Sir_Fondles Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said: But would'nt he need a WP for that ? 🤣🤣🤣 and then of course he could get loans and CC's from the Thai banks 🤣🤣🤣 You forget the Social Security card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryL Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said: There's absolutely nothing wrong with the standard of care/cost of services in government hospitals Gary, their problem is overcrowding as i see it. But of course the Junta is too concerned with buying submarines and tanks to concern themselves with building new hospitals for the people. so like US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 41 minutes ago, BarryL said: so like US and if me aunt had balls she'd be me uncle lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 10 hours ago, Sir_Fondles said: Might come as a surprise but some of us that not anywhere near retirement age still need to work to pay the bills. Moan, moan, moan. 🤣 I wouldn’t know anything about work. I retired at 47 years of age, so have all the time in the world to enjoy a nice glass of wine and not having to watch the clock. 👌 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Thai Spice said: Breakfast done, 250 m swim done, now checking how much 💰💰💰💰 I made / lost this week on the stock market, and at 09.30 it will be beer time. I have a very disciplined and healthy livestyle as you see ! Probably a short push bike ride to the beach for that Bintang .... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 4:03 PM, Stillearly said: Temples and the beaches ? 🙂 5555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Fondles Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 2 hours ago, KhunDon said: Moan, moan, moan. 🤣 I wouldn’t know anything about work. I retired at 47 years of age, so have all the time in the world to enjoy a nice glass of wine and not having to watch the clock. 👌 Your my hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 hours ago, KhunDon said: Moan, moan, moan. 🤣 I wouldn't know anything about work. I retired at 47 years of age, so have all the time in the world to enjoy a nice glass of wine and not having to watch the clock. 👌 I would have liked to retire at age 47 but I knew I'd eventually run out of money and Thailand is not the place to retire on a tight budget. I was able to retire at age 59 and although I'm certainly not wealthy, I don't have to live on a budget. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqualung Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Just trying to imagine a Thai toursist in the UK with basic Thai travel insurance. Should the worst scenario occur, God forbid, would the UK hospital bills be similar to what we would have to pay in los? Or are we being overcharged? Just asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqualung Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said: Bingo, i know a Swedish guy whose just had a heart op (stents) done in the local government hospital here at a fraction of the private hospital cost. So did Graham Briar if I can recall (Graham and Pie YouTube) and look what happened to that poor bugger. Dead at 51 I think. Edited May 18, 2019 by Aqualung Mispelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangme Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 15 hours ago, RR007 said: If you've just suffered from trauma, stroke, heart attack the last thing on your mind will be the destination The ambulances get paid more for dropping you off at a private hospital. They will never take you to a Government hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Aqualung said: So did Graham Briar if I can recall (Graham and Pie YouTube) and look what happened to that poor bugger. Dead at 51 I think. I never knew about them and their channel until now. Really sad, he looked fairly fit as well. Said smoking was the culprit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Aqualung said: So did Graham Briar if I can recall (Graham and Pie YouTube) and look what happened to that poor bugger. Dead at 51 I think. There is a subtle difference, the Swedish guy i'm referring to is still alive and well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 20 hours ago, RR007 said: If you've just suffered from trauma, stroke, heart attack the last thing on your mind will be the destination Which is why I have taken what steps I can in advance to get me taken to Sattahip (Queen Sirrikit) as opposed to Pattaya as in Bangsaray I am about the same distance from each. Queen Sirrikit may be a large rambling Government Hospital but it shares the same specialists as with the non-government hospitals in Pattaya and seems to put patient care first where it should be in all Hospitals. I loved the comment from the Queen Sirrikit triage nurse when I asked if there was an alternative specialist available replied " Yes....................but him no good! " 🙂 I decided to wait a week for the good one. