On ‎1‎/‎30‎/‎2018 at 5:18 PM, oldlakey said:

Wot

I have been a patient a time or two, on two occasions in a life or death situation

I am still alive and kicking because of the competence of the medical staff and caring nature of the hospitals concerned

One a surgeon the other a neurologist

I have absolutely no time for hospitals who perform procedures for nothing other than to increase the size of the bill

What is the point of a scan with no outcome except NO OUTCOME

You are quite welcome to your opinion of the performance of this doctor and hospital, it wont change mine

Have a nice day

Of course a scan can show nothing wrong. They are done to rule out problems as much as to find them. Still have to be paid for.

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Of course a scan can show nothing wrong. They are done to rule out problems as much as to find them. Still have to be paid for.

Stick to being a porter in your A brave new world

But as for this particular case the scan was paid for, but nothing was ruled in or out as the muppet was not up to the task of doing anything other than discharging the OP

I hope this helps but I am not hopeful

Bye- Bye

5 hours ago, oldlakey said:

Stick to being a porter in your A brave new world

But as for this particular case the scan was paid for, but nothing was ruled in or out as the muppet was not up to the task of doing anything other than discharging the OP

I hope this helps but I am not hopeful

Bye- Bye

Were you in the room when all this was going on?

49 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Were you in the room when all this was going on?

Well no, but are you calling the OP a liar

On 04/02/2018 at 2:28 AM, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Thanks for the info.

If I get sick it might prove useful.

Everyone I know that has visited India has been sick from something they got there though, so I'm in no rush...

Best of luck.

India travellers often fall ill but I do not think this is the case with medical tourism. India has a reputation as Good as or better Than Thailand. Croatia seems best for dentistry. 

Edited February 4, 20188 yr by The manic

On 23/01/2018 at 12:37 AM, brling said:

Pathetic reply, the Thai doctors "could not even analyse the findings", and charged him 35,000 baht.

The Thai doctors who have treated me trained in Europe or the USA and we're just as capable as British Doctors.  The UK has an appalling death rate and a poor track record in positive outcomes. 

On ‎2‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 12:22 AM, oldlakey said:

Well no, but are you calling the OP a liar

I wasn't in the room to say. He could have been confused, or misunderstood what was said.

2 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I wasn't in the room to say. He could have been confused, or misunderstood what was said.

Well yes he could you might very well be correct, but then of course you might just as well be wrong about him

You do of course seem to get into a muddle very easily where threads concerning hospitals are concerned dont you

A personal attack has been removed

On ‎3‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 12:40 PM, oldlakey said:

Well yes he could you might very well be correct, but then of course you might just as well be wrong about him

You do of course seem to get into a muddle very easily where threads concerning hospitals are concerned dont you

Given I worked in hospitals in 3 different countries for decades, I fail to understand why I would get confused in a hospital related thread.

How many years have you worked in hospitals?

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Given I worked in hospitals in 3 different countries for decades, I fail to understand why I would get confused in a hospital related thread.

How many years have you worked in hospitals?

Confused with your comprehension as regards the content of both the threads that concerns hospital actions that we are talking to each other about at the present time

Let me see if I can help, in the first oldest thread I blame the Thai hospital for their actions because they did not deliver to the OP what they billed him for, in the second both the Thai and the UK hospitals are at fault

Your work experience is not part of that, and I am not calling that into doubt I am sure you more than held your end up in that caring profession

This is just a disagreement how we view the actions of these Hospitals nothing personal as far as I am concerned

 

Have a nice weekend 

Edited March 9, 20188 yr by oldlakey

On 2/5/2018 at 2:34 AM, The manic said:

India travellers often fall ill but I do not think this is the case with medical tourism. India has a reputation as Good as or better Than Thailand. Croatia seems best for dentistry. 

Fall ill because of stomach complaint,easy to sort out within hour or so.  Yes India is magnificent,friend just had aorta valve replaced (Thailand) 1and a quarter mil baht  same op India,better hospital too by all accounts charges 100,000 baht plus cost of valve,to say he is dismayed is understatement, I'm off soon for heart/cancer scans,cost here Thailand 70 to 80 000 there India 2000 baht.      Anyway, the OP is not for showing,shame really,liked to have known how he got on,but I guess at 78 and poor health he is not coming back,but he did leave permanently just two years before

On 1/22/2018 at 10:32 PM, ThaiBob said:

Perhaps the UK embassy can provide some assistance.

