MrPhysio

Declaration: I have been bitten by a dog on my leg near the Big Buddha facility and required expensive Rabies vaccine plus wound dressings. It does not stop there. I live in Pratamnak Hill zone where every Soi, bus parking area, vacant lot has a pack of dogs that bark and howl all hours of the day and night. These packs run at tourists and residents alike, including women with babies in pushers, forcing people to panic and run onto the road. I have had dogs run at me barking, growling, and getting the pack to join in. This is happening all around the new Fishing Village complex, and the management of my accommodation state that the City refuses to do anything to stop and or remove the animals. People from other areas come on scooters with food and water for the dogs and the fishing village lets the animals hang around in their large carpark. I am not talking about one or two pests, but close to 30 animals on 3 streets where they guard their territories. I see people with bandaged calf muscles, the dog bite favourite target snack. I hope those feeding the dogs come here and take the pest dangerous animals to their own homes instead of aggravating the existing problem here for the rest of us. Instead, they smirk and continue to encourage the problem in someone else's neighbourhood. I implore the local government department to shift the animals or cull them, as a warning. And to fine people feeding the animals, because the dogs breed, increase the problem for everyone via attacks, disease spread, and noise pollution. And the usual dog lover responses to comments like mine will be ignored as part of the problem, unless the dog lovers come here and rehouse these animals somewhere else. Note: I recently travelled North and saw many dogs dead on roads hit by cars. The dogs in my neighbourhood run onto the streets and that has cars, trucks, and buses using their horns at all hours of the day and night to shift dogs off the road. So, lovers, come here and rescue your favoured animal before it gets hit, bites someone, or forces someone to run in front of a car. Authorities and businesses in the area, do something to address the problem.

Two stages here. 1. Avoid being bitten. Use insect repellant and clothing to cover exposed areas. 2. If bitten THEN use Ivermectin. If you expect to be in areas where sandfly bites could be possible, then thinking ahead is a good idea. The Ivermectin needs to be more preplanned if travelling as an after bite precaution and the insect spray/lotion as a preventative. People can be bitten despite having insecticide if you have been in water, sweating, wiping presprayed skin via clothing etc or missing skin during application. Best to be prepared, especially if you know you are an insect magnet.

No, I would not go on a suborbital flight for 11 minutes, even if free. The recent flight was a stunt for feminism, but failed. As one poster mentioned the phallic shape for the feminists to travel into sub orbit tended to lessen the triumph for feminism. The best comment I saw was in a Sky News Australia interview by Rita Panahi with a female commentator describing the the transport rocket from Bezos as an “oestrogen enema”. Enough said.

Took a bit of scrolling before the above answer showed up. Insurance companies find every possible exit route possible if a claim is made, including pre-existing conditions. And as above - age above 70 years adds a nightmare. As a health professional I kept up all the health checks and monitoring - asking questions of medico’s as preventative maintenance. Doing so creates a medical history that is searchable by insurers who are able to wriggle out of paying even by a simple mention. Plus- they ‘value add’ conditions and although one condition may be covered they deny stating that having that condition means you are prone other conditions by extension and they deny coverage. Posters do not know if this gentleman knew ahead of time that he could be caught out - there are obviously elements we do not know about. But if on ventilation, there is a risk of multi- system failures, especially if high pressure ventilation is used. Kidney failure is one such example. Then, transporting someone to the UK because hugely expensive if he cannot be unplugged from the machinery.

It is not unusual to see male public urinals visible from an open entrance by whomever walks past, including females heading to their toilet area. Everything on display - therefore this is more about the hygiene aspect and odour than the visuals.

Be careful out there. Rosuvastatin is not Tadalafil (Cialis). Rosuvastatin is for cholesterol reduction - as per the name, it is a statin. High blood pressure (Hypertension) and poor circulation can create the need for Cialis/Viagra medication. If you take a statin, it works very differently. But Statins can cause bad muscle pain in some people. People should be very cautious about taking medications after advice from well-meaning people, but it is a significant risk. People with hypotension (low blood pressure) or positionally caused problems when standing up (orthostatic hypotension) can be badly affected by Cialis and Viagra-like medications, just as statins can cause problems. Russian Roulette (apology to the Russki's) is mixing different medications on top of a health condition. I am a retired health professional, but I advise readers to get a medical opinion - even if you have had previous experience of medication but have not had a health check recently - we change as we age. Stay safe.

Correction: Australia & New Zealand travel on the Left side of the Road, the same as Thailand. The US & Canada use the opposite - Right side. Getting it wrong causes death very quickly.

A great deal of information is supplied here by helpful posters. The amount of contradiction may be less than helpful. I would happily meet and talk with you if you are in Pattaya: zero cost, no strings. My training is as a health professional, but I am retired and have no intention of working in Thailand. That does not mean I have retired my wish to assist other humans simply by having a chat. Respond by replying here.

Some time ago, I remember reading where residents in a condo were complaining about another resident waking around in a state of undress, knocking on other residents doors late at night. And they could not get anyone to help them stop the harassment. Is this the same place and undressed individual? As to the comment about carrying a knife (or whisk), added to the comments about Australian nationality plus the observation of the offending part indicating Jewishness. I am wondering if the knife was used for self circumcision or he was knocking on doors for someone to provide a swap for the whisk? But, for clarity, men of a certain age from Australian parents are likely to have been circumcised regardless of religion - that is as it was accepted back then.

It's funny that the example above from a similar story describes housekeeping sending a male member to sort out the problem with another male 'member'.

No details in the report. Recently the Thai Government was alerted by a foreign security agency of an impending terrorist attack in Thailand and to raise alert levels. Also, one photo in the report shows a guy using a known hand gesture with index fingers pointing to the sky and other fingers folded. Perhaps related, perhaps not.

The first warning for blood pressure (hypertension) or heart problems show up in men as the problem you describe. i suggest you have a gdneral health check then an appointment with a Urologist to check the bloodflow using ultrasound. See the symptoms as an early warning and then take the advice. You may save yourself from a heart attack or stroke (not the one you want) that can be very disabling. The comprehensive health check will check your heart arteries as well as your aorta and into your neck . At least you obtain the answers and that can provide a scientific plan in safety. Wishing you well.

Herpes is transmitted skin to skin and condoms are not the complete answer unless you wear a full body raincoat. it can be more obvious on a male than a female. HPV can be problematic also - plus condoms do not work to stop throat cancer via elevator fun ( eg going down). Good luck out there if you like to party. Think about how many other travellers have been down the road you decide to travel on - in some cases in the same night you could be sharing with people at the bar you would cross the street to avoid. Basically playing Russian Roulette with the whole chamber loaded. And yes, I am no fun at parties and have never had an STD nor plan on having that experience.

Do your research as best you can. A general point for all plumbing purchases - If you can, try to find out the lead content of your plumbing as some manufacturers do not have any specifications or limitations and zero checks. One of the biggest plumbing manufacturing countries has no check on the amount of lead in products. Lead, especially for children, can cause neurological damage, lower IQ etc. Lead builds up in the human body over a lifetime. i am aware that people will have no ability to know what is in the supply lines, so taps (faucets) etc are only one aspect.