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naive politicians like her make Europe even more vulnerable than it already is. I am not a Brit, but I can now understand why the UK is more and more eager to get out of the EU

LION KING is very nice, but in a residential area and not in walking distance to any "Bars". Plus: It is a FAMILY-friendly hotel, and "Bars" and "Lion King Hotel" definitely do not match. There have been hotel reviews on agoda (now removed though, probably by the hotel) reporting unfortunate events involving "punters" bringing "ladies" back to their room

Thanks I won't be going there then

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If you tell us what your budget is, I could most probably recommend some hotels

I am sure he was not aware doing anything illegal as he did that in KAM-POT after all, and the country is called CAM-POT-IA

LION KING is very nice, but in a residential area and not in walking distance to any "Bars". Plus: It is a FAMILY-friendly hotel, and "Bars" and "Lion King Hotel" definitely do not match. There have been hotel reviews on agoda (now removed though, probably by the hotel) reporting unfortunate events involving "punters" bringing "ladies" back to their room

That's less than half full..so much for tourist numbers and Thai airways getting there act together

flights from China are always 100% full

the fridge going off when room electricity is cut is a common occurrence in virtually all countries I have visited in South East Asia. This is not a Thai specific thing

yeah, the US even needs more GUNS GUNS GUNS to make it an even safer place than it already is...... how SICK !!! Obama got that right..... no guns, no shootings. It is as simple as that (and most civilized countries in Europe where guns r near to non-existent in public are living prove of that)

Taken systemically, chloramphenicol does have some potential side effects that are serious (though it is still approved for use in most countries). However this does not pertain to topical chloramphenicol -- skin creams, eye drops, ear drops etc. Widely used and very good safety margin.

The referral to a surgeon rather than a dermatologist was becuse OP described this as a "large abscess" but from the treatment given and fact that it has subsided, this is almost surely not what it was. More likely a pimple. It may have seemed large to him but to medical people the term "large abscess" conjures up something altogether different.

However re-reading post #7, OP is on anticoagulents and has headache and dizizness. This has absolutely nothing to do with the "abscess" on the face, nor with the prior stye (hordeolum). It should be checked out if it persists...any persistant headache with dizziness warrants evaluation and especially when in someone on blood thinners.

OP if you wish to see a neurologist for the HA and dizziness, do so (or alternately see any doctor for initial screening). But I suggest when you do, you not talk about the "abscess", the stye (hordeolum) of many years ago, or this concern about pus spreading as none of that is plausible and will likely cause the doctor to dismiss you out of hand. What you need to be concerned about is possible bleeding in the brain or simple hypertension, neither of them related to the skin problems.

Hi Sheryl,

thanks for your comments and thoughts.

It was and is really an abscess. As I have mentioned earlier, I unfortunately had experience with really huge abscesses, albeit not in the face but at my bottom. Abscesses so huge the nurses and practitioners were outright shocked. But that was a thing of the past. since moving to Asia more than ten years ago, I never had such problems. I am just suspecting that due to my Hordeolum a few years back and my stupid and improper way to handle it, there is still some bacteria in my body and somehow moving around. As I said, every few weeks/months, I feel there is some sort of pus around my eye and who knows where else. But I had never a real abscess in that area until now. The size of more than half a sugar cube, but that for sure is considered big when it is in the face and my face actually looked scary. I did not actually use that ointment I was given, for the reason I explained in my last post. The actual "wound" was not the problem, the pus moving around was and is. the area where the abscess was/is is still filling itself with Pus again and again. Plus, as I mentioned, I can feel that it is around both my eyes too. That is why I am worried it may have moved further to my head, plus I have a vertain headache and pressure in my head since a few days and slight - though not really severe - sort of postural sway/dizzyness. The pus is around my eyes virtually at all times, every couple of minutes a little drop somehow drips out of it and makes my eyes burn. It has that smell too. It is definitely nothing else, as I said, I really have more than enough experience with that. I did not go to any hospital today because I was really unsure what to do and what kind of practicioner to see, and I hoped it would somehow get better and my body would finally successfully fight it, but no. For sure I am not eager to undergo a MRI if not necessary (I would have to pay it by myself), and I am at the same time not eager to use antibiotics as the next time I have this, the bacteria may have developed a resistance. I am very sure it will come back in the future because it did so in the past, albeit not in such an extreme way in form of a huge abscess. But I need to take action in any way, that is way I posted this here. Maybe go to a general practicioner again. I know a very good internal specialist at Bumrungrad since years that I trust but I thought this is rather not his field? But maybe I am wrong. Now in the evening the postural sway is getting a little worse, during daytime it was better. and yes, the pus is still around my eyes too. it will for sure not go away by itself. anyway, thank you for your time and advise, it is appreciated

