ancharee

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

I retired at 65 in Oct 2019, got diagnosed with Cancer in Dec 2019. Been battling since, retirement hasn't been what I always thought it would be! 😏 

sorry to hear that 2baht, not sure if i will get a checkup maybe best not to know 

16 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

That's annoying and not in the spirit of wanting to give your blood for the benefit of others. Had you previously donated elsewhere?

not in thailand but often in the uk

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

You can't be a blood donor in Thailand if you're over 60yo!

correct l offered blood to a hospital in Buriram when I was 62, rejected to old

Thanks for your comments , it's been helpful 

Hi, been a smoker and drinker 53 years now 70 year old, starting to feel the problems, bronchitis throat problems, question is would a MRI scan or a medical check up be better. Thanks 

4 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

I used Thai Visa Express in December last year, they did an excellent job and can speak good English and can fill in the application form if you want. The girl I spoke to 'Ying' is very good, she knows exactly what are the requirements, like proof of address etc!

 

https://thaivisa-express.com/thai-visa-express-pattaya/

 

From dropping it off to pickup...two weeks exactly.    12,000 all in!

 

 

12,000 plus the passport fee ?

Last year myself and family stayed in jomtien for 1 week, was spoiled due to a mass of rowdy Russians, any recommendations for family resorts even satahip close to nice beach, have tried the usual sites book.com and Agoda, thanks 

sinbad the tailor  and mahat macoat indian tailor shops in pattay have them 

16 hours ago, JingerBen said:

I just bought two 450 ml bottles of ethyl alcohol 98% and will boil down some local bud and leaves.

What I would like to know is whether or not it is better to decarb the herb before boiling or decarb the extract in the form of brownies or whatever.

Thanks to anyone who would share information on that.

Hi, I will be doing the same  this week and checking if decarb or not 

Hi, has anyone extracted the thc using 95% alcohol 

My mate had implants done in pattaya 10 years ago, now he is in mumbai having them re-done, I am waiting for a estimate for the procedure you mention,  it can in be cheaper in india than thailand but then you got to travel more

13 hours ago, Sheryl said:

However using government hospitals is time consuming which is a real issue for someone not now living here.. He'd need to plan on staying here a month or more at least. There are often long wait lists for surgery especially since  COVID. And they won't do a procedure just based on recommendation from his home doctors. He will have to start at the very beginning with initial consultations, batteries of tests etc. I am also not sure this type of surgery is even being done for COPD in government hospital and, if it is, likely just in major university hospitals (none in Pattaya area, he'd have to try in Bsngkok). Criteria are likely to be quite specific and restrictive. (Would help to know exactly what procedure was recommended).  

 

Frankly I think it very, very unlikely he would end up getting this specialized surgery - if at all -- any sooner than if he just waited his turn in Ireland. Probably take longer and there's a chance he wouldn,'t get at all. (This is all referring to using a government hospital).

 

Now at a private hospital waits would be minimal and good chance he would get the procedure but it will be costly. Likely over 500k baht (if no complications) but again, could tell more if I knew exactly what procedure has been recommended. 

 

Other important considerations are:

 

1. Travel risks. Flying with COPD severe enough that he was recommended for surgery may be   contraindicated, especially a long flight. In fact it is advised not to fly for 6 weeks after a COPD exacerbation. Then there is the COVID angle. I don't  know the situation for airport he would use but can tell you first hand that Heathrow is a veritable petri dish for COVID transmission as I just  learned the hard way. Needless to say COVID is especially dangerous for people with COPD.

 

2. Insurance aspect: unless he already has good insurance that will cover him in Thailand ,(including related to his COPD) or is very wealhy  he is taking a big gamble as he could end up needing hospitalization for more than just the elective surgery he seeks.  With COPD he is at elevated risk  of heart problems, pneumonia etc etc.  especially  after a long flight. Every chance of ending up in an ICU with bills in the millions of baht. 

 

Since he moved back to Ireland because of his COPD I am guessing he is neither extremely  wealthy nor privately insured. In which case this seems a very bad idea indeed.

 

At an absolute minimum he should:

 

1. get the exact medical name of the recommended surgery

 

2. Verify its availability and cost in Thailnd and don't even consider coming unless/until he is sure he can get what he needs at a price he can afford. 

