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On 12/19/2023 at 9:14 PM, advancebooking said:

please get blood tested for vit D, copper, zinc, magnesium, vit b

 

I was deficient in these for many yrs and since supplementing feel so much better. 

I did thanks i take of a lot of supplements (after a ton of research so i do it the right with dosages and tests) due to past health issues and all my medical physical tests look good so its a really strange thing, my research on cause is leaning more and more towards some kind of psychophysical stress response. I have an appointment with ingjaiclinic.com up to, he looks super qualified so we will see end Jan, these guys are booked full for a while, thanks all for the help.

6 hours ago, Tazmo said:

A good English speaking Psychiatrist is Dr Suttipan, I worked with him for a few years. He worked with mainly Foreigners.

He is very experienced and works at CMR Hospital and also The Hills Rehab , Huay Sai, Mae Rim.

Thanks this is great, pretty much what I need thanks

2 hours ago, radiochaser said:

I see that Sheryl has made a recommendation of a doctor already and I would heed her advice.   

I am curious if you have also been gaining weight as well over the last couple or more years.   Your description sounds similar to a problem I had a few years ago, body aches, joint aches, fatigue etc.  Another symptom was high levels of calcium in my blood stream.  

Eventually I was diagnosed with a hyper active parathyroid gland.   After parathyroidectomy surgery, I started feeling better within a couple of days.  But as I was told by my physician, it could take years before I was back to normal.   Surgery was in August 2019 and I still feel some residual effects of the over active parathyroid.  

Look at the symptom list at this web page, scroll down to find it. 
 

https://www.hyperparathyroidmd.com/diagnosis/#:~:text=Dr. Larian will order the following laboratory tests,the chemical balance in the body) More items

Thanks interesting, will take a look. I do a lot of supplements usually to cover all my nutrient bases and tests show these are fine, but no been losing weight as not eating much due to time and stress, healthy food but not much of it so generally things have seemed fine except for this problem, even stopped drinking 1.5 years ago and that helped a lot

16 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Moved to the Health forum.

 

You have gotten some suggestions for psych but I would also suggest you see this doctor at Sripat

 

https://sriphat.med.cmu.ac.th/en/doctor/detail/26

 

what you describe sounds much like fibromylagia. Most Thai doctors are not familiar with it, and the "must be stress" is a default response when they can't find a cause familiar to them

 

The above doctor is familiar with fibromyalgia. See what he thinks.

 

Anxiety can do a lot but is unlikely to cause the sort of widesprerad nerve pain you describe.  

Ok thanks, i mentioned fibro to the Ram doc as my mom has some issue with this but he did a shoulder squeeze and said its not as there was no muscle pain, not sure how effective that diagnosis is but I will try. It does however feel more like a inside burning fever, discomfort, restless leg type nerve pain, its hard to discribe, but yeah not sure at all, ill have to check all things to make sure thanks, ill give them a visit.

17 hours ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

Dr. Kittiwan Psychiatric Clinic.

78/2 Samlan Rd., A. Muang, Chiang Mai.

This lady is also a staff psychiatrist at Suan Prung Hospital.

She was highly recommended by the several people I know who have visited her for counseling and therapy.

Part of her practice is marriage counseling  for Thai/farang couples so language shouldn't be a problem.

Good luck whatever you decide to do.

Awesome much appreciated!

15 hours ago, clokwise said:

https://ingjaiclinic.com/

 

Recommended. He helped a family member overcome severe bipolar disorder when other doctors back home couldn't do it.

Ohh looks great and the Doc has all the creds i need, thanks

2 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

What are the health issues?

It seems to be physical issues actually which is the problem, i have anxiety issues as well but those are consistent and under control generally for long time already, this new thing is full body nerve pain and fatigue attacks. It seems physical but docs cant find cause and are saying likely so it might be that manifesting physically, which is concerning. Already do therapy, need a mental medical doc to try diagnose properly if possible, nobody else seems to know.

Got some health issues and docs dont know what it is, they think likely stress related, looking for a psychiatrist or a proper medical diagnosis for work that you would recommend or know about and is good with English ideally as i cant speak Thai and the discussion would get more complex then normal hospital doc visits (fortunately got a good GP) where I already struggle and have communication issues. South of the city ideal but prob unlikely so wherever is fine. Thanks

Thank you all for the recommendations much appreciated! So many leads now, awesome

On 11/15/2022 at 8:24 AM, jaywalker2 said:

There used to be government subsidized optical shops, which is where I got my glasses about six or seven years ago. They gave an eye test and everything and the total cost for the frames and plastic lenses with UV filter was 800 baht.

 

Ironically, this has been the best pair of glasses I have ever owned. All of the frames I bought at optical shops ended up breaking or the lenses ended up scratched. I've had no problems with this pair. They're still as good as new.

 

I don't know if the shops still still exist.  They were attached to stationary shops that provdied discount supplies for teachers. I got mine in Bangkok but I believe the government stores were nationwide. It would be worth checking out.

Wow that sounds amazing, imaging that kind of pricing. Ill have a look for this thanks

On 11/14/2022 at 11:27 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

It seems you want it all cheap and then you complain when it breaks...

I paid for my titanium frame about 20k - about 15 years ago. It's still perfect like when I bought it.

Hehe I didnt complain that it broke, just complaining about unreasonable high prices that make me feel im being taken advantage of. I break stuff all the time, part of my reality that ill break it eventually, and it was the expensive ones that broke so may as well get cheap ones if im breaking them anyways. They usally not breaking due to quality, things dont last that long around me, its breaks through stupidity so pointless to get the good stuff.

2 years back I got from KC optical and I thought it was crazy expensive but I was stupid and desperate and just got it, close to 10k baht from and 7k lenses, ridiculous, didnt feel right, my weakness still annoys me. Went to Charoen Optical but they didnt even have an eye test machine.

After snapping my frame now same place again now wants min 5k for just the lenses. I see a cheaper one on the brochure for 3.5 but they basically trying to hide it and say no, cant have, it bad, <deleted>. Get serious rip-offs vibes from that place or are these prices normal?

According to my Thai colleague a decent reasonable price for lenses is actually around 2-3k baht not 5k. Is this correct?

Where can I can go in Chiang Mai that actually has a proper eye test and English and reasonable prices or any is there another way method to save money on this, maybe an online service?

I also have my old expensive pair that are just snapped clean in the middle bridge, they won fix it for me. They prob can but rather want more money from replacement instead.

Any way I can simply get these fixed somewhere, Seems it should be easy to get the metal frame joined or glued somehow with such a clean break? (yeah im cheap i dont care, if it works it works).

Also any type of lenses i should make sure I get at a minimum quality level, something mentioned about coating for computer work to make it easier, I sit at pc all day.. Basically dont want to get the cheapest rubbish but the middle ground value for money, 2-3k if possible.

Any advice? Thanks friends.

Does anybody know where or how to get an affordable smartphone under 2000 baht low risk or safely?

Or what is a good model thats decent for this price. Just need secondary phone for apps and web, so probably android, and good cheap recommendations?

Lazada seems to have a ton of crazy cheap ones with lots of reviews and he prices are like 20% of those phones elsewhere so I dont understand what is wrong with those offers or why they are so cheap. Surely cant be complete scams with all those review but wondering whats the catch, been hesitant to order since I cant read Thai and worried i miss some fineprint translating it.

Any thoughts? Thanks

Hello. Can you anybody recommend professional laptop repair store in Chiang Mai. Ideally home collection and delivery. Thanks!