I don't really understand why you think you might need a neurologist.

Either a dermatologist, general surgeon or internist would suit.

Not all dermatologists in Thailand are cosmetically inclined. There are soem excellent ones that are not.

I suggest either Dr. Niyom at Bumrungrad or Dr. Parichart at Saint Louis.

Hi Sheryl,

thanks for your as always useful and sound advise and comments.

I actually was not sure if I should see a Dermatologist or Neurologist. I then made an appointment for a dermatoligist at Bumrungrad, but a few minutes later they called me back and suggested to rather see a general surgeon, as a dermatologist would not deal with a bigger abscess, so I agreed. Unfortunately, that Doctor turned out to be no good, a young lady with rather poor English, charging me the highest Doctor fee I ever paid at Bumrungrad for a very superficial 5 minutes of time. She gave me a locally made ointment with a component that is only approved for animals (rabbits mostly) in my home country due to severe side effects.

I told her the abscess is actually now not the main problem anymore, I was rather worried that the bacteria/Pus spread and moved to my brain. I told her that I feel that the liquid Pus had reached both my eyes, my eyes burned and you can smell that (and I have an experience with such thing). I had that before in the eye where I had the Hordeolum some years ago, and some sort of Pus around that eye came back every few months or so, that is why I felt that some bacteria is still around. I too have a history of blood clots so that was the reason why I had considered to see a Neurologist to examine if there was some danger of bacteria and Pus moving into my brain already. I know that such things can happen from abscesses / infections in the face. (cerebral venous / sinus Thrombosis).

Unfortunately that Doctor did more or less ignore what I said and just told me that "I am safe". After I was given the ointment, I read the very small written information with NO mentions of any sort of contraindication, and I googled for it ( Chloramphenicol) and then did not use it. So the abscess wound was already getting smaller and even if it somehow re-filled itself with Pus, it was not the main problem. But the bacteria and Pus that might have spread was and is until today a bigger problem. As I said, I do have a history of blood clots and had a life-threatening thrombosis in my belly in 2006, and still until today I take blood thinner medicine (European-made, similar as Warfarin). I had quite some headache in the past few days and today it's getting even stronger, plus I feel a little dizzy. I do not wanna be paranoid but I almost certainly cheated death back in 2006 and want to make sure nothing bad happened this time now. I am still worried this could be increased intracranial pressure, as the symptoms seem to be similar.

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WIKI: Increased ICP

One of the most damaging aspects of brain trauma and other conditions, directly correlated with poor outcome, is an elevated intracranial pressure.^[6] ICP is very likely to cause severe harm if it rises too high.^[7] Very high intracranial pressures are usually fatal if prolonged, but children can tolerate higher pressures for longer periods.^[8] An increase in pressure, most commonly due to head injury leading to intracranial hematoma or cerebral edema, can crush brain tissue, shift brain structures, contribute to hydrocephalus, cause brain herniation, and restrict blood supply to the brain.^[9] It is a cause of reflex bradycardia.^[10]

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I know there is some Antibiotics that can kill most of those bacteria everywhere in the body, though I did not specifically ask for that when I saw the Doctor, as one should be very careful with such antibiotics, as the bacteria easily can develop resistance against it.

