Felt 35

????Great and thank you for the replies.

Felt 35

Does anyone know what I have to do regarding T.M 30 after 1 month abroad. I am on NON O extension based on retirement and it has been more than 3 years since I last submitted T.m 30 and then rules were somewhat different.

Thanks

Felt

Thank you for the replies, all good then????

Felt

This is probably asked and answered before but I cant find it now so I allow me to ask if T.m. 6 is scrapped? If so what are we on extension going to do with 90 days reports etc., when as myself travelling out in a few days and plan to return in October and then also most likely will need to re-register my address!

In advance thank you.

Felt

Thank you all very much for your information.

Below package price from one private hospital

Package Price (Baht)

Arthroscopic -------------------- repair, based-GP,  Thb 310,000
Pre-op                                                                        Thb   10,000
Specific Instruments                                                 Thb    91,000
Accessory items                                                        Thb       9,000
Home med                                                                 Thb      5,000

Two nights single room                                             Thb     (price not specified)

Total                                                                            Thb   425,000

Roughly Insurance cover

No Limit on Hospital Choices

Anaesthetist’s Fee Included in Hospital Expenses

Surgical Fee Including Pre-Surgical Assessment and
Normal Post-Surgical Care (Actual Expenses)

200,000

Hospital Expenses : Diagnostic Laboratory Fee, X-rays, Prescribed
Medicines, Blood and Plasma, Wheel Chair Rentals, Surgical Appliances

200,000

Operating Theatre Included in Hospital Expenses

Room and Board, Nursing Charge, Other Medical Charge
(Maximum limit per day) 5,000

Thanks, Felt

I have an affordable health insurance in Thailand with a well known company often mentioned regarding insurance in this forum. 

It have a maximum limit per disability per policy year
set as Thb 1,200,000.
Hospital Expenses set as Thb 200,000,-
Surgical Fee included pre-surgical assessment  set as Thb 200,000,-
plus all the other things set with different covers as room and board, intensive care, specialist consulatation fee, emergency OPD etc, etc,...

Now, I had an accident a few months ago. Post traumatic pain have made it clear that I need a surgery and have been offered some surgery package's at a couple of hosptals in the range of Thb 300,000 - 400,000,- 

Will this insurance cover? I was hoping so due to a maximum limit on 1,200,000,- My Thai wife believe different because the Hospital expenses are set as Thb 200,000,-

I have had this insurance some years and thankfully never needed it so have no previous claims. However I don't think its smart to ask the insurance company the above question because of eventually later exclusions even if I not use the insurance in this case, i.e. regarding further policies.

Thanks

Felt 

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

The very best shoulder specialist in Thailand:

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Mason-Porramatikul

 

Bring the MRI with you - the actual film, on CD, not just the report. Dr. Mason will make his own interpetation of it.

Thanks Sheryl, really appreciate the information.

Felt

Too late now Simon the window was open under the main pandemic and Phuket actually nicer 2020-21 than before the Tsunami and then the after rush with tourist who finally found Phuket on the map.

Felt????

I would be grateful for info about recommendations for a very good shoulder specialist in Bangkok or if recommended another province. Recently had an accident and the MRI and the main conclusion from the radiologist is as below. 

Full thickness full width tear of the supraspinatus tendon insertion with minimal medial tendon retraction (grade I), measured about 0.6 cm. - Infraspinatus and subscapularis tendinosis. - Tendinosis of LHBT in rotator cuff interval. - Thickening and increased SI of IGHL, CHL, probably sprain. - Focal flattening with marrow edema at superior posterolateral aspect of humeral head, suspected small Hill-Sachs lesion. - Marrow edema of anteroinferior glenoid rim and glenoid labrum tear at 2-6 o’clock region, suspected soft tissue Bankart lesion. Finding as described, suspected previous anterior shoulder dislocation. Please correlate with past history. - Widening of AC joint with disrupted inferior AC ligament and partial tear of CC ligament with soft tissue edema, probably grade II according to Rockwood classification. - Small amount of fluid in subacromial-subdeltoid bursa.

I'm worried for the need to have a surgery. Not the surgery itself or the cost but due to relatively long recovery and the arm immobilized as far as I have understood is necessary with shoulder surgery so looking for an up and going specialist who not necessary see surgery as first choice. 

Thanks for any information. 

Felt

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Usually would not for hip but in some cases for knee it is necessary in order to view cartrilege, tendons  etc.

 

Better to get advise of an ortho before getting an MRI on your own, otherwise you risk wasting your money. MRIs are not always needed at all, and when they are, it is important to know what type.

Ok, do you get a short description of what issue eventually seen or only the images on CD?

