British citizen stranded in Thai hospital with a 400,000 baht plea to escape

[Dexxter]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

There’s no toilet roll, you just wash with a hose

Welcome to Thailand. This is normal and actually cleaner than toilet paper.

[The Fugitive]

1 hour ago, Kerryd said:

you don't "suddenly" catch leukemia. Like most cancers, it's a slow onset and you KNOW long beforehand that you've got it.

Wasn't the case with a relative of mine. He was in the Medical Investigation Unit in a U.K. National Health Service Hospital where the doctors admitted they were struggling to find out what was wrong with him. Finally diagnosed with leukemia. Died of it three weeks later.

[Goat]

every couple of weeks we get a GOFundMe Brit without insurance and it being sensationally being reported in the krap British Press slagging off Thais or Thailand.

I say ban them.

 

[ChipButty]

29 minutes ago, bob smith said:

You can because a friend of mine did that very thing!

A guy I knew did the very same thing and from that same hospital, 

[The Fugitive]

1 minute ago, Goat said:

every couple of weeks we get a GOFundMe Brit without insurance and it being sensationally being reported in the krap British Press slagging off Thais or Thailand.

I say ban them.

As already stated in this thread and others, Brits are accostomed to their totally free National Health Service. They believe they will always be able to return for free treatment if necessary.

[Gottfrid]

32 minutes ago, bob smith said:

You can because a friend of mine did that very thing!

Darn Bob! You know all the right people. 

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

Darn Bob! You know all the right people. 

….and it was a lot more than 400K!

 

He’s back in australia now, living his life. 

[digger70]

Tosser, No Insurance. 

Never should've travelled without it .should've stayed home .

[Ralf001]

15 minutes ago, bob smith said:

….and it was a lot more than 400K!

 

He’s back in australia now, living his life. 

 

how long after walking out on the bill did he fly out of the country ?

[bob smith]

3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

how long after walking out on the bill did he fly out of the country ?

Whats the got to do with you ralf? 

[bob smith]

6 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Tosser, No Insurance. 

Never should've travelled without it .should've stayed home .

Bla bla blaa.

 

at least he didnt come over on a rubber dingy! 

[Ralf001]

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Whats the got to do with you ralf? 

 

Just wondering why they did not flag his name and passport number with immigration and have him arrested.

[digger70]

6 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Bla bla blaa.

 

at least he didnt come over on a rubber dingy! 

Not interested in your drivel Khun Bob.  

[Quit]

I have been to some gov hospitals and none were a war zone. But I read the words "war zone" in another money raising attempt on Phuket, in that case of an owner of a company who sells condos. Instead of using his own money that he must have had invested, he had his friends raise a million baht or more. He also insisted to stay in the most expensive hospital. So they make others pay for their mistakes of not having an insurance, or they are scammers in the end.

 

Telling them to just walk away means that we retirees will somehow pay the bill. Unpaid bills led to pressure from hospitals on the government and to the requirement of having a health insurance. It would be wise to have each and any tourist have one before letting them in, to be fair.

Edited December 1, 2023 by Quit

[bob smith]

20 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Just wondering why they did not flag his name and passport number with immigration and have him arrested.

Because he didnt break the law you tool!

[Ralf001]

13 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Because he didnt break the law you tool!

 

Ahh righto.... so on that basis me seeking and receiving expensive medical treatment that is not covered by insurance... Iam within the law to refuse payment.

 

Good to know.

[bob smith]

3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Ahh righto.... so on that basis me seeking and receiving expensive medical treatment that is not covered by insurance... Iam within the law to refuse payment.

 

Good to know.

Emergency treatment! 
 

its free for anybody thats on deaths door! Get it yet?? 

[Ralf001]

3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Emergency treatment! 
 

its free for anybody thats on deaths door! Get it yet?? 

 

The 5.5 million spent on emergency treatment earlier this year... had of known I could have told em to punch the bill up their arse rather than deal with insurance will come in handy for next time...

 

I'll tell em Bob Smith said its cool.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

The 5.5 million spent on emergency treatment earlier this year... had of known I could have told em to punch the bill up their arse rather than deal with insurance will come in handy for next time...

 

I'll tell em Bob Smith said its cool.

There’s just no cure for stupid.

 

see ya ralf. 

[Ralf001]

18 minutes ago, bob smith said:

There’s just no cure for stupid.

 

see ya ralf. 

 

You said you do not have to pay for emergency treatment... did you not say this ?

[bignok]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

Better an idiot than a heartless, compassionless empty shell of a human being

Don't be so hard on yourself

[KanchanaburiGuy]

2 hours ago, damo1967 said:

Only a stupid 1d1ot like this m0r0n would go to Asia without INSURANCE... I shake my head at people who think they dont need it.

