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56 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Some people just cannot walk away from an argument.. 

Exactly, who would jeporize there freedom for 20 years in the monkey house all for a drunk argument 

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Oh doubting Thomas.

As  I said.

No third party apps - just the ones from Samsung/AIS that I cannot uninstall.

And still no WIFI .

Non3ed part y apps apart from AIS, Google and Maps hmm

23 hours ago, ezzra said:

The header says "Pattaya Motorcyclist Loses Life in Hit and Run Accident" and it goe to say  "a Kawasaki ER-6N 650cc

motorcycle lost control" so where is the hit and run bit?...

You expect inaccurate journalism from these days

4 hours ago, retarius said:

It would be nice if they had a native English speaker review the copy before they post it. 

You should see the Pics they use of FB for headlines absolute nothing to do with the story most of the time

4 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Does this not suggest that she died?

I thought the samd thing

5 hours ago, findlay13 said:

READ the story.The kid was a passenger! ....REALLY

I read it wrong sorry

While I hate DUI. 

A12. Year old driving a motorbike on the roads... REALLY

Wish they would get their reporting right, 1 sentence it says the impact force his body off the road next sentence is he was dragged for 50 meters 

Rip young man

1 hour ago, ravip said:

 

Yes don't, because somebody could already stolen everything, ditched it, you find it hand it in and get blamed for stealing the contents. 

130 fatalities, you woul of thought they would of learnt a lesson. 

All the profits gonna be gone through Civil cases. 

11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Easily to do on Gmap, whether laptop (easier) or the phone app.

 

Put in your to & from, then on app hit search, choose or type 'hotels',  pretty much the same on laptop.

 

There are so many, you'll need to zoom in to certain area to see them.  May need to use 'search this area' while doing, for more selection.

 

Gmap is my primary research tool for trips.

 

ex: Hua Hin to Kanchanaburi

 

Cheers found it now but fiddly don't really use Google maps, but as. DB admin I would of thought be very easy to put in a search filter query asking list hotels after 300 km

Not exactly cycling but similar

I want to do a 700km trip on my scooter, looking to stop mid point and stay in a hotel.

Cannot see how to do this on Google maps, like search for hotel after 300km on route.

Can it be done or any other app that will have this feature, cheers 

To give the situation young v old, when I was about 25, I was in a TVR convertible (boss giving.me a lift home)as a passenger and the car must of rolled 5 times,. flipped me out, landed underneath the back axels,. smashed my stomach to bits.but at least after waking up with a colonstoby bag, that still not as painful as my head, maybe was at time time but...

26 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

They can use hospitals in different provinces, just need a referral. You haven't got a clue.

Your missing the point, healthcare for Thais is not free, there are consessions if you meet the criteria but that's not everybody.

For example I would class free healthcare as you can walk into any hospital in the country and get sorted like you can in the UK.

That's free healthcare

7 hours ago, Furioso said:

You fell off an 8 foot fence onto your head? You're lucky to be alive. That's at least a severe concussion, I'm not surprised you still have headaches.

 

And you drank alcohol afterwards? What is it with people that come to Thailand, just obsessed with drinking all the time, even after a severe accident? 

 

You need to take care of yourself. Jesus. 

 

 

I was nieve, I didn't know it affects it that bad, I literally thought it was a couple days thing, 

I wasn't drinking all the time, just sitting on the patio, few whiskeys with my music on.

I have stopped drinking alcohol for now until it's sorted.

10 hours ago, natway09 said:

If you believe it has not repaired itself I would go & have an MRI just to be sure.

They are not a prohibitive price here at private hospitals

Did you at any time bleed from the ear ?. If so my suggestion above is imperative

I had no bleeding apart from the cut itself which was on the harlone at the top of the head

3 hours ago, Sheryl said:

I don't doubt you have been paying. I am trying to explain to you why this may be and how you can correct it.

 

Where do you live relative to where the children are listed in a tabian ban (house registration book)?

About 1 mile, and they are not registered as they cannot be.

Infact the main hospital where I'm staying at the moment Bang Lamung hospital don't even accept SS or 30 baht villagers so you have to register well outside the area to a hospital that will accept you.

As a breakdown here is how it is, for the village people they introduced a 30 baht scheme to provide health care for the poor, this was one of Thaksins election policies and he made good on it.