Felt

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Does nto require a doctor referral.

 

They will ask name if doctor who referred (solely so they can then send the results) but no problem to tell them self referred and you will tajke the CD with you.

 

I've done it many times.

 

This place is fien as lon gas you don't need a specialized sort of MRI. However:

 

- you need to know exactly what type of MRI you need: of what part of the body, and (most important) whether with or without contrast.

 

I cannot in conscience recommend anyone have an MRI with contrast media at any imaging center in Thailand. A small minority of people have serious reactions to the dye and the tiem that will be required to get you to a hospital to manage this could cost you your life. Odds are small, but real. For non-contrast MRI, no issue.

Thanks Sheryl. Allow me to ask why one should need to have contrast media for a knee/hip MRI? I have had at least a dozen MRI scans of my knees (Europe mostly but also a couple scans in Thai hospitals) but never been asked to have contrast media! I had however a CT scan of stomach in Europe some years back and then contrast was necessary.

Felt

5 hours ago, JSon said:

Try https://www.mrithailand.com/en/

 

Been there myself, it was fine.  Good price.

 

You need a doctors referral though.  

Great, thanks

Felt 

Allow me to ask if anyone can recommend a MRI scan center outside of hospitals, in Bangkok that is good, but do not break the bank.

Thanks

Felt

20 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you can prove your insurance covers at least $10,000 of covid 19 treatment will be accepted to apply for a Thailand Pass.

Thank you for replying. Well I will at least try to upload it when applying. Btw, the Insurance company is widely used by the foreign community here but I believe its origin is foreign.

Felt

For medical reasons I have to return to my home country for an indefinite period but hope to be able to return for my visa extension (retirement) which expires at the end of August! I have a insurance here which I signed on for as extra health cover some years back. It actually cover the mandatory 40/400000 for O-A visa which on extension I not need. Attached to the policy is (seems like a diploma) a document in Thai / English stating that it also cover covid-19 disease with up to Thb 850000,- pr. policy year. Is this good enough to attach to the Thailand Pass application or do I need to buy a separate insurance if I hopefully can return before my extension expire?

Thanks

Felt

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

And a very unusual / strange development -- FOURTEEN COVID deaths reported for the day in the NE province of Roi Et (by far the most of any single province for the day).... compared to only five in the vastly larger and more populous province of Bangkok.

 

Normally, for some time now, Bangkok has regularly seen double-digit daily COVID deaths and almost always has more than any other single province on any given day, as would be expected given its relative size/population.

 

Likewise, I think it's pretty rare, at least thus far in this year's version of the pandemic, to have any other province besides Bangkok reporting double digit COVID deaths..  But we had that today in Roi Et of all places for some reason.

 

Curiously, according to the MoPH daily fatality reports, Roi Et didn't have any COVID deaths yesterday, and only one the day before that.... Hmmmm......

 

 

????Hmm.. on hold until this week's circus well underway!!

IMO cultural factors can supersede specific political systems. As in “tight” cultures (China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand), governments tend to enforce strict behavioural constraints for the public (social distancing, wearing masks, tracking individual compliance) whereas in “loose” cultures this is not possible leading to viewing the virus as an affront to ones' democratic rights and freedoms. Western countries, for example not wearing a mask is construed as a political statement to assert ideological affiliation. 

???? but using some spare baht to clear walk pats for grass, sand and garbage is not high-tech enough ????

Felt

13 hours ago, Kinnock said:

An impressive feat and clever marketing for the boards too.

 

This sort of adventure is what real men do to prove themselves, rather than stabbing their ex in Big C or invading another country.

Great achievement, not. Electric boards and jet skies is a danger do any diver or swimmer and should be banned from be used on any ocean. 

Felt

Good luck with that

Hua Hin Air Quality Index (AQI) and Thailand Air Pollution | IQAir

I don't understand that this is new isn't this aircraft from mid 90s or maybe its only new in the fleet to Thai Airways????? Maybe not with Thai Airways even if I regularly used Thai Airways abroad twice a year before Covid-19 hit, but I think I previously have been in similar aircraft both with KLM and Finnair however I don't pay to much attention if its called 200ER or 300LR when flying.????

Felt

Again????

????So they can let up on restrictions for incoming tourist who have sit crammed together in a flight for hours but running in a group where distance to your next should be the last worry for people pushing them self trough a Marathon is a no no???? But well today sports events seems anyway more to be  about getting a t-shirt and selfies than the sport itself so yes in a way I can see the concern to the organizer.

Felt

Thank you all for valuable info. Play Phala Beach it will be. Btw, great video from the poster who added that ????

Felt