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Farangs don't keep wild animals in crowded cages and sell them in markets to be eaten. We don't eat bats either. We have food and hygiene standards. But by all means get angry at us.

Anyway I thought a Thai doctor had come up with a cure?

My son had Glanduar Fever at and Bangkok hospital gave him antibiotics, steroids and a collection of other drugs and several days later when I arrived to take him out they said they'd cured him. The NHS and every other western medical guidance is only bed rest and water. The bill was not modest but yes he did get better.

Northern Thailand has a health crisis from air pollution. BKK might if its not careful. Then the health minister really should get angry if people don't wear masks as they may die prematurely if they don't. They will need to be N95 though and changed often...

A lot more people have died prematurely from that in Thailand than coronavirus...

I agree! I tried it and almost died! 

On 2/4/2020 at 8:44 PM, balo said:

Must be great news for Western expats living there, maybe the city can get back to normal. Like it was 20 years ago. 

If they permanently wear an N95 mask, possibly

They lost me because of the appalling air quality and police road blocks 2-3 times daily being pulled over to check my driving licence. It was surprising they didn't recognise me after several months harassment. After TM30 nonsense and health "insurance" goodbye Thailand altogether.

How are the police going to finance themselves without fining the thousands of Chinese tourists who were fined for not having the right licence now they stay away?

19 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Were you dealing with a doctor (MD), and if so, who?

 

In my experience here, the doctors typically tend to outsource any orthotic insole preparation to outside technicians.

 

I paid a pretty sum for a pair of supposedly custom fit orthotic insoles from one of the doctors mentioned above from Bangkok Hospital, and they pretty much never helped with my arch issues.

 

Later, I had a technician that I was referred to by Phayathai II Hospital end up modifying some of my existing original shoe insoles without doing any direct measuring, and those ended up being way to high for my arches and totally unwearable, even after several revisions.

 

In the end, I ended up doing better with trial and error ordering arch support inserts from Amazon until I found a style that worked, at a fraction of the price.

 

Yes I dealt with many Doctors/specialists including a terrible one at Bangkok Hospital.

My point is meant to be helping people who want good quality and inexpensive orthotic insoles/supports. Mine were perfect and I believe will enable me to avoid surgery. I am sorry you had a bad experience. I am also not willing to write more on the topic about doctors and hospitals. If you want a good orthotic insole then I recommend them. That's all.

After 3 -4 terrible podiatrists I found a brilliant one through St Louis Hospital. They made special orthotic insoles and much cheaper than those advertised here. Based in Bangkok near Thon Buri contact [email protected] and they speak good English