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Actually, it is possible.  Try this . 3hours 40 minutes dragging your luggage. Should be fun in this temperature.

It's only just possible to walk to the end of a soi here, never mind BKK. Sorry I can't be more help other than to say it's at least 3-4 KM on the overhead road to the terminal by vehicle.  Try dragging the little man down from the corner of google maps and see if it shows  a route.

Will I still get my 'pom senior' 50% discount?

30 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital is also a possibility, ie., even if for a second opinion. Check their web site. Both Bumrungrad and Samitivej accept certain foreign medical insurances that substantially cut your out of pocket costs. For some foreign policies, 100% coverage for in-patient care.

Careful with the wording on 'in' and 'out' patient. I've just had all in, 5 months of diagnosis, tests, treatments and follow ups for prostrate cancer. All but 1 night when I had a Biopsy was as an outpatient.

17 hours ago, Sheryl said:

If at all concerned about cost (as it sounds like you are) I would recommend instead Siriraj hospital's private wing, will be around 25% less than Bumrungrad for same or better quality. I suggest this doctor there:

 

Prof. Sittiporn Srinuluad

Have to agree with  this and just to add, my PSA was 24 and Gleeson 9 when diagnosed. I am being treated by both the Urologist and the Radiotherapist specialists at Siriraj and the latter would not suggest the brachytherapy thus it was 28 shots on the Linac (1.5T 7MV) , which is the only one of its kind in South East Asia. I will never know whether the other options would have been more successful or create less after effects. My experience led to complications with my bowel and bladder that have since ( 2 months after completing treatment) have resolved to nearly 'normal' although the 3-4 bathroom visits a night are still required. Cost wise , all in was £10k and the level of care, equipment and surroundings although a public hospital felt like a private hospital. More importantly my PSA last measured at 0.6 although I haven't had any further scans to advise on the cancer cells, however the radiologist advised the 'shots' were accurate and were having the correct impact. I'm as strong now as I was before treatment, eating well and have put on 3 kilos, possibly due to the hormone treatments; which are fun with hot flashes in this heat. There's more if you want, but that's it in a nut shell, good luck with whatever course you choose.

Here's a thought on the subject seeing as we are picking dates to suit the rhetoric on the effect of 1 event.

In December 1971 the £ was trading at $2.43. We joined the EU in January 1972 and from then until the UK left the organisation the £ sterling really did plummet , halved in value to £1.27.

What does that say regarding  the membership of the EU?  Apply the same logic please.

16 minutes ago, candide said:

Lol! The BP crashed after the referendum, not after the official leave date!

So that would be an 11% 'crash' and a 13% gain since Brexit. Think positively. I do , that's how I run an international export/import business. I work around problems rather than finding them.

By the way 37 baht to the £ was great for business and great for my customers in the UK.

3 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Exactly what suffering has "brexit"  caused to british expats living here ?  Speaking for my self absolutely none whatsoever

3 hours ago, JayClay said:

A 20% reduction in disposable income was a pretty significant thing for me to suffer, personally.

 

Maybe it didn't impact your life, though. Maybe you're one of the wealthy who can afford Brexit.

Brexit occurred February 1st 2020 when the exchange rate for the Thai baht was 40.7 (apprx). Today it's 46.02 (apprx). That's a 13% increase in the exchange rate. Are some people getting a really poor exchange rate that leaves them 20% worse off?  

What is true is the rate of inflation in Thailand which I accept has devalued our purchasing power here. I'm struggling to see what effect Brexit had in Thailand. 

10 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

Thailand is the greatest place of all until you have a problem.

Then you are on your own.

Whilst I understand that that can certainly be the case, I would say its a bit of a generalisation.  I know there are many reasons why people don't and can't create a personal strategy in the form of friends etc. but I would suggest it makes good sense to do so.

I was recently diagnosed with cancer and the help from family (Thai)  and certainly the numerous hospital staff was tremendous. I certainly wasn't on my own, and that wasn't by luck. Make a plan for the inevitable. 

5 minutes ago, transam said:

All part and parcel of the disease, which I have had in different degrees since a teenage.

Thankfully for me, I only have it on my scalp now, hence no hair, but, in my experiments I found a cheap cream that really works regarding the itching and soreness. Loads of folk sell it on Lazada, but if you keep searching, you can find it for about 20 bht a tube, well worth a try. I buy 5 tubes at a time, you will not find it in the shops...Link below..

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/sumifun-100-original-100-20-i4965430683-s20899143860.html?c=&channelLpJumpArgs=&clickTrackInfo=query%3Asumifun%2Bpsoriasis%2Bcream%3Bnid%3A4965430683%3Bsrc%3ALazadaMainSrp%3Brn%3Ac8af16c19eb686906b7d0ab27803a121%3Bregion%3Ath%3Bsku%3A4965430683_TH%3Bprice%3A19%3Bclient%3Adesktop%3Bsupplier_id%3A100235001549%3Bbiz_source%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.lazada.co.th%2F%3Bslot%3A1%3Butlog_bucket_id%3A470687%3Basc_category_id%3A13686%3Bitem_id%3A4965430683%3Bsku_id%3A20899143860%3Bshop_id%3A3530145&fastshipping=0&freeshipping=1&fs_ab=2&fuse_fs=&lang=th&location=กรุงเทพมหานคร&price=19&priceCompare=skuId%3A20899143860%3Bsource%3Alazada-search-voucher%3Bsn%3Ac8af16c19eb686906b7d0ab27803a121%3BunionTrace%3A2140e7b017114481085217376ef771%3BoriginPrice%3A1900%3BvoucherPrice%3A1900%3BdisplayPrice%3A1900%3BsinglePromotionId%3A900000024571787%3BsingleToolCode%3ApromPrice%3BvoucherPricePlugin%3A1%3BbuyerId%3A0%3Btimestamp%3A1711448108942&ratingscore=4.982758620689655&request_id=c8af16c19eb686906b7d0ab27803a121&review=58&sale=662&search=1&source=search&spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.1&stock=1

Thanks , I'll try it on my radiation burns from my cancer treatment. The itching has got progressively worse since I finished the course of radiotherapy. The heat here doesn't help,

It's an interesting and serious subject, there's a good deal of truism and reality to the problem funding the OAP. However I presume the OP isn't running for office in the UK or proposing this on behalf of any political party manifesto, bye bye deposit.

