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I have the same problem with Bangkok Bank: 2 contracts in one fixed-deposit bank book, with different dates of maturity. The statement they would give states only a balance of one of the 2 contracts, less than 800,000. Their letter, though, stated the full balance. That's what I showed Immi.

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Easier on the body - never heard about this, i doubt it Less resistances- yes, sure Should not be taken as the only therapy for your problem, as mentioned by others. Availability - in Bangkok easy, the usual well stocked pharmacies mentioned in many threads (e.g. Roongroj pharmacy between BigC Onnut or the smaller, not so crowded pharmacy opposite from Roongroj) all have it. Tourist pharmacies on lower Sukhumvit obviously not. Upcountry will be very difficult, even moxafloxacin is difficult to find upcountry.

Lose weight. Don't lift heavy things.

Yes, that's my plan

Today I received the approved mailed application. (It took only a bit more than a month) Now I am the proud owner of 2 *notification of 90 days": One that i printed out after doing it online (took a week), states next one is due July 24. One that I received by mail (took a month), states next one is due August 7th. :) I guess I try online on July 17.

Very good question. See next. Do they think it actually is a hernia, but they advise against operation? That would be difficult to understand. The result of surgery of an inguinal hernia is quite often unsatisfactory (meaning the patient had pain before the operation and he still has pain after operation). Nevertheless, unless there are some special risk factors for surgery operative treatment is the standard recommendation. Or do they think it isn't a hernia after all? Many surgeons whose income depends on the numbers of operations operate on non-existing inguinal hernias. The diagnosis can only made clinically, NOT by ultrasound or some kind of fancy MRI (fMRI). Ultrasound can be helpful to exclude swollen lymph nodes or a persistent ductus vaginalis, but it cannot prove the diagnosis of hernia. Find a surgeon who has no financial interest in your surgery (e.g. a surgeon working in a government hospital as a civil servant) and ask him for a diagnosis.

I know a Thai guy who uses a shortened 1-syllable form of his 2-syllable family name for written and spoken daily business correspondence. I am not talking about cheu len, he signs letters "first name + abbreviated form of family name". Is this common?

Thank you. Reading through your post, and through the posts of others, there actually is a complete list of all family names used in Thailand, even the foreign ones? And all THAI family names have a meaning? I didn't know that (I knew many have a meaning, didn't know that's a rule)

Heat disease is not a contraindication for mRNA vaccines. On the contrary, if you are in a risk group you should get the new bivalent vaccine, .

Thai first names, e.g. Somchai, are not unique and can easily be changed. I heard last names are unique for only one family (so they cannot be changed?), so the full name would be unique for only one person. Is this correct?

There are several good urologists in Thailand. They have been mentioned in your other threads. Unfortunately, I can also tell you quite a few lousy urologists. I don't know anything like a center of excellence specializing in your problem (actually, I do know one, in Germany - don't go there, you would waste your time). The reason is, urology is a subspecialty of surgery, you can't operate on bacteria. There is a poster on this board who is quite knowledgable about urologists from Australia to Britain, he answered you in the other threads already.

Generally excellent: the 2 places in Singapore resp. HK Urology: it depends again on the exact problem

In Asia: NUH Singapore as advised by Sheryl, or Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong. Outside Asia: definitely not Middle East, as has been said by Sheryl. Many European Hospitals (Insel Hospital Bern (for cancer of pancreas) and others, Switzerland; Charité Berlin (for cancer of bile ducts), University Hospital Heidelberg (for many diseases of the brain) and others, Germany; hospitals in France and so on ad infinitum - it really depends on your condition) The leading Thai doctors in a field can tell you where in the world are the top specialists of this field

5mg daily is a regular, long-time medication for benign prostate hypertrophy. So if 5mg is enough for you, it's probably ok. I don't know whether higher doses can be taken regularly.

I was going to write the same.

They never bothered to answer or send anything back. I got approved online, and the mail application entered nirwana

Sikarin Hospital is not too bad. Samitivej Srinakarin has a good neurologist but it may be far from where you live.

Sitafloxacin is easily available in Thailand Brand name Gracevit, 1200B. But, yes, it is a quinolone.

Yes. I got it as soon as the bivalent vaccine became available in Thailand (about 2 or 3 months ago). I am in a vulnerable group (like most posters) and I hadn't had antigen exposure (i.e. infection or vaccination) for a bit more than a year. Rainy season is always high season for respiratory infections, like influenza. People gather indoors. For months, i hadn't heard of anybody having covid - now all of a sudden, i know 5 people having covid.

I agree. Another way to avoid a Thai word for "I" is to use the English word "I" (and also the English word "you") when speaking Thai. Used with friends by people who are not too old (cut-off age maybe 45, not sure about this)

Most simple way to say this: อยากไปสวนสัตว์ If you really want to use "I" you can use just your name (usually young people do this, especially females, it may for some people sound gay if a male does it) or just "lung", "phi" or whatever term of relationship is appropriate. "Relationship + name" is rarely used.

Yes. Very different. But even in English many sentences don't have an object: "It's hot." "Saddam was hanged". English sentences without a subject are rare. "Fancy a threesome?" "Fűck off!" In Thai, subjects are necessary only if they convey information. Otherwise, they are often omitted: Wanni rawn maak! Today it's very hot! The English subject "it" conveys no information. In Thai, this kind of "empty" subject is omitted. Hiu khao! I am hungry! Even the English are smart enough to figure out from context who is the person that's hungry, but they still have to use the subject "I". Thais don't have to do this. Objects, on the other hand, are often necessary in Thai where they would not be necessary in English: I am hungry! Hiu khao! The object "rice" is not necessary in English. Tham arai yu? An nangsi. What are you doing? I am reading. In Thai, both subjects ate omitted, but the object "a book" is not necessary in English and usually omitted.

Read this. Are you really so sure it couldn't happen to you? https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/Asia-s-scamdemic-How-COVID-19-supercharged-online-crime So many smart posters here. TV members are known for their high IQ. Makes me wonder who are all the stupid farang taken for a ride by Thai farmers' daughters.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/Asia-s-scamdemic-How-COVID-19-supercharged-online-crime