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srowndedbyh2o

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  1. At the suggestion of Sheryl, I have gone to Dr. Parit Mekaroonkamol. Although I saw him over at Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok, so you do have a choice of which private hospital to see him. Excellent Doctor. That profile photo of him on the Bumrungrad Hospital website must have been taken at the beginning of his career. He has matured since then; Dr. Parit at Bangkok Hospital
  2. I have been curious about something similar to this. I send funds each month from the U.S. to my wife’s sister in Thailand. Will this be considered taxable income for me since I live in Thailand full-time? If not, then seems like I could just increase the amount I send to sister each month to use for my own living expenses. (For me it wouldn’t work sending to my wife since she has dual Thai/U.S. citizenship and now is subject to paying taxes on our U.S. income brought into Thailand).
  3. Nice try. Since I hadn’t gotten any positive responses to my two original posts, I pm’d ‘DILLIGAD’ since he had helped me out in the past, and he responded with the info I needed in his pm. Thank you very much.
  4. I posted this question over in the Isaan forums with no positive response so I thought I’d give “Health and Medicine” a try. Does anyone know of a good dentist in the SiSaket area? If I just needed a cleaning/checkup I’d go to whatever dentist is nearest to where I live (Phayu), but I’m in need of a root canal and want to be sure I go to a dentist that is experienced in doing this procedure and won’t just try and sell me an implant. Thank you.
  5. Does anyone know of a good dentist in the SiSaket area? If I just needed a cleaning/checkup I’d go to whatever dentist is nearest to where I live (Phayu), but I’m in need of a root canal and want to be sure I go to a dentist that is experienced in doing this procedure and won’t just try and sell me an implant. Thank you.
  6. I love those mattresses. I frequently sleep on one of those 1" thick pads on the floor at home.
  7. I never noticed those settings. Thank you very much!
  8. How do you change the settings to get the fully inclusive price?
  9. I recently had a Colonoscopy done at BKK Hospital, but I got their combination “Package” deal of the Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy. I did have two polyps removed, so that was an additional cost. The package deal for both procedures was listed at 43,400. My final bill ended up being 56,115. I know you asked only about the Colonoscopy, but this will give you an idea of the spread between ‘listed’ price vs final price at BKK Hospital. The service at the hospital was excellent, as was Dr. Parit Mekaroonkamol
  10. Update. I just received this email from CM Mediclinic: ” Dear James, Greetings from CM Mediclinic. We would like to inform you that Shingrix vaccination will be available on next Wednesday, and the price is 6300 THB per dose (course of 2). Please let us know if you would like to schedule an appointment.” Kind regards, The Team CM Mediclinic
  11. I need a current eyeglass prescription so I can order some glasses online. Anyone know of a shop in SiSaket that can do an exam for eyeglasses and write a prescription? I may consider ordering glasses if the price is reasonable. I’ve stopped in at one of the franchise eyeglass stores (in Lotus’s) in SiSaket, and they appear to only do the check when you are ordering glasses from them and they wanted to charge me 28,800 baht plus the cost of fames. No thank you. I don’t need an eye health exam. Just the eyeglass prescription. Thank you.
  12. It's listed on their website. Which is why I emailed them to check on it.
  13. Thanks for posting how it went. Sounds like you had a good experience, and saved a lot of money over what it would have cost to buy the glasses in Thailand. I need to find a place locally that will do the eye exam for glasses and write a prescription for me, then I’ll give Zenni a try.
  14. I know that the Shingrix vaccine for Shingles is not yet available in Thailand. I saw that on the ‘CM Mediclinic’ website they state “…Shingrix® shingles vaccinations available at CM Mediclinic”. I contacted them and they stated they have no Shingles vaccine available at this time, but they will have the Shingrix vaccine available in October. I contacted other hospitals; BKK, Bumrungrad, MedPark, Samitivej, but they all state they have only Skyzoster and no word about Shingrix. Has there been any information released about future availability of Shingrix in Thailand? Where would one find such info/announcements online?
  15. Anyone have any knowledge/experience with Rajavejubon Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani? Thank you.
  16. I know you’ve mentioned that choosing the right Doctor is more important than the hospital. I don’t know how it works at Bangkok Hospital, (or other private hospitals) but I noticed that at Bumrungrad their packages usually say “Doctors will be assigned; patients may not request a specific doctor”. Just something to check into when using a hospitals “packages”.
  17. I need a new pair of glasses and I was considering trying one of the online suppliers. Please post back when you receive your glasses from Zenni and let us know how it all went. Total cost of glasses. Shipping charges. Time from placing order to receiving glasses. Much Appriciated!
  18. I did a transfer from my U.S. bank this morning and it only took a few seconds to complete. My U.S. bank is based in Hawaii. For years ACH transfers were limited to $10,000 per transfer, however that limit was increased to $15,000 a while ago. According to Wise, the limitations are restrictions set by the State of Hawaii, not Wise. Hawaii is an “unlicensed state”, so If I want to transfer more than $15,000, I have to send the funds to Wise via domestic wire transfer, and even wire transfers are limited to $50,000.
  19. I checked with the pharmacy at Target and they don’t have records going back to 2020, but they did say it was “probably” Pneumovax 23, but not sure. However, when doing some searching into some of my medical records online I came across a “Pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine”, that I received Jan, 2020. I assume that was the Prevnar-13 vaccine.(?) Target pharmacy did say that I should now take the “Prevnar-20” vaccine, but as you have previously stated, it is not yet available in Thailand. So…looks like I need the Pneumovax 23, and then I’m good for now. If Prevnar 20 becomes available in Thailand anytime soon, is it advised to also get that, or wait 5 years and see what’s available at that time? Thanks again.
  20. If you had one pneumococcal vaccine in US a few years ago you do need another. But you must find our which you had. It was probably Prevnar 13 but make sure. Thank you Sheryl. When I got my pneumococcal vaccine I just walked up to the pharmacy at the local Target store and asked for a flu vaccine and they asked if I also wanted a pneumonia vaccine and I said “Sure”. I’ll have to do some research to see if I can find out what type of ‘pneumonia vaccine it was.
  21. I’ve had just one pneumococcal vaccine and that was back in the U.S, a couple of years ago. I have no idea what kind of pneumococcal vaccine it was. But if it’s a one-time vaccine, I guess I’m good. I don’t know if it would be beneficial to do another here in Thailand. And as far as the Flu vaccine, if I have no plans on going outside of Thailand any time soon, a “current strain” vaccine should be OK? Is the “4 Strains” vaccine just for those that plan on traveling outside Thailand? Also; any issues with doing flu and Shingles (or pneumococcal) vaccines all at the same time?
  22. Back in the U.S. my wife & I got Flu vaccines each year. As far as I know there was just one type offered. I assume it was for the most common strain of Flu going around in the U.S. for that year. I also got a pneumonia vaccine. Again, just one offered. Here in Thailand I see different types of vaccines being offered; “Current strain” Flu vaccine. “4 Strains” Flu vaccine. And pneumonia vaccines offered are ‘Previnar 13’ & ‘Pneumovax 23’ and a combination of the two of them (two shots). I also see Previnar + Shingles and Pneumovax + Shingles offered. My understanding is there is still only one type of Shingles vaccine available in Thailand, so that’s what I’ll get. But how do I determine which of the Flu and pneumococcal vaccines to get? Also, should we go ahead and get the Flu and pneumococcal vaccines now?
  23. I was originally going to do the transfer on my Mac, but when I saw the ‘new’ verification page I did not complete the transfer, instead going to my phone to see if that would go easier. Which it did not. Same Mac and same phone from same location I’ve been doing transfers.
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