Pdavies99 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 19 minutes ago, guru said: I asked to be tested for helicobacter pylori as Dr Google suggested that’s what I had. It cost just over 3k at Sukhumvit hospital Ekkamai. I blew into a bag then took a tablet which I believe was radioactive urea. I then had to lie on my left side for 5 minutes followed by sitting up for 15 minutes and then blew into a bag again. Came back an hour later and test was negative. Peace of mind though. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Quite surprised at the test they gave you, still tests change! I was always of the thought that a stool test is the main test.. A point to note is that H.Pylori can be a precursor causing stomach Cancer...which I have 1st hand experience of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) They put me to sleep when I had a gastroscopy at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital and it was over before I knew it. I also had an ultrasound and an EKG and none of the tests showed anything and cost around 12,000, as I recall. Eventually, I needed an emergency gastrectomy at Bangkok Hospital Medical Center at a cost of 1.6 million, and my stomach problems are a thing of the past. Edited October 31, 2018 by camble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 hours ago, camble said: They put me to sleep when I had a gastroscopy at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital and it was over before I knew it. I also had an ultrasound and an EKG and none of the tests showed anything and cost around 12,000, as I recall. Eventually, I needed an emergency gastrectomy at Bangkok Hospital Medical Center at a cost of 1.6 million, and my stomach problems are a thing of the past. So what did they do? A full gastrectomy is stomach removal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Pdavies99 said: So what did they do? A full gastrectomy is stomach removal! Yes. That’s what they did, and it saved my life. Initially, I tried to treat the condition with dietary changes, and that helped, but a few years later it worsened and I was throwing up blood in the ER. I recall helping the girls get a tube up my nose so they could drain the rest of the blood from my stomach. I strongly recommend Bangkok Hospital Medical Center if you can afford it. Edited October 31, 2018 by camble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overc Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Yes ultrasound is a must. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 10/31/2018 at 11:34 PM, camble said: Yes. That’s what they did, and it saved my life. Initially, I tried to treat the condition with dietary changes, and that helped, but a few years later it worsened and I was throwing up blood in the ER. I recall helping the girls get a tube up my nose so they could drain the rest of the blood from my stomach. I strongly recommend Bangkok Hospital Medical Center if you can afford it. How do you survive without any stomach? Where does your food go? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, giddyup said: How do you survive without any stomach? Where does your food go? Food goes into my intestines, they can do double duty because the body can adapt. You don’t need a stomach unless you’re going for the buffet, it’s about the most useless organ in the human body. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overc Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 hello, I am wondering if someone without stomach has to take medicine forever or if the body can really adapt to a life without stomach easily ? thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) On 11/23/2018 at 10:38 PM, overc said: hello, I am wondering if someone without stomach has to take medicine forever or if the body can really adapt to a life without stomach easily ? thank you. You must eat very small bland meals / amounts and not too acidic, you will nearly always need to take a drug for acid reflux such as Omeprazole plus Vitamin B12 injections. Some people unfortunately can only manage a liquid diet. A full gastrectomy is only effected as a last resort, even stomach cancer does not require this. Usually a tube gastrectomy is effected, leaving as you might imagine a thin stomach, which will given time slowly expand sufficiently to eat small meals without issues. Edited November 25, 2018 by Pdavies99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) On 11/24/2018 at 5:38 AM, overc said: hello, I am wondering if someone without stomach has to take medicine forever or if the body can really adapt to a life without stomach easily ? thank you. I don’t take medication, just a vitamin b-12 injection every few months. I’m healthier without a stomach. It’s just a lifestyle change to eat smaller meals. It took 4-5 months for my intestines to adapt. Edited November 25, 2018 by camble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, camble said: I don’t take medication, just a vitamin b-12 injection every few months. I’m healthier without a stomach. It’s just a lifestyle change to eat smaller meals. It took 4-5 months for my intestines to adapt. Well done!! It took me two years and that was just for a tube gastrectomy! (after Stomach cancer caused in part by H.Bacter Pylori!) Edited November 25, 2018 by Pdavies99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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