working there were all friendly and joking.
The food was actually decent and they were very attentive to my pain (hurray morphine!)
I think alot of the "bad" experiences have to do with language barriers and not understanding Thai culture, from what I can read between the lines.
The bill came to 11,000Baht (kinda high I think) but the experience was as pleasant as it could have been under the circumstances.