Not a chance in hell......

I don't follow, what's the problem with a quick return to bkk to arrange/ship back your stuff?

 

its unlikely anything will happen in a month if your ok now

19 minutes ago, Dick Crank said:

I don't follow, what's the problem with a quick return to bkk to arrange/ship back your stuff?

 

its unlikely anything will happen in a month if your ok now

I doubt that is the case,think the OP will have passed away by now,shame , I quite liked this guy

On 1/22/2018 at 6:50 PM, emilymat said:

I was the discharged with a 35,000 baht bill. I felt worse than when I went in.. Over £700 seems al lot for an over night stay - and the usual pills.

Lucky you were insured.

On 1/23/2018 at 12:29 PM, Slip said:

I would have agreed with you.  The thing is she tried and they wouldn't have it- Perhaps I should have been more precise- apparently they refused to transfer the ownership at the Land Transport office without her  having a work permit.

Nonesense. I've done it many times on tourist visas.

On 1/23/2018 at 6:09 PM, emilymat said:

but have no idea how to transfer,

Someone here can DHL the documents for you to sign and you can DHL them back.

 

The DoT have their own standard power of attorney form.

This is the problem with thailand hospitals especially the large ones on tourist areas. 35k? They will send you for as many tests as possible and every time your blood pressure is checked kaching1000 

baht

Do you need help from BKK or Pattaya end? I'm here ATM as are many others. 

Back to my condo in BKK on the 30th 

Edited June 19, 20188 yr by InMyShadow

On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 7:48 AM, altcar bob said:

I doubt that is the case,think the OP will have passed away by now,shame , I quite liked this guy

Passed away from what? 

On 1/25/2018 at 7:16 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

Well no you did not. What you actually said was

 

So did you miss a zero?

I think he forgot to add in the costs of the airfares and hotel stays.

 

And the time waiting around airports makes it a lot longer than 2 hours from Bangkok.

9 minutes ago, InMyShadow said:

Passed away from what? 

We hope that is not the case.  All we know for sure is he has not appeared on forum for almost 5 months.  If it turned out being GBS the time to recover functions can be very extended (my friend spent 9 months in Bungrumrad 2 years ago and can still not walk without help and continues treatment in US).  

Prior to his last hurried departure,he had another some two years before,disposed of car ,effects etc.,through ill health I believe,however he did return,probably still not in full health,but decided here was better than there.  Obviously ill health struck him down again,this time urgency was the name of the game,not heard from since.  Staying with his daughter,hope he is OK  but doubtful,at 78 his time was probably up

Another guy I really liked,he headed up the Sunday Roast thread for a couple of years ,got to know him too, Neil   Not heard from him for many a day,e mailed him too,think he may well be dead,damned shame,a real character

14 hours ago, altcar bob said:

Another guy I really liked,he headed up the Sunday Roast thread for a couple of years ,got to know him too, Neil   Not heard from him for many a day,e mailed him too,think he may well be dead,damned shame,a real character

Yes, its highly likely he's expired.

RIP

On 1/23/2018 at 8:09 PM, emilymat said:

Sorry if misled on this. I rent a bungalow from a Thai lady who is married to a UK man. She knew I was coming back on an emergency visit but I don't think she realised how much pain I was in. Rent is no problem as I have dd with Bangkok Bank.. It's really so she can dispose of 3 TV' 2 sets of golf clubs and more importantly the car and the motorbike, without me being there to sign the books. As I said  I have lost confidence in Thai hospitals  and will listen to my doc  here who thinks I might be in hospital soon. Thank you for the replies, as an earlier poster said ':you are 78 and you health comes first'   I just don't want the local government grabbing my car and bike when I would rather give it away but have no idea how to transfer, if at all possible from here, even though the book is over her. I left my phone over there in the confusion so losing all my contacts. I thin I can sort something out.

So contact the lady you rent from and have her mail you the  phone with the contacts you want