14 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

You think my post is bullying....  you need <deleted>en help.

He cannot find a suitable doctor. He  needs a phychiatrist,not a doctor.

20 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

Receptionists "no", but a couple of doctors "yes" - I got the feeling from words uttered by the doctors that they did not want any foreigners in Thailand.

 

On the other hand, I have encountered many doctors here who have gone out of their way to be helpful.

 

Every country has "good" and "bad" doctors.

I suspect farangs aren't their favourite customers. They question them more than the locals. The locals are obedient and don't query anything, which they much prefer. 

On 8/20/2025 at 2:42 AM, Grumpy one said:

Shock horror, you had to show a naked arm in the waiting room for your blood pressure test.

You no doubt show more than that each time you go for a swim

Many years ago I was regularly visiting Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok. I would walk for almost 30 minutes to get there in 35C heat, and puffing away on a cigarette. When they took my blood pressure it was often on the high side of good.

On 8/20/2025 at 9:42 AM, Grumpy one said:

Shock horror, you had to show a naked arm in the waiting room for your blood pressure test.

You no doubt show more than that each time you go for a swim

He can not  swim 

He should be able to swim as he thinks he is a Duck

Quackers if you ask me

Computer says No.

On 8/20/2025 at 10:49 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Always smiles when he sees me and instantly remembers me ! 

"Here for your prostate check he shouts to me....A lovely doctor who remembers his patients 

 

Sounds like the two of you have really hit it off.  

Over many years here I have been treated at hospitals in Rayong, Pattaya, Sri Racha and Bangkok.  Twice I was an in-patient for 5 or 6 days at one of those hospitals.  Never have I experienced anything other than highly professional and quality service.  I even have the privilege of having my current personal doctor's private phone and email address.  I love my doctor, hospital and outstanding service I have always experienced at every hospital I have been to.

On 8/19/2025 at 10:33 PM, georgegeorgia said:

There isn't even any privacy taking my blood pressure in the waiting room of all places !

Explain to me why you need a private space to take your blood pressure? 

I have never seen such a thing in any hospital or clinic where they give you a private room to do this. Are you complaining just for the OPS sake? 

 

i have met a few receptionists with what seemed to be racism against foreigners. You find them occasionally in every field. What you should have done was see the doctor and complain to him about her attitude so she will either get a new perspective on how to do her job, or get fired. 

On 8/20/2025 at 8:43 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Mate, you've missed the boat, 20 years ago we were all treated like Kings, these days they are fed up with us. 

 

 

You want NON Rude receptionist, you got to get out of Pattaya, far away. 

Too many moaning, nasty, miserable foreigners in Pattaya, it's no longer Thailand, just whinging, whining lousy foreigners. 

 

BHP takes your blood pressure in the waiting room. 

It's not a problem for most of us. 

 

 

While sitting waiting in a hospital waiting room, I have seen nurses giving injections to patients, I don't see any problem with this.

On 8/20/2025 at 1:33 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Let's talk about medical centres doctors in the Jomtien area

I know personally of three

One I will not go back to !

 

I certainly will not be saying or identified the medical centre I'm talking about in the Jomtien area

 

but I remember my last visit which still sends shivers up my spine when I had to deal with a young women who was the receptionists asking me questions and shaking her head at the answers !

I decided rather than be belittling I left 

She also seems to talk to others like that too

Oh please I said to her ...not this little black duck and then I stormed out 

 

There isn't even any privacy taking my blood pressure in the waiting room of all places !

 

 

 

 

Why the hell do you need a private room to get your blood pressure checked You don't have to drop your pants do you ??

On 8/19/2025 at 11:24 PM, kiwikeith said:

I have had a vicious gay Thai Dr tell me that I was invading the Thai hospital system and turned nasty, I left and saw another Dr, I have been a patient at the hospital for 17 years, I have supported my family and paid their medical expenses costing me thousands of Bhat, I have never been treated so badly, thank bhudda I will never see this a hell again 

Another sad sign that "...the party is over..." (written by someone first visiting in 1969)

1 hour ago, wavodavo said:

Why the hell do you need a private room to get your blood pressure checked You don't have to drop your pants do you ??

Maybe he thinks the nurse is gonna put the blood pressure around his knackers and check the blood pressure there.

5 hours ago, dlclark97 said:

Over many years here I have been treated at hospitals in Rayong, Pattaya, Sri Racha and Bangkok.  Twice I was an in-patient for 5 or 6 days at one of those hospitals.  Never have I experienced anything other than highly professional and quality service.  I even have the privilege of having my current personal doctor's private phone and email address.  I love my doctor, hospital and outstanding service I have always experienced at every hospital I have been to.

 

How does one go about getting a personal doctor here?  Has always seemed to me you just show up at hospitals for everything and see specialists etc.  But difficult to build a relationship/history with anyone.

On 8/19/2025 at 10:33 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Anyone else had rude medical receptionist? 

The question that needs to be asked is 'how many rude foreigners have we've seen at a medical centre/clinic'? 🤔

 

It's because of these many rude, disrespectful, nasty foreigners, we must all suffer. 

 

 

18 hours ago, BuyBitcoin said:

 

How does one go about getting a personal doctor here?  Has always seemed to me you just show up at hospitals for everything and see specialists etc.  But difficult to build a relationship/history with anyone.

I have always been treated with respect this was out of the blue and shocked my Thai wife, if i retaliated I would have been kicked out of the hospital this dr was nothing but an angry person who probably lost his boyfriend that morning 

On 8/19/2025 at 11:42 PM, couchpotato said:

Sends shivers down my spine just reading this!

I took a family member to hospital who had aids 

I contacted the aids foundation first, they said treatment was free for Thai people, when family and I talked to the dr he demanded thousands of bhat for medicine, I said Thailand provides free medicine for Thai residents, it's Thai law he kicked us out we drove to Petcharat and the dr said sorry they are corrupt and put our friend into hospital which he charged us 2000 bhat for a week and then gave free medicine for him ,never had to pay again