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Glaucoma is treated with eye drops or other procedures not with lens inserts which are used to treat cataracts
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Go to Bangkok Pattaya hospital, see an opthamologist, get an eye checkup and prescription--then go to any place you want with the prescription to get your new glasses.
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My wife who is Thai along with my sister-in-law with no appoint walked into Pattaya City hospital for the vaccine. My wife got her first shot of sinovax that day sister-in-law got an appointment for the next day. The second shot which they both got last week was Astrazeneca.
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My wife and sister-in-law both just walked in to Pattaya city Hospital and stood in line to get an appointment. Wife got her first shot that day my sister-in-law the next day they both have appointments for their second shots in three weeks. First Sinovic second Astra Zenica. They are both Thai's and have been on a waiting list for the Monona vaccine for over three months--prepaid 3300 Baht each. We applied one in the hand is worth two in the bush and will lose the 3300 Baht each but at least now they are now vaccinated. Problem solved.
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I've been seeing Dr. Anna at BPH for over 16 years. She attended Stanford Medical School in California. Just can't say enough good things about her she's the best of the best. Look up her Bio on Bangkok Pattaya Hospital website. She treats me for Basel Cell a type of skin cancer.
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I registered my 10 dogs at the Clinic behind Pattaya City Hospital this summer. They checked each dogs vaccination card and put a stamp on the cards that they are registered. My reason for doing this is if a complaint comes up about the dogs. I am aware that not all laws are enforced but it's best to CYA just in case they are enforced,
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My bank is Bangkok Bank and the office I used is the Head office in Pattaya on 2nd road. I just showed her my bankbook and told her I needed proof of of monthly International direct deposits, for my extension of stay. 30 Minutes later I walked out with a years worth of credit advices and a bank statement showing my monthly deposits. The cost to me was 600 Baht for the service.
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Yesterday went to the Bank to start the paperwork process for my Retirement extension of stay. Like most that have their checks sent directly from their Retirement account by International Direct Deposit to their Thai bank it does not show up as an international deposit but as an interbank transfer within Thailand, so the need for the routing path of the money is required. I expected this to take about a week, but low and behold the bank clerk said OK give me thirty min. So thirty min. later I walked out of the bank with proof I needed for Immigration of deposits over 65000 baht a month coming from my overseas retirement account. I look at my watch it's just after 1200--I can do this all today. I rush home gather up the other goodies I need for Immigration, house registration, Proof of retirement income from the Railroad Retirement Board. I arrive at Jomtien Immigration about 1245, there's a line of about 30 people waiting--immigration lunch break 1200-0100. I go to the offices on the left and have them fill out my TM47, make the required copies and take my picture 180 Baht well worth it. I'm back in line at 0105 and it's moving. Temperature was taken at the door and hand sanitizer squirted on your hands. I was given number 844 they were working on number 840. When my turn comes up I get the guy that does the pre-screening, he shuffles through the paperwork having me sign this and that and I'm done--I still don't believe it was so easy and so fast. As I left with a card to reclaim my passport on Thursday I looked at my watch It's just a few minutes before 0200. I did notice as I left the line was stopped and about 20 people were waiting, apparently they only allow a certain number of people in when they reach that limit you must wait--when one exits one can enter. Altogether a very good day for me at the bank and then Jomtien Immigration.
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To the States in 2006 stayed a month to officially retire then back to the land of smiles haven't left since
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On 8/5/2019 at 12:03 PM, Pib said:
Don't know. But that "might" just get rid of the last leg of the transfer where Citibank routes it thru a Bank of Thailand Bahtnet SWIFT code. But then again, Citibank Thailand HQ might still using the same routing just to move the SSA/VA/OPM IDD payment to one of their local branches resulting in the Bahtnet coding.
Would require someone with a Citibank acct to give it a try....have their SSA/VA/OPM pension payment go to a Cititbank branch.
I called City Bank and they said they could only release international transfer information if I had a saving account with them I said OK.. She said 1 million baht minimum deposit plus a work permit to open a savings account. This doesn't work for me.
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I just got my retirement from the States direct deposited to my local Bangkok Bank, in my bankbook it shows as a BTN transfer. Anybody know what a BTN transfer is---I hope it means international transfer or I'm in trouble for my next extension of stay
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On 5/5/2019 at 9:13 AM, wimpy said:
Good info. Thanks. My Bangkok Bank branch said they could print out the statement on the spot. Wonder if she was full of it.