 

Eg:- some young aussie a few years back in Samui had his foot mostly amputated when hit by truck.. he did not have insurance because he was only going to be in Asia for 9 days and didn;t think he would need it.. he was at a local hospital with his foot hanging off by  afew strangs of tissue and the nurses were just wiping his foot with some towel hoping it would get better.. eventually got to international hospital and they would not touch his foot until the bill was pre-paid.. some horrendous amount like $120,000 USD or something.. another 'gofundme' 1d10t that I also donated the nice round sum of 0thb.  

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And yet, 99% of the people who come that HAVE insurance..... don't need it!

 

It buys them some peace of mind and, yes, absolutely saves their skin if they are part of the 1% who DO need it. (Note: 99% vs 1% is just a realistic estimates, I believe, not a specific claim. It's probably longer odds than that!)

 

Not buying insurance is gambling. But so is buying it! It's like the lottery: it's a waste of money........ that is, until you hit the big one.

 

Listen, what I spent on a lifetime of auto insurance in the U.S. that I never once made a claim on........ would have bought and paid for a whole new car (or a couple of used ones!)

 

Everyone is brilliant for buying insurance when they need it....... and foolish for buying it when they don't! 😂

 

The problem is, knowing which of those is right for you...... at this moment....... requires being able to read the future. 

 

Not buying insurance before he came does not make him dumb. He just played the odds differently than you would. You would buy a lottery ticket and he wouldn't. He looked at 99:1 odds and said, "Nah, I'll keep my money."

 

And 99% of the time, his decision would have been BRILLIANT!

 

Thing is...... there's still that 1% -- This time, he lost!

 

If you live in fear of those 99:1 odds....... absolutely, buy insurance every time! The insurance company will love you for it......... 99% of the time! 😂 

 

(BTW -- A year ago, I went back to the U.S. for a five day turn-around. I did not buy insurance [though I have Medicare Part A, hospitalization.] ------- My wife is there right now for one week, keeping her green card active. SHE bought travel insurance for her trip [and also has Medicare Part A.]

 

She buys lottery tickets, I don't! She's wasted tens of thousands of baht on the lottery, with occasional small winners. I still have all my money in my pocket! Lol "Every dollar I don't spend," I tell her, "That's one dollar I 'win' every time!"

 

Of course, if she ever hits a big winner, then I'll  be the "idiot!")

 

Insurance companies and casinos LOVE people who have so many fears or expectations of 99:1 odds......... that they'll keep on betting! They build their massive & spectacular buildings that way!

 

Cheers!

[John Drake]

Another deadbeat short term tourist. Sure would be nice if Thai officials would stop blaming people on retirement visas for cheating the hospitals, when it overwhelmingly seems to be younger short stay tourists.

[Dont confuse me]

I'm not a doctor and I have researched the subject but I have been under the impression that leukemia is a form of cancer? 

If that's correct the chances are it is a pre existing condition and the insurance wouldn't cover him ?

It says suspected case of leukaemia!  

[Muzzique]

39 minutes ago, KanchanaburiGuy said:

And yet, 99% of the people who come that HAVE insurance..... don't need it!

 

Its called insurance. Its protection incase you become the 1%. It's a risk protection. If you choose not to cover that risk it is your choice but people shouldn't come crying when lightning strikes and they suddenly realise they did need it.

 

Hopefully it never comes to that but I can tell you that should the risk materialise you will thank God you did have that cover. The peace of mind it brings is worth the money.

 

if you want to spin the roulette wheel of health don't be surprised if the ball lands in 0 and you lose your shirt and then discover there's no toilet paper too.

[jwest10]

20 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

But it seems like GoFundMe works better because he already raised all the money and then some.

Even with Insurance it seem in many cases  fight to cover the expense!!

[twizzian]

Not all government hospitals are that bad, but some are atrocious.

My father in law was diagnosed with leukemia. but died in hospital with Covid, pneumonia, and other chest infections.

[Olmate]

25 minutes ago, Muzzique said:

 

Its called insurance. Its protection incase you become the 1%. It's a risk protection. If you choose not to cover that risk it is your choice but people shouldn't come crying when lightning strikes and they suddenly realise they did need it.

 

Hopefully it never comes to that but I can tell you that should the risk materialise you will thank God you did have that cover. The peace of mind it brings is worth the money.

 

if you want to spin the roulette wheel of health don't be surprised if the ball lands in 0 and you lose your shirt and then discover there's no toilet paper too.

Odds of 0 in roulette:1 in 38!

[scottiejohn]

12 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Odds of 0 in roulette:1 in 38!

Depends on the wheel!

Of course, those odds are different when you play on a single zero wheel and a double zero roulette.

[Trippy]

7 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Depends on the wheel!

Of course, those odds are different when you play on a single zero wheel and a double zero roulette.

Odds are different, but the payouts are the same.