Around three years ago I went to see Dr Charuspong, a urologist at Bumrungrad hospital, Bangkok, on the advice of Sheryl, and it was a great decision (thank you Sheryl).

 

I underwent all sorts of tests to try and determine the cause of my underactive detrusor (bladder) but there was no clear answer and it was something I would have to live with, with the help of a catheter to empty the bladder every night and ideally in the afternoon.

 

Since that day I have tried other "remedies", including the hyperbaric chamber as well as ESWT and acupuncture, but to no avail so it looks like I have got to live with this. I did find a drug on the internet which seemed to be efficacious in stimulating the detrusor muscle, so I sent an email to Dr Charuspong asking if he knew anything about this particular drug?

 

Much to my surprise his assistant made an appointment for me by telephone and I have just had a conversation with the doctor and unfortunately this drug is not available here and also can have some pretty nasty side effects, so it looks like I'm stuck with catheter use.

 

After the conversation, which covered quite a few areas, I asked him how to pay for this telephone consultation, and he politely said that there was no charge and he was only too pleased to be able to help me/his patients like this!!!

 

Now how magnificent is that gesture in this day and age, and especially when there are other hospitals near me that want to charge astronomical amounts for even the smallest medical event.

 

Many thanks to Dr Charuspong because he is truly a kind and caring individual, as well as being a top urologist.

20 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Around three years ago I went to see Dr Charuspong, a urologist at Bumrungrad hospital, Bangkok, on the advice of Sheryl, and it was a great decision (thank you Sheryl).

 

I underwent all sorts of tests to try and determine the cause of my underactive detrusor (bladder) but there was no clear answer and it was something I would have to live with, with the help of a catheter to empty the bladder every night and ideally in the afternoon.

 

Since that day I have tried other "remedies", including the hyperbaric chamber as well as ESWT and acupuncture, but to no avail so it looks like I have got to live with this. I did find a drug on the internet which seemed to be efficacious in stimulating the detrusor muscle, so I sent an email to Dr Charuspong asking if he knew anything about this particular drug?

 

Much to my surprise his assistant made an appointment for me by telephone and I have just had a conversation with the doctor and unfortunately this drug is not available here and also can have some pretty nasty side effects, so it looks like I'm stuck with catheter use.

 

After the conversation, which covered quite a few areas, I asked him how to pay for this telephone consultation, and he politely said that there was no charge and he was only too pleased to be able to help me/his patients like this!!!

 

Now how magnificent is that gesture in this day and age, and especially when there are other hospitals near me that want to charge astronomical amounts for even the smallest medical event.

 

Many thanks to Dr Charuspong because he is truly a kind and caring individual, as well as being a top urologist.

Are you in the Pattaya area? probably worth a visit to Queen Sirikit in Sattahip, Jessada Suwannasin in Urology is head man there, lots of experience, got to be 70s, last i heard was also at Pattaya International but more expensive

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Are you in the Pattaya area? probably worth a visit to Queen Sirikit in Sattahip, Jessada Suwannasin in Urology is head man there, lots of experience, got to be 70s, last i heard was also at Pattaya International but more expensive

Thanks very much scuba, however Dr Charuspong ran all of the tests (took over 2hours) with all the latest equipment, but to no avail I'm afraid. 

 

It seems that underactive detrusor/underactive bladder can happen to about 30% of men over a certain age (me!) and I've researched every possible place/university/hospital and at the end of the day it appears that the standard fallback position is simply "CIC" clean intermittent catheterisation, sad to say.

 

Thanks once again for replying, much appreciated that you took the time.

3 hours ago, xylophone said:

Around three years ago I went to see Dr Charuspong, a urologist at Bumrungrad hospital, Bangkok, on the advice of Sheryl, and it was a great decision (thank you Sheryl).

 

I underwent all sorts of tests to try and determine the cause of my underactive detrusor (bladder) but there was no clear answer and it was something I would have to live with, with the help of a catheter to empty the bladder every night and ideally in the afternoon.

 

Since that day I have tried other "remedies", including the hyperbaric chamber as well as ESWT and acupuncture, but to no avail so it looks like I have got to live with this. I did find a drug on the internet which seemed to be efficacious in stimulating the detrusor muscle, so I sent an email to Dr Charuspong asking if he knew anything about this particular drug?

 

Much to my surprise his assistant made an appointment for me by telephone and I have just had a conversation with the doctor and unfortunately this drug is not available here and also can have some pretty nasty side effects, so it looks like I'm stuck with catheter use.

 

After the conversation, which covered quite a few areas, I asked him how to pay for this telephone consultation, and he politely said that there was no charge and he was only too pleased to be able to help me/his patients like this!!!

 

Now how magnificent is that gesture in this day and age, and especially when there are other hospitals near me that want to charge astronomical amounts for even the smallest medical event.

 

Many thanks to Dr Charuspong because he is truly a kind and caring individual, as well as being a top urologist.

OOPS, one thing I  forgot to mention was that to be able to insert the catheter I need a numbing gel called Xylocaine gel, which was readily available through Boots the chemist and various other outlets here, but now I've been told they don't stock it any more and I can't find it anywhere.

 

Because I have to have this to stop the pain when inserting the catheter in the urethra and the prostate, I managed to find some for sale in India and imported it, much to the chagrin of the customs folk who stopped it and charged me, and it was touch and go whether I could actually get the stuff released – – so I told Dr Charuspong about the difficulty I was having  in importing it and he has just sent me a letter from the hospital explaining to the customs folk that it is a medication I need for my treatment, and it is signed by him so hopefully I'll be able to import it without any hassle next time round.

 

What a marvellous Dr he is.
 

I enthusiastically confirm, great doctor, beautiful person, fluent english.