So this is the situation today, I plan to go back to Bumrungrad tomorrow and see a neurologist. And maybe even do a MRI scan ? Do you agree ? or what would you recommend ? Sorry if my words are confusing

start with dermatology ; hard to believe you can't find a regular dermatologist, maybe your looking for low cost ones?

or if you've seen one already what did they say? don't bother with neuro ; could be many things, like sinuses , et

you have A hordeolum is a common disorder of the eyelid. [1] It is an acute focal infection (usually staphylococcal) involving either the glands of Zeis (external hordeola, or styes) or, less frequently, the meibomian glands (internal hordeola). NOW?

I don't have a Hordeolum NOW. please read

this is a change of the game that happens everywhere in the world. but some changes just cannot be stopped. you have to adopt your business model to survive. you can ask taxi drivers all over the world (threatened by Uber and the likes), or the music industry which doesn't sell any physical CDs or DVDs anymore. The world is evolving in every second and just does not stay the same

Maybe it would be a lot easier if they just printed a price on the ticket.

it is always useful to switch on the brain first before posting nonsense

Hi all,

4 days ago I woke up and suddenly a huge abscess had grown in my face between mouth and eyes, next to the nose. I have had quite some problems with abscesses more than 20 years ago, when I still lived in Europe, but had been able to control it and finally got rid of it with the help of my long-term general practicioner, who was a internal medicines specialist, and an alternative practicioner. an autohaemotherapy, using natural remedies worked wonder.

But that was a thing of the past and I don't think it is related to my new case, only told it here to emphasize that I may have a vulnerability for such things.

but what recently happened was that a few years back, I had a hordeolum, and stupidly did not deal with it properly, means I tried to squeeze it and most properly some pus and germs spread in the area near my eye and in the face probably. since then, every few months or so I could feel that there was some pus developing around this eye, nothing big but it was there only to disappear after a while. but now I got that very huge abscess and I am actually sure that it has to do with that case of the past. the pus somehow tried to find a way out, which I heard is actually how it should be, and I helped it a little. but it is so huge that I am sure that there are a lot of germs around and even though the abscess is not at the same side of my eye that had the hordeolum, I felt that my eyes burnt somehow and I am quite sure it is the pus that is spreading. I am now particularly worried as there is a big danger that the germs wonder thorugh the venes near the nose towards the brain, and last evening I felt such a pain and pressure in my head sometimes, and even now in the morning.

I know I have to go to see a doctor, but I wonder where should I go. I checked for dermatoligists at the big Bangkok hospitals, and got confirmed what was already my impression in the past, that dermatology is Thailand's weakest health sector, as all "dermatology" here is laser-surgery / beauty and skin aesthetics. I could not even find some proper recommendations on google and here in the Forum. Or should I immediately see a neurologist and skip the dermatology department altogether ?

I know that you can use antibiotics to fight those germs in case they somehow have spread and kill them that way, but is this the only way and would it help if some pus has already found its way to the brain via the venes near the nose? A neurologist might ask me to undergo a CT or MRI of my brain to see if there is a higher intracranial pressure or a danger of a cerebral venous thrombosis, but if there is, what can they do to cure that ?

Thanks for everyone who can contribute some clinically sound advice, pls not just "guessing" or "blabla", thank you very much

But if it's on facebook it's true...Isn't it?

Mark Zuckerberg says so and of course we have to believe him.

at least the amount on his bank account is real

sometimes I am on the road and in need to use a proper Desktop Comp.

In the recent past, it seems to be virtually impossible to find a Computer at an internet-cafe or other public place that is NOT Virus-infested (keyloggers plus all the other nasty stuff that does exist).

Even the Computers at the TRUE Cafes were usually infested, only found one at Central Bangna in the recent past that seemed to be entirely clean. I am always running several online-scans before typing in data I do not want to share with others.