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Mitchner, Anthony Gray, James Cavelle, Wilbur Smith, James Patterson, Eric Lustbader, Nelson Demille, John Grisham,
Brad Thor, Jack Silkstone, Clive Cussler, Anne Rice and Ken Follett are some of my favorite authors I've read while in Thailand. I might also add altho I forget the author"The girl with the Dragon Tattoo" it's the first of 4 books. I read on a Kindle and download my books from Amazon
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I use the Bangkok Bank on second road in Pattaya when I went back saying Immigration needs a year and only the deposits she said no problem 10 minutes later she comes back no can do but she will request a 12 month deposit record from Bangkok and have it ready in a week. It's important to remember Immigration only wants the deposit records from the bank
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I went to Pattaya Immigration last week with my bankbook and letter from the bank to do my extension of stay. The bank letter only went back 6 months they said to go back longer would require a week to process and had to come from the head office of Bangkok bank. My extension was based on over 65,000 Baht deposit every month which my bankbook verified. Immigration said the only way they would accept my extension is with a bank letter showing 12 months of deposits. Lucky for me I applied early and have the time to get the letter from the bank before my extension expires. Next Thursday I will have the new bank letter and visit Immigration again.
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These kids their attitude and how they survived should be a lesson for all of Thailand. These kids and their coach are the future of Thailand.
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Sheryl I do feel a tad bit better now knowing the price was within the norm. lopburi3, oh yes the colors are vivid and it was exciting to look for a new pair of sunglasses, that I wear in the sun and take off when I come inside. I go back in two weeks and my doctor will check for secondary cataracts that sometime form after surgery, if found he will remove them with a laser hopefully that will keep the colors vivid. Thanks again Sheryl and lopbuie3--Life is good
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I had the surgery done at Pattaya Bangkok Hospital, it was close to home and my cost was 95k per eye including follow up. I know the price was high but I liked the Doctor and he sold me on a new lens made by PhysIOL. I did check at a government hospital and the price was 25k per eye but there was a 5 month waiting list with a 6 month wait for the second eye for the standard lens. I opted to pay the price and get the lens I wanted in my time frame. I'm 70 years old and have wore glasses all my life just the idea and now the thrill of not wearing eyeglasses was well worth the price for me. The post was meant to make people aware that cataract surgery is not to be afraid and results in a better quality of life. Thank you Sheryl and Lopburi3 for your comments on my post
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My cataract surgery--I share this because most of us will develop cataracts if we live long enough: .I did the left eye on Monday April 3rd. Went in 4 hours before surgery during this time they put drops in my eye every half hour until the surgery to dilate and numb my eye. The surgery is done in a real operating room and only takes about 45 minutes, you sit in what looks like a dentists chair that reclines for surgery. There is no pain but you see the different instruments inserted into your eye as the doctor removes your lens and inserts a new one--this is the scary part kinda glad he gave me a pill to relax. After a quick stay in the recovery room I'm headed home to return tomorrow for the right eye. Recovery--You can actually see right after surgery, but things are a bit blurry. After a week I'm seeing better without glasses than I was with them. I have to cover my eyes every night for a month with plastic goggles to keep all pressure off my eyes and use eye drops every 4 hours for three to stop any infection. Cost and options----I have no insurance in Thailand so my cost was right at 6 thousand dollars, I went to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and picked a lens that is progressive allowing me to see both near and far. In the States insurance will pay for the surgery but only for the entry level lens that allows you to see near or far requiring glasses to see good at all distances. Why did I have the surgery---Cataracts are clouding of your natural lens in your eye, mine were clouded to the point that 40% of the light was blocked from entering my eye. It's a very slow progression and you don't realize you have the condition--until after sugary, it's like someone turned the lights on in a dark room. My advice---Do the surgery don't put it off and pay a little extra to get the progressive lens. Many people do the surgery because they don't like wearing glasses and improve their vision at the same time.
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I'm from the States so I don't know a lot about how it works in England but the House of Lords sounds like our Democrat Party--out of touch with the whole of society and after their own self serving interests.
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Macro in Pattaya has Frozen Turkeys
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Killing the rising sun
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I get $3800.00 a month retirement and $1600.00 a month disability from the US I've been retired for 10 years and lived in Thailand for 10 years. Life is good
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I buy all my books from Amazon and I do it for convenience most of the books I read are just published, and almost impossible to find in Thailand. Through Amazon I pay less than the hard cover price and can get the book in an instant. I don't have a Library card and even if I did I would still buy from Amazon for the convenience. I admit there are cheaper ways to read books, but I'm retired and don't mind paying the price to read what and when I want. Kindle might not be for you but it is the right fit for me. Up to you
Hi, what is about the housing market in Pattaya?
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I bought my house in Jomtien 16 years ago. I went through many agents who would only show you one or two places a day. I was staying in a hotel, my thai wife said let's just rent the hotel van and look around ourselves. We toured many villages on both the Dark side and ocean side. looking for for sale signs we found many and followed up on quite a few. We found our house that afternoon we still live in today no agent involved hired a paralegal to protect us while dealing with the owner. The location is still perfect for us and I would pick the same house again.