June 23, 2025Jun 23 On 6/17/2025 at 3:01 PM, Sheryl said: Is the CT you require with or without contrast? What type of surgeries are these? Cost should not be sole consideration. Won't do you any good to have surgery done badly, or the wrong type of procedure -- both quite possible outcomes if surgeon not selected with care. Depending on what this is, you might be better advised to come to Bangkok. While other hospitals may cost less than BPH the diffetence is likely to be fairly small unless you to a government hospital. At these, wait fof CT is often very long hence my question about contrast. If no contrast media, CT at a stand alone imaging center eould be an option. I am frankly puzxled by refeence to 240k for "each Op". Rare for a surgery to cost that little at a private hospitsl these days, but again, I have no idea what exactly this is. BTW Pattaya Memirial, like most hospitals, does have CT. https://www.pattayamemorial.com/departments/radiology A German neighbour needed some kind of vein surgery that involved sticking a hot wire inside his leg vein to clear it. It was 50% cheaper for him to fly back (return) to Germany for the surgery than have it done at Pattaya/Bkk hospital.
June 23, 2025Jun 23 After reading the exchanges I highly suggest the ops listen to Sheryl I've have had past and present with the hospital the people employed are good and nice but need to push the agenda of the hospital chief and that is money to pay for the equipment and profit.
June 23, 2025Jun 23 The advice from Sheryl is spot on, you should follow it. I was a Head Nurse for a Day Surgery Unit and we did very many surgical procedures, uteroscopy, where under anaesthesia ( spinal or general) they will introduce a scope and in it they can pass lighting wires and cutting instruments, which works like a drill. They can remove all the stones during one procedure. It will be a lengthy procedure, they have a screen connected so they can see everything. For such a procedure you may need an overnight stay. I don’t know hospitals in your area, but you got some good tips on those. Choose a reputable surgeon/ urologist, a Senior / Consultant for safety as well as accuracy. A complication can be a puncture in the ureter? So read your consent to surgery carefully and ask relevant questions, before and after. They could repair a puncture and you won’t know! If it were me, that’s the road I’d go down. After surgery you can try an Ayurvedic medicine called Cystone, which will help with the prevention of stone formation. You can get it Online, not expensive. I used it myself for several years, thankfully no recurrence! Coconut water is also said to be good! Good luck, shouldn’t be too major a problem if you get the right Surgeon.
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