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, Jambo said: Queen Sirrikit may be a large rambling Government Hospital but it shares the same specialists as with the non-government hospitals in Pattaya Same here in Korat Jambo and i believe its the same countrywide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangme Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Jambo said: Which is why I have taken what steps I can in advance to get me taken to Sattahip (Queen Sirrikit) as opposed to Pattaya as in Bangsaray I am about the same distance from each. Queen Sirrikit may be a large rambling Government Hospital but it shares the same specialists as with the non-government hospitals in Pattaya and seems to put patient care first where it should be in all Hospitals. I loved the comment from the Queen Sirrikit triage nurse when I asked if there was an alternative specialist available replied " Yes....................but him no good! " 🙂 I decided to wait a week for the good one. Definitely the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I had a friend who fell off a ladder and shattered his elbow. Of course he had very little money and was taken to a government hospital. His elbow as mentioned was shattered and not just broken. The local doctors did not have the expertise to even try to put it back together. They were planning to amputate his arm. Fortunately a skilled bone doctor. whatever you call them, was there on rotation. His elbow was a mess but this doctor gave it a shot. His arm was saved but was pretty ugly when healed and he never regained full use but he still had his arm for which he was very grateful. Maybe he was just lucky that doctor was there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 9:36 AM, Pumpuynarak said: On 5/19/2019 at 9:07 AM, Jambo said: Queen Sirrikit may be a large rambling Government Hospital but it shares the same specialists as with the non-government hospitals in Pattaya Yes the Doctor at the goverment hospital I am registered at that replaced my hips told me 80% chance that had I had the hips did at Bumrungrad it would have been him as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 13 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: Yes the Doctor at the goverment hospital I am registered at that replaced my hips told me 80% chance that had I had the hips did at Bumrungrad it would have been him as well. With a 1 in 5 chance it wasn’t? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Same with the dentist I use in Pattaya, beautiful girl. I just call the number on her business card, she tells me what clinic/clinics she's currently working, for whatever suits me best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) On 5/19/2019 at 3:36 AM, Pumpuynarak said: Same here in Korat Jambo and i believe its the same countrywide. I remember reading somewhere that all Thai doctors that work in private hospitals have to work 1 day per week in a government hospital. Incidentally Thailand is ranked 6th in the world for the quality of its healthcare. Whatever way it works, it seems to be working well. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1746289/thailands-healthcare-ranked-sixth-best-in-the-world Edited April 6, 2020 by dcfc2007 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, dcfc2007 said: I remember reading somewhere that all Thai doctors that work in private hospitals have to work 1 day per week in a government hospital. The Doctor that replaced my hips At the Government hospital in Sri Ratcha told me he has to work there in doing so it repays his educational costs he acquired going to Med school here . He has to go in daily to check on his patients. He also told me if I was not insured from working and had to pay out of pocket at a private hospital he would most likely have been the one doing the replacment as well. Never met a nicer Thai person than that doctor. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said: The Doctor that replaced my hips At the Government hospital in Sri Ratcha told me he has to work there in doing so it repays his educational costs he acquired going to Med school here . He has to go in daily to check on his patients. He also told me if I was not insured from working and had to pay out of pocket at a private hospital he would most likely have been the one doing the replacment as well. Never met a nicer Thai person than that doctor. Yes that rings a bell. I remember reading that they were going to make doctors serve 1 or 2 years in their home province upon completion of their training. I don't know whether that happened or not. He clearly done a good job on your hips, your boyfriend told me the sex has been wild. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, dcfc2007 said: Yes that rings a bell. I remember reading that they were going to make doctors serve 1 or 2 years in their home province upon completion of their training. I don't know whether that happened or not. He clearly done a good job on your hips, your boyfriend told me the sex has been wild. 😂 I could have gotten by but thats why i had them done 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) I am now stuck here in Mae Sot not able to return to Bangsaray until they lift the restrictions on travel. The only way out of Mae Sot to travel south takes you to a permanant police/army checkpoint 10 minutes drive away. That is the first of four between Mae Sot and Bangkok. There is a huge Government hospital here but I have no idea what it is like other than the fact that our one and only Covid patient ( Paki visitor from Pattaya! 🙂) is still in residency with his girlfriend in isolation. Sai's Mother has diabetes and seems to have been well looked after as an out patient. Another 12 days before I try to do my 90 days online. Total mixed messages as to whether it will work or not. ps: Sai just informed me that the guy has been released from hospital having recovered. His "girlfriend" is out of isolation having not contracted Covid. Apparently, she was some Thai guy in Mae Sot's official "girlfiend" and is now being given the "sent to Coventry" cold shoulder by friends and relations. 🤣 Edited April 7, 2020 by Jambo Update and correction of the punctuation of a 5 year old. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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