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  1. On 3/21/2024 at 5:01 PM, Sheryl said:

    Before seeing a neurologist you should get an MRI of the lumbar spine and consultant an orthopedic spinal specialist as this sounds much more like a spinal issue to me than neurological. (There is a neurological aspect in the spinal problem can cause nerve compression and nerve damage, but source is spinal).

     

    I also sounds rather urgent since there is already loss of motor function.

     

    You can get MRI at much loss cost than hospital here   https://mrithailand.com/en/contact-us-2/

    You need lumbar spine, without contrast. No doctor order required and be sure they give you the scan on DVD.

     

    Then I recommend you consult  https://www.bnhhospital.com/search-doctor/entry/4093/

    Who is the best spinal specialist in the country

    Agree that Sheryl is a real gem here.  Many thanks, Sheryl.

    I would like to add that Thammasat University Hospital in Rangsit would be convenient for the OP.

    I have been treated for many things there and am pleased with them.  I use Premium Care and am currently seeing a spine specialist due to age deterioration which is causing my spine to press on nerves which is weakening my legs.  Happy with the care I am receiving. .

    Best of luck!! 

  2. 22 hours ago, Carlotta said:
    My girlfriend/wife is 35 years younger than me.... someone posted that a few days ago. It sounded pretty proud. But what can he be proud of? Has he ever thought about what it would be like to be with a woman who is 35 years older than him? Why does this man think the woman is with him? Because she loves his big belly so much? Or his wrinkles? Or his bad teeth? This woman has a financial interest and is playing her part. She may have a husband, her family and several children to look after. And the man? Buys a partner to escape being alone. Maybe he's already part of the leftover ramp? And what kind of image of man is being spread here? Is it all about sex and not about a lasting, resilient partnership? Does the man I described above think his lady will be happy if he has sex with her for a few minutes every few days under the influence of Cialis and can feel his smelly breath? I was born in Italy and I miss respect in this forum. There is hardly any discussion, everyone thinks their opinion is the only right one. Other opinion holders are denigrated and dragged into the mud. Why is that? Is it because of the origin of the members? Are the majority from the UK? Old, bitter, disappointed? There are about the same number of Germans in Thailand. I'm not treated so rudely by them. Maybe they come from a different background. So, dear members: Respect! Women are not sex objects!
     
     
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    I've been to Italy.  The expert pickpockets there have no respect either!

    Fortunately, we were warned in advance.  Oh, oh and the Mafia doesn't have any respect. So much for respect in Italy!

  3. 22 hours ago, AnalogVincent said:

    Folks,

     

    I'd like to buy a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Chromebook Plus - but I can't for the life of me find where I would buy it in Bangkok.

     

    I can order it from abroad, but I'm mostly scared of the customs applying some nice markup to it. Any suggestions?

    Computers come into Thailand duty free.  Not sure if a Chromebook qualifies.  I bought a 17" hi-spec HP notebook from Amazon for 50% of what a similar spec unit cost in BKK.

    Free shipping, no duty and just a small admin fee ($60?).  Delivered to my house in under 2 weeks. No drama.  Good luck.

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  4. On 3/7/2024 at 11:40 AM, TroubleandGrumpy said:

    You have a driving licence from another country? If you do then most of them will allow you to apply online and receive the IDP in the mail.  You obviously need someone back there to receive it and forward it on to you. Avoids on the complications and issues you will have trying to get an IDP based on a Thai driving licence. 

    Disagree!!  Got an IDP in Bangkok in the past based on a Thai driver's license.  No issues or complications at all.  Easy!  Wait in queue about 20 minutes, submitted docs, paid 505 baht and got my IDF straightaway.  It was honored by Hertz rentals at the Dulles Airport in the USA.

  5. 19 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

    I wrote a few weeks ago about my eye problems and Thailand's Top optician being unable to correct it with new glasses. I received some excellent advice amongst the usual irrelevant comments.

     

    As a result of the excellent advice I attended a private hospital for a proper test, where I was told I had cataracts in both eyes and glaucoma in one. Surgery could be done on the cataracts for 25,000 a time. Okay. But I would need to stay overnight (extra charge of course but free food and dark glasses included :smile::unsure:).

     

    A two-minute Google check revealed every single entry saying that no overnight stay is required. USA, UK, Australia. Nowhere. A friend in Scotland had it done, with tea and biscuits after and then home. In New Zealand, a friend took his father to be seen, in and out in three hours including recovery time. 

     

    So I went to see a doctor who has a clinic in Kalasin and who works at the government hospital there. He confirmed the cataracts and said I didn't have glaucoma and my eye pressure was normal. You'd think a go

    19 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

    I wrote a few weeks ago about my eye problems and Thailand's Top optician being unable to correct it with new glasses. I received some excellent advice amongst the usual irrelevant comments.

     

    As a result of the excellent advice I attended a private hospital for a proper test, where I was told I had cataracts in both eyes and glaucoma in one. Surgery could be done on the cataracts for 25,000 a time. Okay. But I would need to stay overnight (extra charge of course but free food and dark glasses included :smile::unsure:).

     

    A two-minute Google check revealed every single entry saying that no overnight stay is required. USA, UK, Australia. Nowhere. A friend in Scotland had it done, with tea and biscuits after and then home. In New Zealand, a friend took his father to be seen, in and out in three hours including recovery time. 

