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The Emerald Forest (1985)...how an aboriginal tribe in the Amazon was forced to become part of the "civilized" world.

4 hours ago, Snig27 said:

The man is beyond incompetent, only saved by the fact the cabinet and government he's part of are the global gold-standard in incompetence and corruption in 2021 - it is why we are in the mess we are right now.  He'll do or say whatever is needed to fiscally advance his big boss and secure his own position. 

the similar things were said about Donald Trump ????

...expats over 60 with underlying conditions...

Is being 80 years old an underlying condition ?

On 5/3/2021 at 1:39 AM, blackcab said:

Here is a news item from last year. The tracking wristbands were not implemented.

 

Instead the government designed the ThailandPlus locator app and made it mandatory for non-Thai citizens entering Thailand with a Certificate of Entry to install on their phones.

 

 

For an old person like me such digital wristband to monitor constantly blood pressure and pulse would be useful : which brand is recommended?

Is it known which amulets the tenants had on their chest and where I can buy them ????

I cannot remember the last 30 years that Sam Rainsy was without an arrest warrant against him

My wife says that we also need to use the masks while we are both in the car she is driving :  if that is true we must also use a mask in the house because we sleep in the same bed

for such questions in my home country every town or village has a GP within reach....in Thailand the only option seems to be a consultation at a hospital????

my wife can access my account online with user ID and password

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

 

There are several

 

1. Exercise Stress Test - noninvasive and not very expensive. 

 

2. Calcium CT - more expensive and involves some radiation exposure.

 

The results are not as simple as "positive/negtaive" and need to be interpreted by a doctor who is familiar with the patient's overall history and clinical condition.  Neither is 100% but both are very useful in  identifying coronary artery blockage and predicting the risk of heart attack and, to a lesser extent, stroke.

 

Aside from these tests, blood pressure and blood lipids (triglyceride, HDL and LDL cholesterol and their ratios) are excellent measures of major risk factors for heart disease and would be part of any routine check up.

Thank you for your always excellent information

From you explanation I understand that a BNP test is done mostly to evaluate the heart very probably after the damage is done.

I believe in preventive medicine.

I had hoped the BNP test would be something similar to the PSA test for men with a prostate condition.

Is there any test to show the status (or progress) of  blockages in the heart's arteries (it seems even an echocardiogram does not show this) or do we have no choice than to wait until a crisis develops.

21 hours ago, Sheryl said:

This test is not used for general screening anywhere in the world.  Nor is it used  to identify "potential heart weakness" in the general patient population.

 

This test measures a protein that is released by heart muscle in heart failure. It is done only when there are clinical signs of heart failure, and used to monitor progress or in some cases distinguish heart failure from other conditions producing similar symptoms.

 

Unless you have clinical signs of heart failure there would be no reason to do this test.

Thank you...

I live close to one of the leading Thai university hospitals where I undergo since 20 years - and every year - a general check up and a detailed blood analysis

As I am close to 80 years old I pay of course attention to the data about my heart and blood circulation.

Also I follow the interesting lectures on Youtube by a cardiologist in York (UK) and here I learn about a simple BNP test 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWsnNZvW7tk

Why was in my blood analysis never any mention of such a BNP test which is an indicator of potential heart weakness : is this test not known in Thailand?

My last visit to Samui was nearly 30 years ago and at that time it was already dangerous to cross the road because of extremely fast driving by cars and motorbikes

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It purported to have been issued at the Thai embassy in Munich.

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The embassies are always in the capital of a country...this does suggest Bavaria has become independent again ????

12 hours ago, sungod said:

So 1 in a million 'may' get a blood clot?

 

Will you be stayiong home today incase you get hit by a bus?

 

 

...and what about the risks of refusing to be vaccinated?

On 4/3/2021 at 10:45 AM, ThailandRyan said:

You can see the black mold covered under structures and such still down the center of the roads in places, just like the shells of buildings started but never completed. Sad state of affairs.

It will become the Thai version of Stonehenge in the 2525...... if man is still alive and woman can survive ...

(375) Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R90JW1fTw8U&t=24s

You wrote : "  ALL the 1 inch thick pile of papers and photographs were then copied by them in their office."  

I am doing same the procedure in the same office since more than 10 years and I am very surprised they accepted to make all those photocopies in their own office.

I submit always everything in two copies (one remains in their office and the other goes to head office at CW for approval)

The only photocopy I needed was the B1900 receipt for which there is a separate office at 10 meters charging 2 Baht per copy

19 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Did my first trip to Europe and North Africa in the early 60's. Travelled from Australia to Spain by P&O line, the ship was a trip in itself, hitched around Europe and North Africa with no thought of being picked up by a serial killer, visited ancient monuments like the Acropolis, Coliseum, Stonehenge, Pompeii etc with no crowds to worry about. Visited Bali in the mid 60's when there were very few tourists there, and Kuta was just an unspoiled beach. No question it was a better time.

I am born in 1944 and grew up as a son from working class family in Belgium : like you I travelled all over the world during 1960ies and 70ies (including Bali in 1969).  My country adopted during the 1960ies "social democracy" which opened the doors for free university and free health care - this would be considered "communism" in the USA -  I don't think the generation born after 1990 will have the same opportunities for their future as I had.

On 3/24/2021 at 2:52 PM, Sheryl said:

There are not as far as I know Thai TM practitioners specalizing in spinal or neurologic problems.

 

And in general Thai herbal treatments are unlikely to help this sort of pain except for CBD. the place you mention has a medical marijuana clinic and she would need to appoint directly with that, see  https://ttcmh.dtam.moph.go.th/index.php/knowledge/cannabis.html

(if you open it in chrome it will translate to English)

Thanks for your always very informative contributions related to the medical sector