The Fugitive

Sounds great! Many thanks for your kind advice. https://th.iherb.com/pr/xlear-rescue-nasal-spray-with-xylitol-fast-relief-1-5-fl-oz-45-ml/120001

Thanks, sounds like it. Khon Kaen is my nearest large town.

Began 12 months ago. Many people at this time reported huge amounts of thick green mucous discharge. Mine finally stopped after 6 months. Left with permanent pain around the eyes. After only a few weeks discharge recommenced although with less quantity. After a further six months it still continues. Makes any travelling unpleasant because the force and quantity is too great for paper handkerchieves to cope with. Mrs has purchased lots of those small bags of various tablets dispensed by our local nurse. Today I noticed my sense of taste has gone. That’s good in a way because I can now eat things I previously detested! Anyone else suffering same? Is there anything that can be done?

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are quiet and powerful. Neighbour transplanted a 20 year old unit and it works perfectly. Forgot to turn ours off in wife's shop when we went away on holidays. Noticed very little difference in the next monthly electricity bill. It was already installed in our shop when we first took it on 17 years ago. Never broken down.

Did you ever find out if the 'odd' method was out-of-date or a recommended alternative at that time etc.?

Made me think of my medical and dental experiences. When a doctor (or dentist) shouts 'My God!, who did that?' it rather undermines your confidence in those professionals.

Good advice. I stopped looking when I found out the upper age limit was 60.

Interesting but also disturbing thank you. For those of us who've never had an annual medical a new 'first' check up would obviously be required. Is this fairly standardized? How far do they go? Any advice would be much appreciated on this!

Sad, she may have been a very good teacher. Very tough too, not a case of indecent exposure even!

Amazingly, no pain at all. Anaesthetic spray up nostril, tiny crystals on a probe inserted. Less than a two minute job. I never expected to be turned away when all I wanted/needed was that. Not impressed with UK NHS anymore I'm afraid.

Good that you got sorted eventually, and at zero cost! I paid National Insurance contributions for 50 years (16 to 66). I've kept my UK address where I return from time to time. Last time there I experienced a nose bleed. Took 45 minutes to stop it. As I was flying back to Thailand in a few days I wanted to avoid a possible repetition on the aeroplane. Unpleasant for me, crew and other passengers. I went to a walk-in clinic (attached to my local NHS hospital A/E dept). The doctor refused to cauterise my nose, making the excuse that it had stopped bleeding now and he wouldn't be able to see where it had come from. Told me to go home. Very strange, I had my nose cauterised in 1971 and the doctor back then had no such difficulty!

Thanks again Sheryl. I sort of suspected it might not be necessary. I can confirm that my optician is a High Street optometrist offering eye tests under NHS and privately. https://www.dineenopticians.co.uk/eye-examinations

Late sixties, minimal straggly and greasy hair. Try to avoid my Mrs doing anything to my hair/head. It is always painful and draws blood. She has invested in electric shears and a mini version designed for ear and nasal hair removal. Instead, I go every 2/3 weeks to a barber for number 0 on head and beard. After that I have cutthroat razor on both head and beard. Always feel better with complete removal. My Mrs says I should be paying 100 baht but it doesn't seem enough so I always give 150.

Great information thank you Sheryl. I have an eye examination whenever I return to the UK by my local optometrist. It has, for a long time, included a digital image of the eye which I understand to be OCT. In the last couple of years I have also been offered an Optomap scan (for additional cost). I have, so far, declined the Optomap scan. In your opinion, is this something worth having?

My Thai stepdaughter is a recently qualified tattoo artist. She is good at art IMHO. I have asked her why she can't draw/paint on paper instead of indelibly upon skin. Her answer; 'I couldn't make any money doing that'.

Archa. Light and refreshing!

Those with bald heads too!

Thanks for your information! Good to know these things for future reference. Myself and Thai family have received excellent treatment at Queen Sirikit Heart Centre and at the Regional Government Hospital both in Khon Kaen.

The irony is that many leave their home country because they cannot afford to pay Council Tax and astronomical Winter heating bills. If those essential expenses are unaffordable for them, how do they expect to pay medical bills when outside their totally free National Health Service?

Same name and date of birth? Then there's your photograph and fingerprints!

Recently booked for 5 people return flights from Khon Kaen to Suvarnabhumi. Total payable 7,700 baht. Paid via my UK Chase debit card and received 1% cash back. I thought that was an excellent deal.

Today had a new seat supplied and fitted to my Honda Click 125. Collected from and brought back to my home. Total cost 200 baht.

Good and valid points! An annual medical by your Health Insurance Company is also likely to be a lot more thorough than, say, a five-yearly United Kingdom, National Health Service health check for persons aged 40 to 74. A UK doctor told me that such checks do not include cancer. My concern would be that if an annual medical indicated an increased risk of a serious disease (even though you had not actually developed the disease) the insurance company might decline to accept renewal of your policy.

Thanks for replying. I'm surprised and sorry your operation in Thailand wasn't a success. I would have done the same as you and gone for the operation here too. From what I've been told hernia repair is very common and doesn't present any challenges for surgeons.

I had a left inguinal hernia repair (with mesh inserted) by UK NHS in 2000. Despite reading some stories I've had no problems since. Did you obtain a quote for this operation in Thailand? However, I suppose if you were returning to UK anyway........