But now TRUE has removed all those public Computers from all their Cafes anyway (at least that's the case at their Bangkok outlets).

unfortunately, I am too stupid / clueless to create such a USB-stick which you can boot from any Computer like your own seperate OS.

but my question is actually is: anybody know reliable places, mostly in BKK, PTY and CNX where it can be ensured there are no nasty data-stealing programs on it ?

any input would be appreciated

 

Clearly no limits to stupidity, not even in the schools.....................

Hope the kids recover and have learnt a lesson!!

could you please bring to my mind just ONE example where this country has successfully "learnt a lesson" ? I doubt there is any......

Almost two weeks since the disaster!

Whatever the reasons - will not help the victims or families. Will only lead to fingerpointing.

The great 'success' - discovered the 'ping' signals from black box the whole 300m from the tale!

And the depth of 35 -50 m is easily accessible for divers and must be not terribly affected by weather on the surface.

IMHO this is totally inadequate. Either this signal is not strong enough, or the equipment used is near 'deaf'.

Somebody somewhere should go back to the drawing board.

Apparently "shoes off, belts off, drink your water and pass your urine" are cheaper and more impressive measures but not safety effective.

I rarely read such a rubbish in Thaivisa

if you book cheapo promotion tickets with most legacy carriers of the US or Europe, you have no option to change date at all. you will forfeit the ticket entirely if you do not use exactly as booked.

The Budget Airlines usually all have the option to change dates, albeit it comes with a hefty fee

If you travel a lot within Asia, hard to do so without the use of a credit card. booking flights, hotels and such. no car rental without credit card. if you want to check in at a hotel of 4/5 - star standard, they will look at you like a criminal or even refuse your business if you can not produce a credit card as a deposit for the expenses.

if you live in the CHONNABOT for 365 days a year and your only travel activity is a visit to the local BIG C 50 Kilometers away in the provincial.....ermmmmm...... "Capital" once a month, then no doubt you can live a happy life without a credit card

more "Khao Soi" places please   ;-)

Did anybody actually contact any Consulate (NOT embassy) abroad in the past few days/weeks, preferably in Europe, and ask them how all those new rules will affect how they will or are allowed to issue Visas in the future ? for example, it has been quite easy to obtain a non-O-multiple from many consulates in Europe, as long as you were 50+. Some have even easily issued such Visas to people under 50. The requirements always varied at each consulat, I know of one consulate were it was okay to just show 5K Euro in cash or a very recent bank account to obtain a non-multiple-0.

thanks in advance for sharing your experiences

Hey Guy,

Just passed immigration at the airport, i asked 2 officer about about my situation they both said i'm fine to come and go as i have been, but promoted the second officer on the fact i was stopped, pulled to one side and they took a photo copy of my passport and told me i needed the correct visa. He didn't have a answer for me and pointed to the overstay rules and informed they were the new rules and walked away.

anyway applying for a non O multi tomorrow so hopefully have no more problems.

can you please share your experiences when applying for said non-O multiple ? where will you do this ? what documents did u bring or have been demanded by Immi ? you are 50+ or not ?

Next month I will be away for a longer period and won't be able to pay my electricty bill on time. can I "overpay" or pay in a deposit to cover those expenses ? and if so, what do I have to do ? can I just go to 7/11 and show them my old bill and tell them to add a specific amouint to my account, or will I have to go to the office of the electricty company in my district in person ?

hankls for any inpout....

AACHEN (Herzogenrath?), the APPs will be lost when making an update ? That would be weird and I probably would rather not update it then..... I have more than 70 Apps..... unfortunately, I have no clue how to backup my data on a mobile device or even how to move things to an SD card. As I said, I am a Dummie, but if anyone wanna teach me, welcome...... I may be a Dummie, but I am able to learn if someone actually SHOWS me how to do.....

thanks for our input, but if I wanted to do it by myself, I would not have posted this here. I am a Dummie and have no clue what KIES exactly is and how to use it. And I am not interested in "experimenting" in any way and accidentally change settings or lose data. that's why I rather prefer to have someone doing it for me and pay an acceptable amount for his/her service