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Tazmo

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  1. I saw a Urologist 3 years ago, had MRI and found out it was benign and again with a repeat MRI a year after. I was prescribed Finesteride 5 mg which I take at night and never had any problems. I do get up at night to urinate twice, but good stream and bladder feels empty. if I were you I would see a Consultant Urologist and get advice/ proper treatment and follow up if necessary. You’re young and it could cause serious problems by the time you’re 70.
  2. Vegan diet ; Meditation ; walking in nature setting ; cocoa with plant based milk in nature setting.
  3. I would remove myself from sitting where I was if such behavior was being displayed before me, because a decent woman won’t behave like that and alarm bells would start ringing! Simple problem- solving skills! To remain seated there would indicate some form of obsessive behavior. Not a bad one to have but needs to be moderated so that you don’t get caught! 11th Commandment, thou shalt not be caught!! lol
  4. A friend of mine suffered a stroke recently and was left in a semi conscious state, able to communicate at times and asleep other days. He was being sedated because of agitation. Also he needed to have continuous oxygen and was pulling the tubing out. Also refused to have a tracheotomy. He was paralysed along his left side. This went on for about 4-5 weeks and since he was refusing treatment, the Doctor met with his Thai wife and Australian children and it was agreed to turn off his life support machine. He had made it known before that he did not want to be in this state. The machine was turned off on Monday last in the morning and he passed at 2pm same day. He was 78. Today I attended his cremation. Causes have been outlined but just to repeat, genetic and environmental ( including lifestyle). Some people have been known to change their lifestyle in order to minimize the effects of genetics eg with raised cholesterol. But something will get you in the end, but good if you can improve the quality of the rest of your life.
  5. You have some good answers here to ponder over. I am in agreement with the ideas of finding other interests that could stimulate and even inspire you to do more, like one poster who is teaching voluntarily. Having said that, you might first need to understand what’s going on in your head! You are trying to find an external solution for an internal problem, search until you expire and you may never find it if the answer is with you and you need help to find it. While in the East some of its philosophy might be of help. Try looking for a good online course that will help you understand yourself better. Meditation etc, you need not practice it fully but getting to grips with being contented with your life. Enjoying nature fully not just “ like being by the seaside “, understand what it is about it that you enjoy. Even get some good counseling before your boredom becomes a depression! It’s not a sign of weakness but getting to reflect more and learn about yourself. All the things you have been busy doing so far in your life hasn’t allowed you to understand and appreciate what you have. Good luck in your decision making, but don’t ponder too much, just get on and do it.
  6. I had and still have similar issues. But as you can see from all the various comments, different things work for different people. Not even Identical twins are the same in every way! So it’s finding what works best for you.. I tried antihistamines ( some gave me bad dreams); melatonin ; CBD Oil; Hemp tea ; sedatives. But concluded that I was just being neurotic and not accepting growing older and needing less sleep! My insomnia has been long standing from working night shifts over the years; plus I used to enjoy the nightlife, chicks and booze! In addition I follow Sports on TV and with the time difference around the world, I sometimes get up early to watch games! So I have learned with great difficulty to rehabilitate and eliminated all the old habits bar watching sports! Go to bed when you feel sleepy; have a light dinner several hours before bed; dark room, comfortable bed clothes and if you wake up then just learn to chill. Avoid ruminating thoughts about past, present and future. I do this by playing card games on my IPad. Sometimes it makes me sleepy again and I go back to bed. Rest in bed even if not sleeping. Cut out daytime napping, find some activity to engage in. It’s all in your own hands, take control and you’ll feel better for it. Don’t allow yourself to have to rely on unnecessary substances which may work psychologically, as you say, “ it works for a while “…then back to square one! Unless of course if you have a medical condition that warrants treatment, but doesn’t sound like it. Good luck you are motivated to change that’s why you asked for help, but think through it all carefully!
  7. Can you play it Online? As a Foreigner? If so how? Please
  8. JBChiangRai, apologies, the link I sent would not open. So I attach photos of the research via AI
  9. JBChiangRai thanks for sharing your purchase. Once you get what you want that’s the main thing, of course pricing comes into it. But I wanted “ progressive lens” which costs more, hence the increased price that I paid. I did shop around and have used several Opticians in the past, but the price is right for the type of lenses that I have. https://g.co/gemini/share/1ed564369958 The above is a breakdown of costing factors for glasses for the over 70’s.
  10. Pay as you go. Forget these rip off merchants. I have been doing that even though I have cover. It doesn’t cover adequately for the needs of an older person. I only have it to keep the wife quiet. Doubt if I will renew it. I just paid 20K baht for a new pair of glasses. In the UK it would have been free! But my choice, Insurance here won’t cover for this nor dental treatment! Or your premium would not suit a pensioner! A friend recently had a stroke, because of his cancer, Insurance won’t cover him!! Costing him 20K baht per day. Insurance Companies play on your insecurities and they are one of the reason health care costs rises!
  11. I have a friend who was adpoted, sadly adopted people never get to know their real parents and during adolescence some become obsessed with knowing their real parents looks; habits; customs etc. My friend has a liking for taking in stray dogs! I guess symbolically he could identify with them?? Plenty of those dogs and cats in Thailand. But this Guy’s father sounded mean and selfish!
  12. There’s a Wine / Beer Bar in One Nimin, just down the road from your hotel. Open all afternoon but I think alcohol only at certain times 11-2 and 5pm onwards. They have reasonably priced Thai beers.
