Doctors expensive

[georgegeorgia]

I can't believe the cost of seeing a Doctor here in Pattaya 

One (farang) doctor I saw here ,I was in his room 3 minutes before he said have a blood test

Total cost 2400 baht ($110 Australian dollars)

I could of seen a (paid) $40  doctor in Australia 3 times for that price or a free Medicare doctor.

 

He said come back tommrrw for your results 

I went back ,nothing wrong, he said but  then  checked my blood pressure 

Your blood pressure is high but don't worry I can sell you Amlodipone at 800 baht for 30 caps 

 

700 baht fee today they said on walking out to reception ,I was there 5 minutes plus your medication 

I said forget the medication!!

 

I said I only came for the results you could of emailed me !

300 baht to email results they said

 

These doctors are charging Western rates 

Not even a doctor in Australia charges $110 for 5 minutes (2400b)

 

I will stick with the free blood tests in Australia!! 

You wouldn't want to be sick here 

I'm going !!!

Edited October 25 by georgegeorgia

[jvs]

I have heard many reasons why people go to Pattaya,going there to get your blood checked is a new one!

I just wonder what you will come up with next.

Maybe try a brain scan?

[KannikaP]

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I will stick with the free blood tests in Australia!! 

You wouldn't want to be sick here 

I'm going !!!

I thought you said you were going last week. Make your mind up.

BYE!

[chiang mai]

I agree with the OP, the cost of a doctors visit has increased hugely in the past three years. Plus each specialist has certain tests they feel obliged to perform which double their consultation fee. I saw a chest doctor last week, 700 of his fee, 400 for the x-ray, 250 to read the x-ray, 700 for the endoscope up the nose test. A simple consult turned out to be 2,400 by the time I was done, five years ago it would have been 1,000 max..

[Pattaya57]

So yet another doctor has said nothing wrong with you but you insist on seeing more and complaining about the cost for tests you asked for but don't need

 

...I think there's a word for that?

 

Edited October 25 by Pattaya57

[petermik]

22 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I can't believe the cost of seeing a Doctor here in Pattaya 

One (farang) doctor I saw here ,I was in his room 3 minutes before he said have a blood test

Total cost 2400 baht ($110 Australian dollars)

 

The "farang"doctor you saw was very likely a BM here and he`s peed off about the useless tripe you come up with on this forum...revenge is sweet 😂

[scubascuba3]

Where i go he is 100 baht, wears a white coat, that's good enough for me

[newnative]

     No, doctors are cheap, at least compared to America.  I still remember going in, years ago, to get a mole removed.  Went to a dermatology clinic, rather than the hospital, since it was a minor procedure.  Was in the examination room about 5 minutes and the doctor zapped the mole.  Got the bill.  $500!   How could it cost so much???  There was a long list of charges, only one of which I still remember:  $50 for sitting on the examination table while the doctor zapped the mole.  Not joking.  If I had known, I would have stood.  

[marin]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I can't believe the cost of seeing a Doctor here in Pattaya 

One (farang) doctor I saw here ,I was in his room 3 minutes before he said have a blood test

Total cost 2400 baht ($110 Australian dollars)

I could of seen a (paid) $40  doctor in Australia 3 times for that price or a free Medicare doctor.

 

Remember you were castigating and complaining about those who prefer to use the bus Pattaya/Bangkok. Now you see why, they had had medical treatment here.  One day you will understand,,,,, maybe..😂

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I went back ,nothing wrong

Not believe, something is wrong with you mate. 😂

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Where i go he is 100 baht, wears a white coat, that's good enough for me

I hope rubber gloves are worn when performing DRE. 🧤

 

[KhunLA]

... "Amlodipone at 800 baht for 30 caps "  

 

Are people that stupid   

 

[flexomike]

16 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Where i go he is 100 baht, wears a white coat, that's good enough for me

And he asks you to bend over and cough

 

[bradiston]

17 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I can't believe the cost of seeing a Doctor here in Pattaya 

One (farang) doctor I saw here ,I was in his room 3 minutes before he said have a blood test

Total cost 2400 baht ($110 Australian dollars)

I could of seen a (paid) $40  doctor in Australia 3 times for that price or a free Medicare doctor.

 

He said come back tommrrw for your results 

I went back ,nothing wrong, he said but  then  checked my blood pressure 

Your blood pressure is high but don't worry I can sell you Amlodipone at 800 baht for 30 caps 

 

700 baht fee today they said on walking out to reception ,I was there 5 minutes plus your medication 

I said forget the medication!!

 

I said I only came for the results you could of emailed me !

300 baht to email results they said

 

These doctors are charging Western rates 

Not even a doctor in Australia charges $110 for 5 minutes (2400b)

 

I will stick with the free blood tests in Australia!! 

You wouldn't want to be sick here 

I'm going !!!

Stay away from hospitals. Go to a clinic. Much cheaper. What is wrong with you anyway? A farang doctor in Thailand? Where?

[bluejets]

Long time no see Aussie doctor....???

$90 for short visit these days (5-10 minutes)

Get medicare refund maybe $35.

Blood test at another establishment add to that.

Betting you'd be forking out at least $250 to begin with.

Then you need another short doctor visit fee to get results.

