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@GarryP Thanks for sharing your journey. How is it going?

As stated always choose the doctor first not the hospital. That said I stayed in Bumrungrad hospital for a couple of weeks. I felt very well taken care of. The nurses where very attentive and when I called them they appeared immediately. Food was OK, had 3 different choices (western, Thai, Japanese) the Starbucks on the ground floor is a big plus. Interesting was when I wanted something for pain or dizziness they called my doctor and confirmed that it was ok to give it to me. Even for things like paracetamol. In my home country they nurses can provide simple medication independently.

I'm just curious why is oral b12 supplementation not an option. I take them daily because neurological reasons.

First of good that you actually care that you have proper insurance! Bad things can always happen especially when you don't except them. As mentioned earlier have a look into travel insurances from your home country. In my experience they don't mind age or pre-existing condition when the duration of travel is reasonable (< 6-12 month).

In my experience with forseable bigger bills the hospital will ask the insurance for a guarantee of payment. Then you know in advance what is covered. As the insurance response is quiet detailed about what it's not covered and why. Also some procedures are outpatient or when discussed with the doctor an inpatient option can be offered for observation for example.

Found the sweetener in tablet form at my local BigC in BKK. Small tablet count (I'm also used to the > 1200 tablet dispensers) and price is higher compared to the powdered one.

Thanks for the hint, will definitely go there an aske them about it.

Hello, In my home country we have a blood test (Prevo-Check) to check for HPV16 tumor markers. Is this also available in Thailand?

Very helpful thank you!

Based on personal experience I can reccomend https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Saowaros-Patarapak

@Sheryl Do you know if those urologist make the ultrasound themselves? I feel when the urologist do the ultrasound themselves, the experience and chance to identify small nuances of inflammation are better.

I also had increased D-Dimer. They did a lung and leg CT to check for blood clot. As they found nothing they said its most likely an ongoing inflammation, which in the end was true. However I was told that the D-Dimer test is not very specific and when the CT is normal there is not a lot they will do.

One warning to levofloxacin you take. As its a quinolone antibiotic it has a black box warning and can have devastating and long lasting adverse effects. I don't want to scare you but as being affected I felt I need to let you know.

+1 for https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Saowaros-Patarapak She takes time to explain things, is empathic and I always felt well treated.

Hello, In my home country I got diagnosed with an Epididymitis. I'm currently taking antibiotics which help but since the Epididymitis was present for quiet some time the doctor told me I need to get regular ultrasound to check healing progress and take the antibiotics for quiet some time (multiple weeks). I need go back to BKK now and looking for a urologist experienced with Epididymitis to take over the treatment. Two urologist in Bumrungrad which I see recommended here quiet often actually misdiagnosed me. Any suggestion appreciated.