thetefldon

Many thanks and good luck with the recovery.

Great stuff. Thanks for answering in such detail. It really is appreciated.

Much appreciated.

Once again many thanks. Some things I hadn't considered. Especially the toilet seat. I will probably buy a walker too. The handrail is about the strongest thing in my Thai built house???? A couple of questions if I may? What about sleeping? Presumably on your back? Raised pillows? Any mods needed to the bed? I assume(possibly wrongly) that I will get some coaching regarding getting out of bed etc.

Many thanks for sharing, again, quite reassuring.

Many thanks, appreciate your reply. I suspect there are local private nursing agencies up here, I shall have a chat with the locals and get my wife on the case. I will get back to you if I am struggling to find something local.

Many thanks for sharing that, very reassuring. It's really because of the unknown, in coping with the recovery, that I inquired about some post operative care. Also worrying(probably unduly) about complications after leaving hospital since I am 5 hours from where I get the procedure done. I have a care-giver(the wife) but wasn't sure how I would cope at home. We live on the 2nd floor so stairs if I want to go out.

I am due to have Aortic Valve replacement surgery in Bangkok fairly soon. Unfortunately I can't have TAVI( via catheter inserted in groin) so I must have traditional open heart surgery. I am "painfully" aware of what this involves and am a bit concerned about the recovery process for a 75 year old! With this in mind I thought I might try a month or two in convalescence to help with recovery after I get out of hospital. Not sure if Thailand has Convalescence Homes like the UK, given the family care that happens here, but ideally I would like somewhere near my home(Phetchabun) or near the hospital in Bangkok where I can be comfortable, get medical care if needed, be monitored and do some guided physical therapy. If you know anywhere that might fit my needs please let me know. An idea of costs would also be useful. Any other suggestions would also be appreciated if a convalescence home is a no go. Many thanks.

Thanks for highlighting this. I have had exactly the same problem over the last week using my GMX mail address to book an appointment. Read this post today as it is a week since I first emailed them. Today I used a Gmail address I own and had a reply within 1 hour with an appointment. Clearly spam filters or something similar in play at VFS Global. Something to be aware of if you do not get a quick response.