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3 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

8th from the bottom, with a score of 2.48.

 

https://news.gallup.com/poll/320678/world-grows-less-accepting-migrants.aspx

Thailand showing their true colours. All the fake smiles to extract $$$$ while secretly wishing you would pi** off 

1 hour ago, Airalee said:

 

Yes, my error, the chart I was looking at was adjusted for inflation even so Gold now is only about 10% higher then it was in 2011, I don't know about you but 10% return in 9 years sucks

9 hours ago, LennyW said:

Quite an eventful race LOl!!

 

After a couple of very ballsy overtaking moves, Alex gets his first podium, well done.

 

Alex Albon gets no congrates from me, while not his fault his mother is a scumbag and no doubt some of the money she fraudulently made has gone towards her sons career. 

Article here: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/reason-f1-star-alex-albons-21566798 

and more news about her defraud the public purse here: https://pattayatoday.net/thai-f1-driver-convicted-fraudster/

10 minutes ago, Sharp said:

Some Asian countries are rolling out early and more aggressive influenza vaccination programs this year, seeking to reduce the potential of people contracting the flu and               (COVID-19 simultaneously,) crippling healthcare systems.

 

So we saying an influenza vaccine already available will work against this BS virus! 

I thought the article was pretty clear and in no way suggests that the Flu vaccine works against Covid19,,,,,, the BS virus (as you call it) that has killed close to a million people 

1 hour ago, ronaldo0 said:

Looks rather young to be a leading hotel owner ? Guessing daddy gave him some to play with . ????

Or could it be that Fairtex is a very successful boxing club owner/promoter with several world champs fighters on "One Championship" 

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

Dude if your only owed 7 million why are you asking to have them investigate for 40 million do you expect them to pay for all your losses due to Covid .

Really, does it have to be spelt out for you? 

7 year contract that there were already 3+ years into. 1 million baht a month that hasn't been paid for 7 months and then presumably a further 33 months remaining on the contract (approximately). 

On 9/13/2020 at 10:42 AM, Taxi said:

On January 1 2020 the us dollar gold price was $1,520, today it's $1,940, yeah it's getting smashed.  It's actually consolidating above the historical all time high which was about $1,920. Golds on a long term uptrend and the real economic pain hasn't hit the US yet.  Wait until all those government cheques and Fed bailout programs slow down.

What are you talking about??? All time high was $2188 which was in 1980, it's next highest level was approximately $2093 in 2011. will you make money investing in gold at the current levels.......highly unlikely unless you are happy to wait years for a poxy 10% gain

There is absolutely no chance that 100% of the people he came in contact with all tested negative unless the DJ's test was defective and showed a false negative; either that or big coverup underway 

7 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Think on this, over 40 million Thais live in rural locations that never see a tourist and don't need them for their local economy.  Don't get tourism out of proportion.  It is less than 18% of GDP and not absolutely vital to Thailand. Watch this space. It may all virtually end and I dont think that many Thais will cry any tears if it does. At the very least, it may be confined to a few restricted areas only, such as Phuket and Pattaya. 

In 2016 Tourism made up 17.7% of GDP, in 2018 it was 21.6% and 2019 would have been closer to 23%! If you are going to quote figures off Google at least bother to make sure they are up to date.

You honestly believe that a country losing nearly a quarter of it's GDP isn't "absolutely vital" for a country who's borrowing is at an all time high; not to mention that tourism provides jobs for millions of relatively unskilled thais and the earnings from those jobs normally support a whole family in their village.  

1 hour ago, Hi Tea said:

A precis...

You ordered an item, the wrong item was delivered (which may or may not have been intentional, who knows?).  You have the option to return it for a refund.

To use your own words, "the end".

 

There was no "fake", there was no "scam", the brand name can be seen in your photos and clearly was not a faked "Nutribullet" name.  Return it if you don't want it.

 

"advertised product (most likely) will not be the one you receive". 

That is just not the case.

 

Here's a suggestion for a more accurate title to your OP...

Lazada Sent Me The Wrong Item.

Do you work for Lazada? 

