mikejphuket Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Looking for a clinic (preferably north of Phuket town) to do a blood test to check for PSA level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Any decent doctor will draw blood and send to lab. Results back next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlog Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thalang hospital or the small clinic near the main Thalang junction opposit the gasoline station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejphuket Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, schlog said: Thalang hospital or the small clinic near the main Thalang junction opposit the gasoline station. Thank you, are you referring to the Shell station on the north side of Thalang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlog Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 41 minutes ago, mikejphuket said: Thank you, are you referring to the Shell station on the north side of Thalang? Nope. In Thalang near the junction. Dr. Suchet Clinic 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejphuket Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, schlog said: Nope. In Thalang near the junction. Dr. Suchet Clinic 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Mission will have the results inside a couple of hours. Get in early and you'll be ahead of the queue. I think the lab opes at 7 or 7:30. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 15 hours ago, Psimbo said: Mission will have the results inside a couple of hours. Get in early and you'll be ahead of the queue. I think the lab opes at 7 or 7:30. Don't forget you must fast for 12 hours before having a blood test. I always go as early as possible then can have breakfast while waiting for the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 No need to fast for PSA test... Fasting is for Cholesterol test... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isac Szwarc Brasil Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 19 hours ago, Psimbo said: Mission will have the results inside a couple of hours. Get in early and you'll be ahead of the queue. I think the lab opes at 7 or 7:30. I have done many exams there and I am very happy with teh service they provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Just had a look at my medical checkup pamphlet for Mission- they quote B832 for a PSA test (obviously the doctor report and nursing costs will add a bit more). It used to form part of the annual checkup ( currently B3010) but is now a separate add-on. Interestingly they have reduced the cost of the annual checkup so it works out the same as before. BIH quoted 3k yesterday for a thyroid test that is at least 2/3 cheaper at Mission IIRC! But I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 5 hours ago, sfokevin said: No need to fast for PSA test... Fasting is for Cholesterol test... I did not know that - I had thought all blood tests required fasting. Mind you if I get blood taken I always do the full works. It's not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry921 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 It's not just the cholesterol test that requires fasting, many blood tests require it, many don't. Various things can cause a PSA test to give a false positive. I had one once due to recently having had a kidney stone. The silly doctor noted to me when ordering the test that a kidney stone might cause a false positive, but ordered the test anyway. When it came back positive I had to wait a month and do it again. Should have just waited a month in the first place and saved the money. When in doubt, the urologist should give you the finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 09/02/2018 at 2:42 PM, LivinginKata said: I did not know that - I had thought all blood tests required fasting. Mind you if I get blood taken I always do the full works. It's not expensive. On 07/02/2018 at 7:18 PM, mikejphuket said: It might pay to abstain from sex for a couple of days prior to the PSA test as this can affect the result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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