mserror

I get patches which are very dry and treat with mosituriser and sometimes steroid cream. Sometimes steroid cream has completely healed an area.

I also get bumpy very itchy areas, and I treat them with 70% isopropyl alcohol, but only once a day, because it can irritate. This kills bacteria and works because sometimes bacteria are involved with eczema, see below. But note that the medical industry does not make money from this so it is not promoted.

Diet is often involved, especially dairy and other animal products, which generally cause inflammation. An extreme elimination diet can be tried: https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/health-science/common-health-problems/allergic-reactions-to-food/

Use a methodical approach and test different treatments to see what works.

One example of recent research: 

Staphylococcus aureus has long been associated with atopic dermatitis.  It appears to occur at relatively high abundances in the areas of skin that are affected.  Then again, S. aureus is a one of the most common skin microbiome bacteria (it is ubiquitous around the world), and it has yet to be definitively connected to the disease.  In addition, mouse models for many skin diseases, including this one, do not exist or are insufficient, so controllably studying the atopic dermatitis is difficult.  Recently though, a team of scientists from Japan and the NIH developed a mouse model for atopic dermatitis, and made a new discovery that showed S. aureus can indeed drive skin inflammation.  They published their results in Cell immunity.

I always ask for 90 days when I hand over my passport, it helps avoid mistakes.

Being slimmer keeps me much cooler, BMI 22. (I was heavier when I lived in Tasmania.)

If you frequently scare them off they will stop coming. I did this for our whole house and yard. I like the other birds though.

3 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

We had a shootout on the beach here on Samui a couple of months ago. 

Two rival families involved in jetskis, two dead, both had carry licence. 

Surprising to hear jetski people behaving like this...

It is probably manganese dioxide. It accumulates in the distribution system and when dislodged, causes this. It should be removed at the water treatment plant, but they often do not have the knowledge or equipment.

If the only language they know is Thai, then this itself is isolating. I have worked in technology with Thai and this was very obvious.

January 2018 I went to Savannakhet for the marriage visa. The process still works well; the clerk took less than a minute!

Some notes:

I provided documents listed on the website (open in Chrome and click translate):

• http://www.thaisavannakhet.com/savannakhet/th/consulate-service/inspect/index.php
• Used website form. Didn't sign copies.
• I added to Section 1: ONE YEAR MULTIPLE ENTRIES. And stated this to the clerk.
• Purpose of visit: To stay with my Thai wife.
• Visa submissons 9 to 11. Pickup next day at 2.
• Clerk wanted to see original Australian marriage certificate. (He was not interested in the Aust. embassy certified copy and Thai consulate head office endorsed Thai translation.)
• Stayed at Aura Residence. Very hard bed. Thin pillow. Loud electrical hum in the room. Few choices for breakfast. No safe. Do not take credit cards.
• When entering Thailand, ask for 90 days otherwise they might stamp 30 days.

Thanks to those who originally provided info. on this visa option.