OP has clearly stated what happened to him and the fact that he attempted to contact the seller and they were would not help, it's clearly a scam and the seller has intentionally created a misleading product page. A product can be classed as "passing off" or "counterfeit" if it has been designed to resemble the original branded item, it does not have to have the "brand name". 

1 hour ago, jerolamo said:

yes sure. It show the reality of this virus pandemic panic for what it is really.

All of these story for 0.575 death per thousand people.

We should be able to compare to any other virus we already have from long time and who never make this panic happened because of that.

Nope that's not what it shows. While Sweden didn't have a lockdown they did follow social distancing and hygiene which no doubt reduced the spread of the virus and government tests show that only 6% of the population have antibodies so without these measures far more people would have been infected and died.   The States for Sweden show that out of 87,000 confirmed cases, 5800 have died which if the figures are accurate gives a mortality rate of 6.6% which is far higher then "any other virus"

11 hours ago, petedk said:

A tragic story.

 

As you say "and the herd never learn." It is like a herd immunity to road accidents. No one cares that 50 - 70 people die every day on the roads, but you see everyone wearing face masks as they are terrified of the coronavirus.

I think deaths are far higher then 50-70 a day as this figure only includes people who die at the scene of the accident and does not include those who pass away in the ambulance or at hospital so the true number attributed to road accidents could easily exceed 100 a day. 

Thanks for your replies and the link, that's great!

My wifes Grandma is 87 years old and has just been taken into hospital with serious health issues. 

I am wondering how my wife can return from the UK to Thailand as quickly as possible?

The other issue, I guess is even if I can get a flight at short notice that a 14 day quarantine would still be required. 

6 hours ago, Evolare said:

The the SAAB A26 line of submarines would be much more suitable and they could get 10 units of the A26 submarine for every Chinese sub they are buying but not as much pocket money. 

What are you talking about? The SAAB A26 costs approximately $925m each, that's nearly three times the price of the Chinese <deleted>. 

21 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Look...Total T gives a good indiction if testosterone is low or not AS A PRELIMINARY STEP that allows the Op to decide whether or not to even see a physician.  A good physician is going to run more extensive panels, conduct a physical, and act responsibly in the patients best interest.

 

It sounds to me like you are getting all of your information off the internet rather than as an actual TRT patient.  Either that or you've just had horrible experiences with GP's.  Just because a doctor is a specialist does not necessarily make him or her any more knowledgable than a GP.  In fact, some of the best doctors I know are "lowly" GP's, and some of the absolute worst are those so called TRT "specialists" who run their anti-aging clinics and rip off unsuspecting patients with high prices and fantastical claims of what TRT can do for them.  Many of these scam clinics are run in the doctor's name only and actually manned by nurses or PA's who handle the injections.  

 

As far as trusting a GP to oversee TRT, a lot has changed in TRT in the last few years.  The popularity of TRT has made most GP's very well  informed about TRT, and many of them regularly provide treatment to their patients.  It is no longer the exclusive domain of the "specialist" so perhaps you should wake up to the reality of where TRT is today, not 5 years ago.

 

 

The problem is you are comparing the health care you have experienced/received in the US and Thailand, I am comparing what is provided in the UK which is very different and I assure what I speak of is bang up to date. I would take the advice of Dr Stevens over any GP or Endo that's for sure 

9 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

TRT is NOT without potential side effects!  While TRT is generally very safe IF a competent and knowledgable doctor is in charge, that is not necessarily true if dosages are too high, or if periodic blood testing is not conducted and interpreted.  For instance, estrogen as well as hematocrit levels can and often will escalate as a result of TRT.  Without periodic blood testing, serious complications can develop without the patient even being aware of it until it is out of control.

 

I'm only making a point about this because here in Thailand, where Testosterone can be purchased over the counter without a prescription, a lot of people think they can just be their own doctor and self-medicate...very bad idea!  Just saying it so people are aware that TRT needs to be respected as a serious form of hormonal treatment with very real consequences for the Do-it-YourSelfers out there.  Nothing wrong with self administering the injections, but self medicating is a big no-no! 