  13. The advice from Sheryl is spot on, you should follow it. I was a Head Nurse for a Day Surgery Unit and we did very many surgical procedures, uteroscopy, where under anaesthesia ( spinal or general) they will introduce a scope and in it they can pass lighting wires and cutting instruments, which works like a drill. They can remove all the stones during one procedure. It will be a lengthy procedure, they have a screen connected so they can see everything. For such a procedure you may need an overnight stay. I don’t know hospitals in your area, but you got some good tips on those. Choose a reputable surgeon/ urologist, a Senior / Consultant for safety as well as accuracy. A complication can be a puncture in the ureter? So read your consent to surgery carefully and ask relevant questions, before and after. They could repair a puncture and you won’t know! If it were me, that’s the road I’d go down. After surgery you can try an Ayurvedic medicine called Cystone, which will help with the prevention of stone formation. You can get it Online, not expensive. I used it myself for several years, thankfully no recurrence! Coconut water is also said to be good! Good luck, shouldn’t be too major a problem if you get the right Surgeon.
  14. Xylophone, I sent you a PM
  15. BTW just an update, but since my post I got cover from a different European company at an affordable price, so took out a policy with them last October! I appreciate and read all the different opinions. My partner is happy for me to have Insurance, so paying for peace!
  16. Well I tried several myself but finally decided that it wasn’t for me. Especially after 2 failed marriages, I wasn’t prepared for that high risk! I also realized that I myself needed rehabilitation from the life that I was living and partly why I came to Thailand. I had experience in working in Rehab and a great believer in it. In the UK there is a law, “ The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act”, thousands have changed their lifestyle as w result. In drink- driving for example, you will be offered courses to undertake. Or f caught for a speeding offence. Also In High Security Mental Hospitals, patients who have been serious sex offenders have been rehabilitated and returned to the community. Very few reoffend. So Bar girls can rehabilitate if they are motivated to change and given the appropriate help. Though some may need Specialist Services! 100% recovery is always going to be unrealistic. Farangs also need rehabilitation of some form. Many I know have never had a serious relationship in their own country but have money and trying so buy love! Others have had like me broken relationships, but in addition no insight into their behaviour, bad tempered; drug dependent ( alcohol included) and other undesirable behaviors that will render them useless with Western women! So it’s a 2- way thing, You can take a man out of the West but you can’t take the West out of him. A big challenge for relationships of mixed races, but never impossible, there are many shining examples. I know of a few close friends who have done well and a few who have got cleaned out! Horses for courses! BTW it doesn’t only happen in Thailand but in other parts of Asia and the World. I know for sure it’s similar in the Philippines!
  17. The person I know who got it for 30 baht is a Thai, so not sure if that makes a difference. But you can call and find out.
  18. Sorry that should be “ Male” Doctor
  19. Dr Pairat ( Consultant Psychiatrist) at Huay Kaew Clinic, 66/1 Sookkasem Soi 3 ( behind Lanna Hospital), tel. 053-223060. 30 baht per tablet sold there at his Clinic. You will have to pay a small Consultation fee. Make Dr, speaks good English. Also available at Suan Prung Psychiatric Hospital, but need to have a Consultation with Dr Kaewwai, ( Female Dr, good English). You can walk in and be seen the same day. But will have to pay nurses fees as well as pharmacy ( about 800 baht in total? Maybe slightly more for medicine).
  20. Just did mine, Same method/ visa as yours, but in CM. I go to my local BBK Bank the day before ( not my main branch) and get a letter for 100baht, the day before my visa. I also ask for a photocopy of the pages of my bank book, ( to show that the money has been in there all the required period). Immigration has always accepted that from me for a few years now. I have never got a bank statement ( costs extra 200 baht) and takes a couple days)!
  21. I chose a pre built house mainly because it was near the school to where my Thai wife worked. It’s in a. “Gated Community “, and feels secured and we have full privacy. Some very nice neighbors, we don’t get over familiar! But after retirement and working in a highly stressed related industry for several decades, there was no way I wanted the hassle, worry and more unnecessary stress and uncertainty of buying land and building. For me it wasn’t worth any sum of money saved, but my health was my priority now. I had the experience of watching friends age from building their own houses. There have had good results and would still boast about how much they save, but they are money driven, different philosophy in life to me. As with everything else it’s each to his own. One man’s meat is another man’s poison, as the saying goes. All depends on your personality and the genes you inherited, what drives you!
  22. You’re probably right, no doubt, maybe I phrased that wrong, but it’s just that I could not be bothered with any administration type stuff and my partner is very good with dealing with not only AIS but all other relevant agencies. Of course it depends on the background and education of any Thai person, if you’re going to get them to do it for you. Or. DIY as you have proven.
  23. 30K for a leg-opener, you need to see a Psychiatrist, maybe 500B Doctor’s fee. You need to understand the difference between a partner and an ATM. It’s not about how much you can afford, but buying affection? It has to be genuinely reciprocal. But you can put it down to experience on your CV. There are books written on the many different ways of getting a Thai lady, and your method is one example. Not only Bars!
  24. My wife contacts AIS to find out about the package available at the time, cheapest one, to call the UK. They give her the details and gets a rate of 5 baht per minute. I have used it several times for pension and bank queries and relatives. Best if you can get a Thai person to set it up, as with all administrative matters in Thailand.
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