For those of you who know me

[IMA_FARANG]

For those of you who know me, fiends or otherwise.......

I have a broken bone in my left arm due to a fall onto a cement floor.

I will be going into hospital on the 10th of March for an operation to reset the broken bone.

So I will be off this forum for a few days

I expect at least 2 days in hospital

Will cost me about 200K baht for operation.

Doctor says about 6 weeks for recuperation after operation

But you won't get away with it, I will be back.

Remember, what doesn't kill you, just makes you stronger

 

[Kwasaki]

That's costly rotten luck but accidents happen, so thanks for the reminder of how important my health and accident Insurance is.

Here's wishing you a full recovery.

[Swiss1960]

Feel with you, happened to me 18 months ago, falling down a stair. 6 weeks with external steel fixator, after that physio therapy for 2 months. Cost zero, as I have sufficient Thai accident and health coverage.

Good luck and swift healing

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[champers]

Don't be a wuss. Stick a pen in your mouth and type with that. You have plenty of free time. ?.

Get well soon and enjoy the bedbaths.

[colinneil]

IMA-FARANG  are you left handed or right???

If right handed you have nothing to worry about.

 

Also take care and be happy.

[roo860]

Actually I have to disagree with the statement "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," my dad had a serious heart attack and it left him terribly weak and bedridden.

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[transam]

Hmmm. thought a broken arm didn't need an operation, re-aline and plaster...minutes..200,000bht......

[impulse]

Best of luck.  

 

Where's the surgery being done?  Just in case any of us can offer a helping hand, or sneak in some good food while you're eating the hospital stuff.

[weegee]

Hope you have an easy time in Hospital. Get well and back to us soon. Dont forget the photos of your time in layup....

 

[kannot]

was the concrete ok?

Sort of thing my Dad would have said!

[phuketrichard]

i just have to ask,

this is a forum, why do you  feel the need to post abut ur surgery here?  If u have friends here.  pm them...
in HS  we called that being a "drama queen".

[wildewillie89]

3 minutes ago, phuketrichard said:

i just have to ask,

this is a forum, why do you  feel the need to post abut ur surgery here?  If u have friends here.  pm them...
in HS  we called that being a "drama queen".

It appears many people who move here have no outside friends so the forum becomes their life. Just get yourself a dog if you're living here for the lifespan of the dog's life and cant make friends. My question is more what surgery for a broken arm would cost 200,000 baht. Would be cheaper flying home and having it done, or at lease having a second opinion to see if it necessary. 

[kannot]

1 hour ago, wildewillie89 said:

It appears many people who move here have no outside friends so the forum becomes their life. Just get yourself a dog if you're living here for the lifespan of the dog's life and cant make friends. My question is more what surgery for a broken arm would cost 200,000 baht. Would be cheaper flying home and having it done, or at lease having a second opinion to see if it necessary. 

 

[dick dasterdly]

18 hours ago, transam said:

Hmmm. thought a broken arm didn't need an operation, re-aline and plaster...minutes..200,000bht......

Not always so simple.

 

I broke my wrist (again...) a couple of years ago after a fall and it needed re-aligning.  Two choices:-

 

1) Operation to not only re-set the bones but also to insert 'pins' - around 200,000 bht IIRC.  Pros and cons as osteoporosis meant that inserting 'pins' would be difficult (not much to hold onto in that area), or

2) Manual manipulation to pull it back into place.

 

Perhaps IMA_FARANG needs pins inserted in his arm to hold it in place?

 

Obviously I've no idea, but I hope it all goes well for him.

[Rc2702]

7 hours ago, phuketrichard said:

i just have to ask,

this is a forum, why do you  feel the need to post abut ur surgery here?  If u have friends here.  pm them...
in HS  we called that being a "drama queen".

Wrong. Better to whack it the forum for all friends/acquaintances to see. I imagine writing individual emails will be a bigger task given he has broken bones!