The SS/tax payees can nominate 1 hospital for free healthcare which if that hospital doesn't have the equipment the person needs then they can use a different hospital also for free for the purpose of that procedure only.

But to suggest all Thai citizens have free healthcare is incorrect.

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

I know for an absolute fact that I am correct. As countless people on this board can attest. You may have had to pay for your family but if so there was a special reason e.g. not their designated hospital under the "30 baht" scheme. 

Like I said your wrong on this one, why does my ex wife still continue to pay direct to the social fund after being made redundant , purely based on the fact free healthcare in her nominated hospital, kids dont have that luxury so we pay for any treatment.

I know for absolute fact also as IV paid many times so who wins this one?

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Thais most definitely DO have access to free health care.

 

The "30 baht" scheme is still very much in place and nationwide. Covers every Thai citizen  not covered under one of the 2 Social Security schemes (that would be what you referred to about paying tax).

 

There are however restrictions on which facilities can be used, just as there is one nominated hospital under the SS scheme, under the "30 baht" (AKA "universal" or "go0ld card") schemes a specific hospital must be used based on where the citizen is registered in a tabian ban.

 

And certain "extras" like a private room, or an elective (not medically indicated) C-section, would have to be paid for out of pocket.

Sorry Cheryl as your helpful, your wrong on this one

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

More access in the USA? It is free for Thais here.

In Bangkok are way more than half a dozen of hospitals.

It isn't free for Thais here at all, don't know where you get that from, there was a 30 baht scheme for the village people in the taksin days, not sure if that's been grandfathered but after 2 kids in government hospitals, multiple times for them in hospital it certainly isn't free for Thais, unless you pay tax then the tax payer can nominate 1 hospital for free healthcare but only 1

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Have you had. Concussion before. The more the longer to heal.

You say you saw Dr government or known hospital. There is a knowledge difference between a Dr at government hospital x and bnh for example

I have never had any type of concussion before so it's weird but I am older since I last fell off something high lol.

I went to Bangkok Pattaya, best private in Pattaya 

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Should still be easily able to get it. Just bring your passport and hospital number to the medical records dept (they might provide it there or might tell you to go to imaging dept, varies with the hospital but start at Medical Records). No need to consult doctor to get records.  It is usually free but they might charge a small fee to burn the CD.

 

Sometimes slow bleeds occur after a head in jury and the leakage can be so slow that nothing is evident on scan in the first few weeks or even month. Hopefully not the case with you but needs to be checked with a repeat scan  comparing it to the first.

 

If you can get to Bangkok I suggest

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Kraisri-Chantra

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Methee-Wongsirisuwan

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, I will take a look at those Doctors 

9 hours ago, Sheryl said:

As the headaches have persisted several months (and, apparently, not lessened in intensity) you should definitely see a neurologist again.

 

Where are you located, and what neurologist did you see previously? 

 

Depending on answer I might suggest you go elsewhere but if so need to bring prior CT film (on CD) with you for comparison.

I saw the Nerologist at.Bangkok Pattaya, I didn't catch his name.

The weird thing is that after the CT scan where he tells you the results he asked do I want it on CD, I said yes.

When it came to paying as the nurses hold ya hand to payment counter, they didn't give me the CD nor did they even give me the little piece of paper with a write up of the results, when I asked they just said "No don't have that" and me being stupid as the doc basically said it will heal itself, I didn't question it.

I should have done really.

Im very disappointed with that hospital after a couple of issues like that example for one, and a misdiagnosis on a previous matter which meant the insurance company wouldn't pay based on my DVT being a pre existing condition when IV never had it before in my life.

They linked thread veins in my ankle (which IV had all my life) to DVT, so they were able to get out of paying.

I had an accident a couple of months ago where I slipped and fell off an 8ft gate into my head.

I cut it up but also immediately got pain in my head which I thought would be OK in a few days.

Move forward 1 month the and the pain was still there so I went and saw a Neurologist and had a CT scan which they said was no bleeding and no brain fracture and just perhaps the brain just moved a bit and had trauma and it will sort itself out.

Roll on 2 months and the pain is still there constant all day all night, so I am wondering if it will go away on its own or to have an MRI scan.

What makes it more frightening is that if I drink alcohol (which I have stopped now) the pain is so intense for 3 days or so it makes me think something more sinister is going on which the CT scan hasn't picked up.

Am I right to worry or should it take this long for the pain to disappear.

TIA