Where to get a blood pressure test in Pattaya

[shdmn]

Back in Canada, there are public blood pressure checkers all over the place.  I can't find anything like that anywhere in Pattaya.  Anyone know of a way to get my blood pressure checked that does not involve buying a tester or paying to see a doctor?  I think there used to be kiosks around that did that at one time, but so far I have not been able to find anything like that.

Edited 7 hours ago by shdmn

[Sheryl]

Many larger pharmacies will do this for you.

 

Real pharmacies, not Boots/Watsons etc.

[shdmn]

8 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Many larger pharmacies will do this for you.

 

Real pharmacies, not Boots/Watsons etc.

Define a real pharmacy.  You mean like Fascino?  I thought Boots/Watsons were also real pharmacies? 

 

Do it for me as in they have one of those battery operated testers they will let me sit down and use, or do it for me as in they have public kiosks? 

Edited 6 hours ago by shdmn

[thesetat2013]

walk into any government hospital. there are blood pressure machines at every floor and for every type of doctors office inside that are free to use. 

[shdmn]

1 minute ago, thesetat2013 said:

walk into any government hospital. there are blood pressure machines at every floor and for every type of doctors office inside that are free to use. 

I will check that out, thanks!  Anyone know of Pattaya Memorial Hospital has them?  Or Pattaya City Hospital?  Those are the two closest to me.

Edited 6 hours ago by shdmn

[thesetat2013]

the Pattaya government hospital has them free as you walk into the general area. For people with appointments. It is an open space as you go to get queue. Not the Emergency room area

Edited 6 hours ago by thesetat2013

[Sheryl]

32 minutes ago, shdmn said:

Define a real pharmacy.  You mean like Fascino?  I thought Boots/Watsons were also real pharmacies? 

 

Do it for me as in they have one of those battery operated testers they will let me sit down and use, or do it for me as in they have public kiosks? 

Not a public kiosk. But pharmacy staff have machine (in the case of real pharmacies staffed by actual pharmacists)

 

Yes, Fascino would be worth a try

 

Boots and Watsons here sell mainly cosmetics and toiletries. Tiny pharmacy counter with only very limited supply.

[pattayasan]

2 hours ago, shdmn said:

Back in Canada, there are public blood pressure checkers all over the place.  I can't find anything like that anywhere in Pattaya.  Anyone know of a way to get my blood pressure checked that does not involve buying a tester or paying to see a doctor?  I think there used to be kiosks around that did that at one time, but so far I have not been able to find anything like that.

 

Boots, Central Festival Mall, upstairs shop on 4th floor.

[BigStar]

1 hour ago, thesetat2013 said:

walk into any government hospital. there are blood pressure machines at every floor and for every type of doctors office inside that are free to use. 

 

This will work.

[BigStar]

1 hour ago, shdmn said:

I will check that out, thanks!  Anyone know of Pattaya Memorial Hospital has them?  Or Pattaya City Hospital?  Those are the two closest to me.

 

Pattaya Memorial is private.

[pattayasan]

1 hour ago, pattayasan said:

Boots, Central Festival Mall, upstairs shop on 4th floor.

 

Free.

[Sheryl]

3 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

walk into any government hospital. there are blood pressure machines at every floor and for every type of doctors office inside that are free to use. 

The problem is that these machines are oftn uncalibrated and inaccurate.  

[shdmn]

I found free-to-use blood pressure machines at Pattaya City and Pattaya Memorial Hospitals.

• Pattaya City Hospital: Two machines are located outside the side entrance.
• Pattaya Memorial Hospital: One machine is available at the Emergency entrance, and two more are near the nurses' station by the main entrance.

I checked on two machines at Pattaya Memorial and one at Pattaya City. The machines appeared to be of good quality, and all readings were consistent, suggesting accurate measurements.

Edited 1 hour ago by shdmn

[SingAPorn]

I bought a BP tester like the ones they have in any doctor's cabinet. Far cheaper and always at hand. Like many other tests, the results car vary between the morning or the evening and between one day and another.

 

When it comes to testing certain factors in general, I recall during the COVID how one day the test came positive and the next day it was negative.

 

Same for some other issues like a Streptococcus P (Ag). One day it came out positive in a reputed lab and the doctor prescribed the usual penicillin based Amoxilin. As I read of the side effects of these very strong antibiotics that destroy the entire immune system, I took another test few days later and it came out negative. All this to say if it's something serious, better to get tested twice or thrice in different labs and then up to you on your decision to either take the stuff the doctor has prescribed or to let your immune system do the job.

 

All this is only a personnal opinion and experience and definately not to be taken granted and definately not to replace what any qualified doctor(s) may say.

Edited 1 hour ago by SingAPorn