 

 

If you read my reply in relation to the original quoted question I think you will see I am referring to issues of self administered injections,e.g pain, and risk of infection etc, not the side affects that TRT can cause, otherwise I do agree with most of your comment. 

7 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Spoken like somebody who has no personal experience with TRT.  I have been on TRT for over 6 years now, and the doctor that oversaw my treatment was a GP.  He was able to provide me with excellent treatment, and tested my blood quarterly to make adjustments in dosage, check E2 and hematocrit, etc.  He knew what he was doing as well as any endocrinologist.

 

If you bothered to comprehend what I said (which obviously you did not), my advice was merely to have Total T tested to see whether or not it was low so the OP could decide whether or not to consult a physician, and then have the test result in hand so the doctor could decide whether or not to proceed with further testing.  Naturally, a doctor will order a more in-depth series of blood panels before deciding a course of action, and conduct a general check up before proceeding with treatment if that is the direction to go in.  A "good" GP is perfectly capable of doing this.

Thanks for your condescending reply; I mean whole 6 years of TRT, you must know everything! 

You advised the OP to have Total Testosterone tested to see if it was low or not so he could decide whether to consult a doctor....................................

Total T wouldn't necessarily have shown the full picture.....e.g Total T may have shown to have been within normal range and therefore going off what you have said the doctor would have said "you're within normal range" no need for TRT. If full bloods were done it may have shown that while Total Testosterone was fine, Free Testosterone was not and the individual would either require some dietary supplements to reduce SBHG or if this failed he would still require TRT. 

On the other hand Total T could have come back low and the doctor may have said "oh yes sir your Testosterone is low, lets start TRT" when in fact the individual may be overweight and under active, overactive and/or calorie deficient, sleep apnea or have vitamin/mineral deficiencies among other things all of which can cause low testosterone but do not require TRT to resolve. 

While I'm happy for you that your experience with a GP and or endocrinologist was good this is not the case for most patients. Very often the ones that do stick with the endocrinologists treatment is normally because the patient doesn't know any better or they cannot afford private treatment. This is certainly the case in the UK where GP and most endocrinologists have very little specific knowledge and follow a very limited list of options. 

50 minutes ago, Dellian said:

I understand that. I meant TRT as a whole. It's very daunting for me to potentially be starting this by myself. Even with the knowledge I have managed to research online over the past month.

Have you got around to doing blood work? Without that it's a none starter because you maybe starting a life long treatment for something you don't need. TRT even when within the upper end on a normal range (8.64 to 29 nmol/L) range can create a host of side affects so best to ensure that whatever symptoms you are experiencing can't be resolved by less invasive means.

I would highly recommend that you watch Dr Robert Stevens Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQ5OrHd4-66WJWOVRDJxtg

He really is a pioneer for TRT treatments in the UK and there is also some great advice on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/trtintheuk

These two sources should give you all the advice and knowledge that you need to make a decision. 

If you are any doubt about Dr Stevens credentials he takes care of many top level athletes and ex pro bodybuilders including none other than 6 time mr O Dorian Yates. 

1 hour ago, Dellian said:

Not worried about injecting. (I say this before my first dose) Right now I'm worried about any potential side-effects which is why I wanted a competent doctor to assist me with my lab work and potential prescribe/get anything I might need. I'm in Khon Kaen and I wouldn't even know where to begin to get anything at the moment. 

There's not to many "potential side-effects" to worry about beyond how painful it is, risk of infection and injecting into a vein. 

The pain will really depend on frequency, injection site and if you intend to do intra muscular or subcutaneous, the later of which is far less painful and has lower risks in regard to infection, severity of infection and hitting a blood vessel.

1 hour ago, pineapple01 said:

Is there a Tablet/ Oral form, or just injections ?.

There are commonly three options which are: injections, topical gel or skin patches (less common). The gel can have very mixed results depending on the individual and the application but more over there are more considerations with regard to interactions with your partner or children. 

There are tablets/oral but most are methylated and these can only be taken for short periods and have far more serious side effects especially for damage to the Liver and kidneys. There is a new oral testosterone that is currently in clinical trials and I believe there is also a couple that are approved but only available in the USA