Mine ran into 22,000B at the Overbrook hospital, Chiang Rai three years ago.

That included one night in a single room while I cleaned out.

I was booked in again this month but cancelled today, I'm 78 I've decided not to bother.

I'll talk to my oncologist next week (I'm a bowel cancer survivor) and give him my reasons, if he insists I can always book in later this year.

Sorry I can't comment on ex pat or private hospitals but this experience for this procedure for my wife in a government hospital might be of interest The entire thing from beginning to end was just so slick and the volume of people going in and out just blew me away.

I accompanied my wife when she had the procedure at BangLaMung Government hospital. First off she had a check up at WattYaan Hospital and just to finish the full check up was referred to Banglamung Hospital.

She was given two bags of a white powder from Watt Yaan Hospital that she had to take for two days before, the day and night before no food.

The appointment was for 8am on the fifth floor of building one, a lot of people were already there when we arrived on the dot at eight am and had already placed their details in a basket on the counter outside.

She went in around nine am and had a drip put in her arm. and BP test every few minutes during the procedure from a machine beside her, She had two injections one to make her relax one to deaden any pain I think.

She came out around two hours later.

The room where it happened had I think she said five cubicles and five doctors.

She had no pain no problems and got a pass, a few that went in had to come back because they were not clean or had some further investigation.

I sat outside with my laptop and watched a stream of people going in and coming out and was absolutely totally impressed with the care and the professionalism from beginning to end and the number of people they handled that morning having the procedure.

The entire procedure cost wait for it!! B30.....