 

3. Discuss with his doctor whether it is safe for him to fly in his present state of health.

 

Coming to Thailand for say a catarct removal in order to avoid delays back home is one thing. Your friend's situation is altogether different.

 

 

Thanks Sheryl, I will pass info on to him

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

tell him to check the governmental hospitals around Pattaya, or better choice in Bangkok (several university hospitals).

he doesn't have to go private in thailand

cheers mate

Friend of mine who lived in Pattaya for many years went back to Ireland a year ago as he was bad with C.O.P.D. couldn't walk far always out of breath, he said you go on a waiting list for years so he looked at going private, but it seems the costs are huge, he has been told that one of the pipes coming from his lungs needs to be widened and can be done with a operation anyone had experience with this sort of problem and recommendations for a doctor

Thanks

Absolute rubbish, I have been trying to get a quote for 4 days now, first time online questions - make of vehicle . TOYOTA, then model, HILUX TIGER, then what year it only goes up to 2001 but my truck is 2004, so try again I call them, same questions lady says thank you I have all the info and will email a quote, I say you have not asked if a 4 door or 2 door, oh sorry I forgot also I have a dash cam, ok will email a quote, get a email back we cant insure the truck because of SUB MODEL ? I email them back and explain ther are 1000's of hilux tigers in thailand, get another email please send photos 1 my thai licence 2 photo of blue book 3 photo of my passport 4 photo of current insurance, get another reply say they cant insure as my truck is a 1999, I gave up

On 2/14/2022 at 6:41 PM, ubonjoe said:

That was because were using the mobile app that still has a pre approval step of your application.

The new site only has one page to complete and the application is sent to your local office for approval.

ok, thanks joe

50 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

That message sounds like the message you receive from the previous online system.

Try the link that ubonjoe posted earlier.

Don't use the app or old net site.

If you hit link above you receive this on your screen.

Register with new password and you should be ok

 

I gave up after 4 days and 4 times trying going to immigration tomorrow

4 minutes ago, ancharee said:

I tried the first ref no, no joy then tried the other ref no same message, I will try again with my passport no. thanks

Just tried again with my passport no joe, same message cannot find info.

32 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Did you login on the online report site and click this button.

You only need your passport number to get the info.

I tried the first ref no, no joy then tried the other ref no same message, I will try again with my passport no. thanks

On 2/12/2022 at 10:06 AM, ubonjoe said:

You will get another email when it is approved by immigration. The earliest you receive it will be Monday since today is Saturday and they are not working today.

You can also check the status on the website by longlining.

There is a lot of info in the pinned topic about online 90 day reporting.

Hello Joe, I tried the online report for the first time, my 90 day was due on the 12th Feb I tried on the 10th Feb first I got a email with a ref no saying it was successful but when I clicked the progress box a message appeared in thai which said cannot find my info, I tried again got another email saying I was successful with a different ref no same message when checking on progress cannot find info, think have to go buriram tomorrow. PS my retirement is also due on the 25th Feb could I renew that as well tomorrow, Thanks 

nice one

Glad to hear your daughter is out of danger, I was at the funeral of a 6 year old girl last week my son who is also 6 would play with her couple of times a week, the girl went to a local pond with her 9 year old brother neither could swim seems she was standing in shallow water near the edge and water from the klong was diverted into the pond and she was swept away her brother ran to get help but it was to late, mother and father in bangkok working and they were staying with grandma ,absolutely tragic .

Just now, LogicThai said:

Our Vigo is serviced (and occasionally fixed ????) by the Toyota main dealership in Nang Rong. As far as I know, it has been a flawless service for many years. They have a satellite operation in Ban Kruat, which is closer but has only limited servicing capability.

Thanks mate, clears things up.

Hi, Need to get my Toyota Tiger serviced and checked out, just bought it a 2004 and blowing some white smoke on start up but stops after a couple of min,

Heard a few tales of some Toyota servicing not being up to scratch depending on the location,

Any feed back would be appreciated,

Thanks,

11 hours ago, AnotherFarang8 said:

I began to learn Spanish today, will go check Colombia. Most beautiful girls are in Medellin. No vaccination required, no pcr tests, no nothing invasive. The old normal just the way i like it. F these new “normal” dictators! There are still sane countries in the world.

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