Hospital charging more for foreigners

[actonion]

2 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Thanks for your info! Bangkok Hospital are good for screening. Many promotions. My Thai Mrs was screened for breast cancer, cost 2,900 baht. It was positive so the next stage was biopsy. That was 26,000 baht. However, the doctor suggested that treatment be carried out in the Government Hospital Cancer Centre. Fair play for that. Do you know what type of hysterectomy your wife had?  My mother had a complete hysterectomy in UK. Unfortunately, at that time, it was the practice to leave one ovary in-situ to avoid the need for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). My mother developed ovarian cancer, albeit 40 years later. A doctor told me that, in their wisdom, the NHS has killed thousands of women by doing that.

My Mrs  went for an Annual  smear test with the Gynie doctor while i was having the  prostate  procedure, they found stage 2 cancer  which is why they said she needed a full hysterectomy, she is now on  hormone replacement,  they have now suggested  she has a  follow up Scan, these annual checks  apparently go on for 5 years following her operation..she is gaining weight very fast,despite her dieting

[Sheryl]

2 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

 Do you know what type of hysterectomy your wife had?  My mother had a complete hysterectomy in UK. Unfortunately, at that time, it was the practice to leave one ovary in-situ to avoid the need for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). My mother developed ovarian cancer, albeit 40 years later. A doctor told me that, in their wisdom, the NHS has killed thousands of women by doing that.

 

It is NOT recommended -- by any public health or medical authority -- to remove healthy ovaries in premenopausal women  undergoing hysterectomy unless the woman has specific risk factors for ovaraian cancer. The disadvantages  of a "surgical menopause" far outweigh the advantage of preventing ovarian cancer in the small percentage of women  who go on to develop it (about 2% overall, highest incidence being well after menopause).  In women past menopause,  it is more of a toss up decision and there is a lack of consensus.  Some doctors believe it is best to remove in that case while others  recommend keeping the ovaries in if no special risk factors, since even after menopause they continue to produce small amounts if hormones which, among other things, help protect against osteoporosis.

 

Cancer can occur in virtually any organ of the body, this does not warrant the removal of healthy organs.

 

 

[Sheryl]

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[The Fugitive]

16 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

 

It is NOT recommended -- by any public health or medical authority -- to remove healthy ovaries in premenopausal women  undergoing hysterectomy unless the woman has specific risk factors for ovaraian cancer. The disadvantages  of a "surgical menopause" far outweigh the advantage of preventing ovarian cancer in the small percentage of women  who go on to develop it (about 2% overall, highest incidence being well after menopause).  In women past menopause,  it is more of a toss up decision and there is a lack of consensus.  Some doctors believe it is best to remove in that case while others  recommend keeping the ovaries in if no special risk factors, since even after menopause they continue to produce small amounts if hormones which, among other things, help protect against osteoporosis.

 

Cancer can occur in virtually any organ of the body, this does not warrant the removal of healthy organs.

Thank you for your informed and balanced report. It is reassuring that the UK NHS got things right back in 1971 when my mother had her hysterectomy. The doctor was obviously speaking with hindsight; i.e. he wouldn't have been in my house watching my mother vomiting 'coffee grounds' if the NHS had removed both ovaries 40 years earlier. Incidentally, she was then admitted to our local Medical Investigation Unit. The doctor in charge was adamant that she hadn't got cancer. CT scan revealed no tumours, gastro endoscopy reported cancer negative and, the most reliable indicator, blood tests, returned normal results four weeks prior to death. He told me it couldn't be cancer and the fluid in her abdomen was a symptom of heart failure, which is treatable. He told my mother she was 'fixable'. Unfortunately, one week later, blood tests reported 'abnormal' and a more senior doctor noted raised lymph nodes under her arms. She died of metastatic disease three weeks later.

[BangkokHank]

1 hour ago, thecyclist said:

Not fine by me. And I told them so. Said I would have the cataract done in Vietnam, which I did at a private hospital for less than what Queen Sirikit would have charged me. No waiting, premium service. Scr.w LOS. 

Where did you have your cataract operation done in Vietnam? (I recently had a skin cancer operation done in Nha Trang for about US$500, and I visited an eye hospital in Da Lat to get their prices for a cataract operation, which I will need someday.)

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, thecyclist said:

Not fine by me. And I told them so. Said I would have the cataract done in Vietnam, which I did at a private hospital for less than what Queen Sirikit would have charged me. No waiting, premium service. Scr.w LOS. 

Good, i think more and more people will start getting ops abroad

[MangoKorat]

11 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Who knew ..the braces scam

Try getting them to believe its a scam though.