Cheap Charlie....get insurance.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, flexomike said:

And he asks you to bend over and cough

 

not experienced that, you should change your doctor

[Lacessit]

I recently had two nights in a government hospital with pneumonia, caused by a bacterial infection.

 

Round-the clock nursing care

 

4 bedside visits by doctors over 2 days,

 

At least three antibiotic IV’s, plus saline infusions

 

Sundry decongestant and anti-nausea meds.

 

An ECG and Chest X’ray,

 

Four blood tests, including troponin measurements.

 

Take-home pack of antibiotics and paracetamol.

 

 

All for a grand total of just under 7000 baht. I regard that as a screaming bargain.

 

 

A blood test at Mengrai Labs is usually 1000 baht.

 

Losartan for hypertension is about 200 baht for a month's supply.

 

A consultation with a cardiologist in Chiang Rai costs me 400 baht,

 

 

Perhaps the OP should be shopping around.

[jacko45k]

18 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

So yet another doctor has said nothing wrong with you but you insist on seeing more and complaining about the cost for tests you asked for but don't need

 

...I think there's a word for that?

 

I diagnose hypochondria for free, but am a layman!

[chiang mai]

In defense of the OP, medical costs in Thailand have increased at over 15% per year for the past few years. 

[flexomike]

30 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

not experienced that, you should change your doctor

never been asked too do that in my 56 plus year history in Thailand. I can afford to go to a doctor that charges more than 100 baht

 

[Ralf001]

29 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I recently had two nights in a government hospital with pneumonia, caused by a bacterial infection.

 

Round-the clock nursing care

 

4 bedside visits by doctors over 2 days,

 

At least three antibiotic IV’s, plus saline infusions

 

Sundry decongestant and anti-nausea meds.

 

An ECG and Chest X’ray,

 

Four blood tests, including troponin measurements.

 

Take-home pack of antibiotics and paracetamol.

 

 

All for a grand total of just under 7000 baht. I regard that as a screaming bargain.

 

 

A blood test at Mengrai Labs is usually 1000 baht.

 

Losartan for hypertension is about 200 baht for a month's supply.

 

A consultation with a cardiologist in Chiang Rai costs me 400 baht,

 

 

Perhaps the OP should be shopping around.

 

good deal...

 

I went in  with pnumonia as well... cost 42k a day !

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

good deal...

 

I went in  with pnumonia as well... cost 42k a day !

A private hospital, presumably.

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

A private hospital, presumably.

yeah private but is my registered SS hospital so I actually paid nada.

[rwill]

The local government hospital still charges me 50 baht to see a doctor.

[terryofcrete]

1 hour ago, bradiston said:

Stay away from hospitals. Go to a clinic. Much cheaper. What is wrong with you anyway? A farang doctor in Thailand? Where?

I have attended the emergency department at Pattaya city hospital on soi Bukahao several times and was seen promptly and treated very professionally and amazed at the low cost.

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 minutes ago, rwill said:

The local government hospital still charges me 50 baht to see a doctor.

I've heard those government hospital wait times are around 4 hours. 

 

That would suit Georgie boy, keep him off the streets, no time for peeping Tom 👀 and it would stop him annoying everyone. 

 

 

[Lacessit]

9 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've heard those government hospital wait times are around 4 hours. 

 

That would suit Georgie boy, keep him off the streets, no time for peeping Tom 👀 and it would stop him annoying everyone. 

 

 

It depends.

 

For non-emergency ailments, the wait times are as you say, and it is better to attend a clinic.

 

For emergency admissions, one is triaged, followed by diagnosis after testing.

 

In my case, I had an ECG and chest X'ray.

 

I  was in a hospital bed with an antibiotic IV in my arm about two hours after presenting.

Edited October 26 by Lacessit

[Olmate]

42 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

good deal...

 

I went in  with pnumonia as well... cost 42k a day !

Same.here, in Phuket, precovid, 2days,1nite,hiso hosp tho.

[Randy99]

20 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I can't believe the cost of seeing a Doctor here in Pattaya 

One (farang) doctor I saw here ,I was in his room 3 minutes before he said have a blood test

Total cost 2400 baht ($110 Australian dollars)

I could of seen a (paid) $40  doctor in Australia 3 times for that price or a free Medicare doctor.

 

He said come back tommrrw for your results 

I went back ,nothing wrong, he said but  then  checked my blood pressure 

Your blood pressure is high but don't worry I can sell you Amlodipone at 800 baht for 30 caps 

 

700 baht fee today they said on walking out to reception ,I was there 5 minutes plus your medication 

I said forget the medication!!

 

I said I only came for the results you could of emailed me !

300 baht to email results they said

 

These doctors are charging Western rates 

Not even a doctor in Australia charges $110 for 5 minutes (2400b)

 

I will stick with the free blood tests in Australia!! 

You wouldn't want to be sick here 

I'm going !!!

I was just quoted $25,000 Cdn funds to remove a kidney stone at a hospital in Sri Racha.  That was the minimum price.  The private health sector in Thailand is ridiculous.  Thieves, all of them in my opinion.

[Lacessit]

26 minutes ago, Randy99 said:

I was just quoted $25,000 Cdn funds to remove a kidney stone at a hospital in Sri Racha.  That was the minimum price.  The private health sector in Thailand is ridiculous.  Thieves, all of them in my opinion.

Get a quote at a public hospital.