My Microsoft Word has been 'deactivated'. What can I do?

[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.

[georgegeorgia]

1 hour ago, Olmate said:

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

Good Psychiatrists??

[Grumpy one]

21 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 !!!

Your last 2 words are so sweet to hear  

[scubascuba3]

2 hours ago, flexomike said:

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

 

i doubt that

[georgegeorgia]

3 hours ago, bluejets said:

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.

You must live in a rural area in Australia 

 

Blood tests are free in Australia under Medicare ...I get one every month and never been questioned yet why.

You must be paying "private" companies to test your blood?

 

And ..where I live in Australia I use Medicare doctors which charge the Government not me .

 

I go to a doctor in Australia every week (free under the taxpayer thankyou) and use the free Australian Government Sexual health hospital for all my check ups and get free medication from them 

 

 

Edited 41 minutes ago by georgegeorgia

[CM Dad]

21 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 !!!

Why are you going to a farang doctor?  Go to a Thai doctor and stay away from overpriced private hospitals like Bangkok Hospital.

[georgegeorgia]

7 minutes ago, CM Dad said:

Why are you going to a farang doctor?  Go to a Thai doctor and stay away from overpriced private hospitals like Bangkok Hospital.

I once went to a Thai doctor , she left the door open and there was no privacy as I was getting a prostate exam ,she wore her night slippers in the surgery 

 

I looked up from the table to see 5 old men in the waiting room staring at me and that's no BS 

It was in Jomtien 

Edited 35 minutes ago by georgegeorgia

[roo860]

10 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I once went to a Thai doctor , she left the door open and there was no privacy as I was getting a prostate exam ,she wore her night slippers in the surgery 

 

I looked up from the table to see 5 old men in the waiting room staring at me and that's no BS 

It was in Jomtien 

Was it in Boyz Town? Probably liked the look of your butt. 😆

[newbee2022]

I was laughing a lot when I read your post.

If you can get health care for free in AUS, why you aren't there?

If you go for public hospitals here you would pay around 1000 Bath only (in your case with blood count)

[Hamus Yaigh]

22 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

One (farang) doctor I saw here

I am willing to be proved wrong, but I call total BS on this as foreign doctors are not permitted to service the public in Thailand.

[richard_smith237]

1 hour 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.

 

Thats a rip off - Bumrungrad (which is arguably the Best Private Hospital in Thailand) is less than half that... 

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

22 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

One (farang) doctor I saw here

I am willing to be proved wrong, but I call total BS on this as foreign doctors are not permitted to service the public in Thailand.

 

That was my take on the story..   I've never seen a Non-Thai Doctor in Thailand as its a 'protected' profession / industry and Dr's can only practice medicine in Thailand if they studied Medicine in Thailand. 

 

 

[theshu25]

22 hours ago, jvs said:

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?

Needs one