Hello

im really worried ,so im sorry if this is posted in the wrong place but i tried doing it before and it errored :/

my son is in thailand with my girlfriend and hes just 1 year and 2 months old . he has been in hospital for over a month now and the doctors cant tell me in english what the medical term for his condition(s)? are ...

they think he might have leukemia :S which im scared about as it is ... but they are x-raying him over the next few days.

my girlfriend cant send me a txt with the thai writing ( which i know would make it alot easier ) but i managed to call her and get the verbal wording for it which im hoping one of you guys can try to translate for me ...

"yuAH pfUUM schmong AK-seb" and also " mAAAm Gap-Dto"

Yooo-ah fOOUM chumong AG -SEB

i know this is kareokee thai , but i dont know how else to describe it , please try to help me with this as im really worried for my boy

i dont know if email address's are allowed but i can post that if neccesary , if not or if anyone can think of a better way for me to find this out or know someone to ask , please message me ,

i appreciate all help

Thanks .. Jay

I can't make any sense of the transliteration whatsoever.

Can you get your girlfriend to write down what the condition is, scan it (or photo it), email it to you, and you then post the image here?

Can't make it all out but it clearly refers twice to a brain infection.

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Just phoned my wife: she reckons it refers to a vaccine to prevent a brain infection condition (which condition I'm not sure).

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This part 'schmong AK-seb' is referring to a brain infection or inflammation.

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rok yuea hum samong (lae khai san lang) aksep = Meningitis

Meningitis

That was what I was thinking also, it fits the basic description supplied.

...or a complication after a vaccination for Japanese encephalitis perhaps.

yes, sounds like either meningitis or encephalitis. Certainly not leukemia.

This can be either viral or bacterial. if bacterial will be treated with IV antibiotics, otherwise just supportive care.

What hospital is he in? I assume government, but government at what level? Should go to a regional hospital (if not already there) if possible.

If you can get the doctor or your wife to write it down in Thai then email it to you, I always use the "Google translate" function and it is just awesome for that. Can translate from Thai to any language you want. Just copy and paste into translate. I'm sorry to hear about this and hope everything goes well for you all.

Get through to the doctor. I'm pretty sure he knows the English Medical Term of the disease. Most Thai docs cant speak English well but they sure can read and write.

" mAAAm Gap-Dto" sounds like an enlarged spleen. Could be connected to the infection.

Hi Jay,

You could call your GF and let her say it again, while you record it in an MP3 format or other format that can be e-mailed. Then Email the voice message to someone that can translate for you.

Just where does your GF live - in most places there will be some one who can translate for you, and certainly most doctors can. Most places also has access to a scanner or fax machine - certainly at hospitals.

The best thing would proberly be to get the hospital fax or emil the describtion iin Lation and then you can have it explained by a Doctor in your own country.

Good Luck !