A tale of woe (and pneumonia)

[pinfold]

Not exactly a move I wanted to make early June to see Old Faithful,rain cold and wet,but paid for by A.N. Other. On return health wise knew something seriously wrong and getting worse,two GP's in Pattaya were good,but not exactly good enough.

Cut to the chase,worse going on badly,breathing getting difficult,taken to International who wanted to advance of almost £800, and around £655 every subsequent day holed up there plus plus plus,told them to stick it,(knew at this stage pneumonia was probable cause)

Next day flew to India, (three hours £120)asked local GP best hospital choice(no tourist hospital) quoted £280 for whatever it took and how many days to treat.........Best care and treatment the world could offer,that includes the UK too at a price that was unbelievable.

Still a bit weak on return,but good damned good. Pattaya or any Thailand hospitals forget it ,all rip off merchants. Just keep an open visa to India for urgent medical care,its my best policy

[lemel]

Seems a good idea but where in India did you fly to, which hospital did you get treated , what was the total cost and how long were you there?

[Spalpeen]

The Thai health minister was standing up on his hind legs recently spouting about the need for all foreign tourists to have health insurance to stop them taking advantage of Thailand's free hospital care.

[pinfold]

Flew from BKK to Calcutta. I previously put a piece in Thaivisa Health section "Options to Thailand health care" that will explain more,without going into detail here. I go there frequently for whatever needs doing MRI's knee surgery,everything and everything. I have friends who go to Malaysia too who describe there as "cheap as chips" never tried it though.

Now cannot get insurance in Thailand and if India was not so close I would abandon Thailand completely just for my healths sake,keep myself fit as I can here, but who knows?

10 days,chose Catholic hospital as language no problem,keep away from the Apollo private hospitals,they will soak you. The £ is fantastic value at the moment too

The costing I gave before,meals drinks,drugs included

[cigar7]

Well done!

I agree the non-government Thai hospital are too expensive and the quality of diagnosis and corrective action has room for improvement.

[kurnell]

They probably have the cricket on TV in India too

[pinfold]

They probably have the cricket on TV in India too

That's all the buggers have on television.

You know through all the discomfort of pneumonia it was that cold vapourising bottle of air/oxygen that was my main relief,could not draw it into my lungs fast enough

[kurnell]

They probably have the cricket on TV in India too

That's all the buggers have on television.

You know through all the discomfort of pneumonia it was that cold vapourising bottle of air/oxygen that was my main relief,could not draw it into my lungs fast enough

Must have been a dream come true then brother?

[DD13]

Uncanny that at the bottom of this topic is an advert for BHP ...or not

[Phil Conners]

Don't you need a visa to go to India? How long does that take to get and what does it cost?

[pinfold]

Don't you need a visa to go to India? How long does that take to get and what does it cost?

Don't you need a visa to go to India? How long does that take to get and what does it cost?

Yes need visa,had visas for 10 years now, for India(used to live there) my 5 year one finishes in Oct this year,need 6 month tourist one then,keep re-newing it though. no idea of cost,but I hear there going like Thailand 30 day free