Health Check Up

[nontabury]

Went into Emporium yesterday,on the ground floor where Bumrungrad hospital are having a display stand advertising promotions etc. I asked have they a promotion on the comprehensive health check ups

for males over 45, I was told 15,xxx baht,but that is the same price as last month i replied, "yes" she said but the prices all went up from the start of the month,1st June. So what they have done is increas their prices and then one week later, have the cheek to advertise and offer a promotional price for the same package.Does anybody know of a similar health package fron another hospital and what is the cost?..

[bealus]

My experience is that virtually every(larger) hospital has it's own check-up programs; divided into many "sub-divisions". Saw prices range

from Baht 4000 to indeed Baht 15.000, depending on how many health-items you want to check up on. It ranges from simple blood-sugar and

cholesterol tests to complete MRI scans, so first it would be advisable to know how "deep"(no pun intended)you want to go.

[CharlieH]

Need to compare like for like as varies dramatically from each hospital and even more by location and province. I had a good health check including blood work, xrays, ultrasound to abdomen, ecg, and more and paid just 2000.

Location location location

Edited June 8, 2013 by CharlieH

[nontabury]

My experience is that virtually every(larger) hospital has it's own check-up programs; divided into many "sub-divisions". Saw prices range

from Baht 4000 to indeed Baht 15.000, depending on how many health-items you want to check up on. It ranges from simple blood-sugar and

cholesterol tests to complete MRI scans, so first it would be advisable to know how "deep"(no pun intended)you want to go.

Fair point,found out that St Loue hospital on silom have a similar package for 8000 baht, I say similar as they don't cover a couple of checks that Bunrangrad do, however I can have those extra checks done at an additional charge, in total the cost will be substantially less at St Louie. One thing they do not provide is a excellent food snack on completion of the test, just a food voucher to be used in the food court. To be fair to bumrungrad they can command these excessive charges as they seem to be catering more for the middle eastern clientele.

[chris2004]

There is a clinic here in Pattaya that offer a 15 item health check up for 500 baht, or a 27 item programme for 2,000 baht.

[Kitsune]

There is a clinic here in Pattaya that offer a 15 item health check up for 500 baht, or a 27 item programme for 2,000 baht.

+1

[boosta]

Once you've done a major check-up, make sure you understand all the various blood-work details being tested and which ones you should keep an eye on more frequently than others.

Then places like the Red Cross will let you select specific tests at very low rates (I had a dozen done for $360), so you can go and do those every six months or so, and delay the full-package routine - assuming you're basically healthy to every other year or so.

[Kitsune]

Once you've done a major check-up, make sure you understand all the various blood-work details being tested and which ones you should keep an eye on more frequently than others.

Then places like the Red Cross will let you select specific tests at very low rates (I had a dozen done for $360), so you can go and do those every six months or so, and delay the full-package routine - assuming you're basically healthy to every other year or so.

what does it include exactly ?

[boosta]

Exactly the ones you select from their checklist.

[Kitsune]

Exactly the ones you select from their checklist.

oh OK and they give you a list and chose from it?

Does it include xray? ultrasound?

[chiang mai]

I usually find that health exams contains items I think I don't need and that I end paying a lot of money for the few things I do need., for example:

I wouldn't use a general health exam for eye tests, instead I'd make an appointment at a specialist eye centre such at Rutin or similar. Also, I don't care to have a chest x-ray, I suspect that the symptoms of TB would be kinda clear to me long before an x-ray told me I was infected.

I would also treat the heart exam as a standalone item rather than include some aspects of checking it in a package, for example, I don't think it's sensible to have just a stress test without having an EKG and ECG, it would be like doing half a check but that's just me.

Urine and stool exams are useful to check for occult blood, parasites and ketones and I reckon an ultrasound of the abdomen is a really good idea for a number of reasons, not the least of which is an aortic embolism and growths on the liver etc.

Finally I would treat the bowel as a specialist item by having an endoscopy once every ten years.