4 minutes ago, ancharee said:

Last year myself and family stayed in jomtien for 1 week, was spoiled due to a mass of rowdy Russians, any recommendations for family resorts even satahip close to nice beach, have tried the usual sites book.com and Agoda, thanks 

Cha Am or if you like spending hours in traffic ..Hua Hin.

10 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   She was banging Jeremy Corbyn in his student days and Jeremy was so grateful to get his leg over that he's been giving her top jobs ever since .

   She didn't get the top jobs on merit , she got the jobs because she was banging Jeremy 

Are you sure that adds up ?

19 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

If you are bitten the hospital needs to know what type of snake it was, before any treatment is given.

I'm English, I've seen one snake in 70 years in the UK so I'm not qualified to tell a snake from a worm. If I'm bitten by one here in LoS I'll be a fat use at hospital identifying the type.  Do you think telling nursie it was 'a long one' will be of any help?

I understand the complaints and criticism, however in my view a 6 month delay on a project this size and complexity is surely reasonable. I drive the road frequently and there are delays on occasions; I'm retired here so a precious extra 30 minutes doesn't phase me.

Maybe it's because I come rom the UK. Only 20% of income paid by the motorist in taxes  is used for road infrastructure. The roads are ill maintained and the largest project in the last few years was to turn the emergency breakdown lane of the motorways into a 'part time' extra lane. This grand ides resulted in many deaths . At least Thailand is planning ahead with this scheme whereas the motorist in the Uk is constantly persecuted with surveillance at every road junction, excessive parking fees and extra taxes to enter certain areas of a city in the name of 'combatting climate change'. Oh I almost forgot, we get to benefit from this despite 70 baht/litre. 

I was diagnosed with cancer several months ago and started on a journey of fact finding and treatment. I stumbled across a TikTok post claiming that Fenbendazole, a dog worming drug was being promoted as a cure for cancer.

I read multiple reports and followed up on claims and was skeptical of the posts by people claiming they had cancer and that the drug was ‘curing’ them. Further research led me to reports of MD’s claiming there was some evidence of it working and others that it was unproven.

When I read a medical journal that had evidence that the drug could cause organ failure I posted this on the TikTok post and received quite strongly written animosity.

I ultimately decided to place my health in the hands of the medical profession here in LoS and my view at 70 years old is that if it’s not the Big C that gets me something else will. For starters I stay away from riding motorbikes here, that will surely extend my life by at least another 10 years.

A footnote to add is that part of my treatment is estrogen female hormone injections. Hot flashes in this country are no joke, however being full of all this goo I am now always correct when having a discussion with my other half.

All of it, including visa applications. Hope it's not so high up that I don't suffer a nose bleed attending. 

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

Nice to see one poster with some humanity and common sense.

Nice to see humanity and ISIS in the same topic.

Mine was so big it filled a pram.

36 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Even long-haired wives know which individual hair is theirs!!

 

 

 

When I met my now Thai wife  (avec obligatory long black hair) 14 years ago, I was also in a relationship with a Platinum blonde back in the UK, thankfully 7,000 miles away. 

On 2/1/2024 at 9:55 AM, Negita43 said:

Can anyone give me a ballpark figure for the cost of this treatment?

 

Thanks

I was diagnosed 5 months ago and have just finished all the pre-treatment tests and 28 doses of Radiotherapy at Siriraj in Bangkok. They have the most modern Linac in the whole of Asia. Too much detail to write here but I'm up to around £10k for everything. PM me if you want a complete breakdown and my experience. 

1 hour ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Where though. Where is not in the middle of nowhere, has a thai feel but has access to some western comforts, not polluted so you have to worry about breathing for 6 months out of the year, not horribly busy, nice beaches or other natural beauty nearby. Options seem limited. 

Cha Am. 2-3 hours from Bangkok....thus, hospitals (university teaching), airport(s), oodles of shopping and entertainment. Meanwhile, beautiful beaches, nightlife on a small scale resulting in a quiet life if you want it, a good Thai flavour with plenty of western luxuries available (Hua Hin), a mix of nationalities that on the whole are responsible and make for good friends.  Cost of living there is lower than where most other traditional 'falangs' congregate and last but not least , on the edge of Chaeng Krachan national park.

2 hours ago, digbeth said:

I've seen case where the prosecutor office (must be where they have the equivalent of legal aid) help Thai family get estate executor appointed without need for lawyer, they just need a few fee like for the advertisement on court paper of the court date, and on the date they just read out the case in court, no body turns up to contest and it's done. the wait was long like 6-8months though 

This is correct. If you approach a legal company they will obviously guide you towards believing they are the only acceptable avenue towards completing the necessary documentation.

However this is from a respected law firm here in LoS:

https://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/probate-and-succession-thailand.php

and

https://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/probate-and-estate-administration.php

‘Aside from the heirs, any person the decedent designated in his/her will to be an estate administrator is able to petition the court.’