Daughter is visiting for a month and apart from an annual health check, at Jomtien hospital, she wants to have 2 small miles checked out.

 

Any suggestions for Pattaya to Sattahip area - and does anyone know if Jomtien hospital offers such a service (nothing obvious on their website).

I went to see a dermatologist at the hospital in North Pattaya. So they have specialists in that area. He was a young guy, but very professional and knowledgeable. 

Just checked. It was the Pattaya International Hospital. I think Soi 4 or thereabouts.

Most Thai doctors have very limited experience with skin cancers (and ditto the pathologists who would examine any biopsy) Over the years I have seen countless mistakes, malignancies missed. So an "all clear" here doesn't mean much. . If as it sounds like, your daughter is visiting form farang-land she would do better to have this done there, to be honest.

 

If nonetheless she insitso n doing this in Pattaya then:

 

https://bangkokpattayahospital.com/doctor/anna-jaruwarn-m-d/

 

But if told mole is OK, and mole has recently changed in size or appearance, she should still re-check in home country.

It's not in Pattaya, but not far, and I personally wouldn't go anywhere else:

 

Back in 2015 I had a pre-melanoma mole removed on my back. It was diagnosed in America, but since I was going to Thailand in a few weeks I decided to take care of it in Thailand. I went to the government university hospital, "The Institute of Dermatology" in Bangkok. Google map link:

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3kwYb9wTV82KSSBK9

 

I arrived at 6:00 when they opened. I registered.

 

I saw a doctor at 11:00.

 

I was in surgery at 13:00 (after lunch).

 

I paid and was out the door before 15:00.

 

I was incredibly impressed with everything. The cost at the time: $12. And this included all the lab work to make sure they cut deep enough (they tested what they removed). This might sound like a long day, but had I taken care of this in America it would have been a half dozen appointments spread out over 6-8 weeks and hundreds of dollars in insurance copays. Today I expect the total cost would be under $50.

 

Since this experience I've learned university hospitals are the way to go. They're government hospitals, so cheaper - yet in my experience a much better quality of care.

 

I'm not in Thailand at the moment, but when I return next year I will go there for a full body skin exam.

 

- Thomas

 

P.S. Additionally, the "Thai Travel Clinic" is right next door. In my opinion it's the best place to get low cost vaccines in all of Thailand.

On 2/28/2024 at 3:18 AM, Thomas72 said:

Back in 2015 I had a pre-melanoma mole removed on my back. It was diagnosed in America, but since I was going to Thailand in a few weeks I decided to take care of it in Thailand. I went to the government university hospital, "The Institute of Dermatology" in Bangkok. Google map link:

 

I arrived at 6:00 when they opened. I registered.

 

I saw a doctor at 11:00.

On 2/28/2024 at 3:18 AM, Thomas72 said:

It's not in Pattaya, but not far, and I personally wouldn't go anywhere else:

 

Back in 2015 I had a pre-melanoma mole removed on my back. It was diagnosed in America, but since I was going to Thailand in a few weeks I decided to take care of it in Thailand. I went to the government university hospital, "The Institute of Dermatology" in Bangkok. Google map link:

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3kwYb9wTV82KSSBK9

 

I arrived at 6:00 when they opened. I registered.

 

I saw a doctor at 11:00.

 

I was in surgery at 13:00 (after lunch).

 

I paid and was out the door before 15:00.

 

I was incredibly impressed with everything. The cost at the time: $12. And this included all the lab work to make sure they cut deep enough (they tested what they removed). This might sound like a long day, but had I taken care of this in America it would have been a half dozen appointments spread out over 6-8 weeks and hundreds of dollars in insurance copays. Today I expect the total cost would be under $50.

 

Since this experience I've learned university hospitals are the way to go. They're government hospitals, so cheaper - yet in my experience a much better quality of care.

 

I'm not in Thailand at the moment, but when I return next year I will go there for a full body skin exam.

 

- Thomas

 

P.S. Additionally, the "Thai Travel Clinic" is right next door. In my opinion it's the best place to get low cost vaccines in all of Thailand.

When you say that you registered at 6:00 and saw a doctor at 11:00, did they tell you at 6:00 that your appointment to see the doctor would be at 11:00, thereby freeing you to go and spend your time elsewhere? Or did you just have to sit there waiting without knowing when your time would be, and it just happened that they called you at 11:00? Thanks.

1 hour ago, BangkokHank said:

When you say that you registered at 6:00 and saw a doctor at 11:00, did they tell you at 6:00 that your appointment to see the doctor would be at 11:00, thereby freeing you to go and spend your time elsewhere? Or did you just have to sit there waiting without knowing when your time would be, and it just happened that they called you at 11:00? Thanks.

In governmeng hodpitsld you ard not hiven a time. You just eait.

You can (if you speak Thai well enough, or have a Thai speaker with you), ask the nurses for an approximslate estimate but it will just be approximate and there is some risk in leaving.

Best to just bring reading material with you. The Derm Inst is better than many govt hodpitls in terms of comfort. A/c, usually enough seats.

One can however certainly nip out in the interval between receiving queue number and when they actually start seeing patients. Usually 8 am ish. Certainly not 6.