So what that leaves us with, I think, is blood tests and here's what I would test for given a male aged over 50 years:

liver panel,

lipids (chol)

BUN/Creatinine (kidney),

Glucose & A1C,

PSA (prostate)

Thyroid,

CBC (for white blood cell count)

In my neck of the woods I can get those blood tests done for under THB2k so they are easily repeatable once or twice a year at low cost.

I think the approach I've outlined above gives confidence that you've looked at the important issues in depth and then done the cursory checks of everything else, it leaves me feeling more comfortable that I've actually done due dilligence to the health exam process instead of playing at really checking your health by doing bits of some things, if that makes sence.

[boosta]

Exactly the ones you select from their checklist.

oh OK and they give you a list and chose from it?

Does it include xray? ultrasound?

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I was speaking directly of the blood work.

The stuff you're talking about is part of the overall checkup, which I'm saying doesn't need to be done so frequently if you more routinely keep an eye on the factors they told you need to watch out for.

For example, I'm at risk of contracting gout due to high levels of uric acid in my blood.

After modifying my diet (other than chocolate of course) for a few months I can go and get that specific item tested for a very small amount along with my regular HIV/STD checks at the Red Cross.

If you have high cholesterol, then you'd get the HDL/LDL/triglycerides check.

You just need to learn what range is healthy and observe changes in your results over time as you change your diet and lifestyle.

[boosta]

> Finally I would treat the bowel as a specialist item by having an endoscopy once every ten years.

Once you've had polyps removed though they say every 2-3 years from then on. . .

If you work to consciously change your attitude about it and the nurse is pretty enough it can actually be fun

Edited June 15, 2013 by boosta

[Kitsune]

> Finally I would treat the bowel as a specialist item by having an endoscopy once every ten years.

Once you've had polyps removed though they say every 2-3 years from then on. . .

If you work to consciously change your attitude about it and the nurse is pretty enough it can actually be fun

nice touch boosta

what's next prostate?

[chiang mai]

> Finally I would treat the bowel as a specialist item by having an endoscopy once every ten years.

Once you've had polyps removed though they say every 2-3 years from then on. . .

If you work to consciously change your attitude about it and the nurse is pretty enough it can actually be fun

I am ashamed to say that I avoided having an endoscopy for far too many years and for all the wrong reasons, simply put, I was afraid. Once I did manage to buck up the courage to have one I felt hugely better about things and now I wonder to myself what all the fuss was about.

[Kitsune]

> Finally I would treat the bowel as a specialist item by having an endoscopy once every ten years.

Once you've had polyps removed though they say every 2-3 years from then on. . .

If you work to consciously change your attitude about it and the nurse is pretty enough it can actually be fun

I am ashamed to say that I avoided having an endoscopy for far too many years and for all the wrong reasons, simply put, I was afraid. Once I did manage to buck up the courage to have one I felt hugely better about things and now I wonder to myself what all the fuss was about.

good on you!

[Searat7]

Bangkok Christian Hospital has reasonably priced packages and there are add-ons so you can pick the tests you want. I get all the tests once a year and bring them back to my doctor in USA and we review together. I am an over 45 guy and I spent 6570b a few months ago.

[Kitsune]

Exactly the ones you select from their checklist.

oh OK and they give you a list and chose from it?

Does it include xray? ultrasound?

-

I was speaking directly of the blood work.

The stuff you're talking about is part of the overall checkup, which I'm saying doesn't need to be done so frequently if you more routinely keep an eye on the factors they told you need to watch out for.

For example, I'm at risk of contracting gout due to high levels of uric acid in my blood.

After modifying my diet (other than chocolate of course) for a few months I can go and get that specific item tested for a very small amount along with my regular HIV/STD checks at the Red Cross.

If you have high cholesterol, then you'd get the HDL/LDL/triglycerides check.

You just need to learn what range is healthy and observe changes in your results over time as you change your diet and lifestyle.

Oh no chocky? That's no good