     

    So I went to see a doctor who has a clinic in Kalasin and who works at the government hospital there. He confirmed the cataracts and said I didn't have glaucoma and my eye pressure was normal. You'd think a government hospital would charge less, but he wanted 20,000 plus an extra 5000 for him. And he also said I needed to stay overnight.

     

    What makes cataract surgery so dangerous in Thailand that instead of going home straight away as you do in the rest of the world we have to stay in hospital overnight for observation, I wonder. I guess the answer has to begin with M or maybe B. It's the same thing. And it seems I'll have no alternative but to give in to the system.

     

    Then I have to get a third opinion, somehow, on whether I have glaucoma or not.

    vernment hospital would charge less, but he wanted 20,000 plus an extra 5000 for him. And he also said I needed to stay overnight.

     

    What makes cataract surgery so dangerous in Thailand that instead of going home straight away as you do in the rest of the world we have to stay in hospital overnight for observation, I wonder. I guess the answer has to begin with M or maybe B. It's the same thing. And it seems I'll have no alternative but to give in to the system.

     

    Then I have to get a third opinion, somehow, on whether I have glaucoma or not.

    You don't need to stay overnight in Thailand!  Not sure why you are being told that.  Because I need general anesthesia in order to hold still, I elected to have both eyes done at the same time by my eye doc of 20 eyes.  So, she kept me overnight to ensure I didn't have any problems from the anesthesia, but that is the only reason.  Excellent outcome, by the way.  Good luck!

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  6. On 3/6/2024 at 4:41 PM, khunbillmex said:

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    In preparation for Direct Deposit of US Veterans benifits e went to our bank here in khon kaen where we have 4 accts to open a new one for the DD only to find that the bank was no longer accepting new accts from     AMERICANS, **  Have you heard  of this from other Vets here in Thailand. The bank officer was unsure if this was an all Thai banks policy, said that she heard that there were some banks in Bangkok still taking new accts.  Also I assume the DD can't go into a Joint acct for obvious reasons. How much else can go wrong? I have certainly had a year of it.

    We'll be checking with other banks but it doesn't seem hopeful,

    we didn't aask whenthis ce  in effectbut it seemed the officer was quite familiar with the policy

    this was at TTB bank

    You can thank Barack Obama for that.

    March 18, 2010: FATCA Signed

    President Barack Obama signs the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) into law – buried inside a domestic jobs bill known as the “HIRE Act.” No major media organizations reported this at the time, but FATCA would eventually change everything for Americans resident outside of the U.S.

    Because FATCA requires non-U.S. financial institutions to report to the U.S. authorities the names and taxpayer-identification numbers of all their “U.S. person” clients, it has provided the U.S. authorities with a detailed list of those who might be expected to file FBARs.

  7. On 3/5/2024 at 1:09 PM, hughrection said:

    Even in the sticks, they make up the rules as they go along. This was an office that was known to be helpful but now they are like all the rest.

     

    200 baht administration charge as local office policy to transfer stamps from old passport to new even though it is quite clear that this is a free service.

     

    Shouldn't really be surprised but still it is unfortunate.

     

    A heads up to all who live in the province.

    Unbelievable fuss about 200 baht!!  I just can't believe all the whing and sniveling over the cost of a Starbucks coffee - about US$5.65.  Of course, I assume you work for free, and so you believe Thai Immigration should, too!!

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  8. 14 hours ago, Kinnock said:

    Thank you for the very helpful and wise advice. 

     

    We've already arranged for the Mother's house to be improved (basically rebuilt) to make living on the ground floor possible, and if she's coming home we'll order a proper hospital bed etc .... but I think I"m just disappointed that my wife seems to have taken on the total responsibility when there's three older siblings doing nothing to help. 

     

    I guess I was looking for a valid reason to not let my wife take on the tough challenge of being a carer.  

     

    I think it may be Thai culture that the youngest daughter does all the work .... or maybe just the daughter with a foreign husband.

     

    My mother-in-law, who is in her 90s, has total dementia, incontinence and is being fed via a tube.  She stayed with my wife's brother & his wife for quite a while, but became a serious problem: Kept the up at night because she didn't sleep until 4 or 5 in the morning, periodically go angry and broke furniture, etc.  We finally had to put her in a nursing home as the family couldn't care for her at home.  There are 7 kids; 2 boys and 5 girls.  My wife, the second oldest, and her youngest sister are the only ones supporting her.  "I have no money."  "I'm too busy to visit her."  

     

    So, it seems to be normal in Thailand that some of the kids do nothing to support their parents. I know of other families where this is the case, too.  And since my wife has a farang husband, of course she is expected to pay.  Of course!  🙂

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  9. 19 hours ago, bob smith said:

    ive been here too long mate,

     

    time is running out.

     

    and im not sure if i want to see out the rest of my days in a banana republic.

    bob.

    If your leave, we'll all miss your trolling.  Hmm... well, maybe not!! When can we look forward to your depart date??

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  10. Hi,

    We have a two story house and occasionally use two showers on upper floor simultaneously when we have guests.

    Our house is 21 years old and we have used Mitsubishi WP-305 series (currently WP-305R) since we moved in.  Provides adequate water pressure to run two showers and more.  The only problem we've had is that occasionally a pump would surge.  If so, not every "plumber" knows how to adjust it, so we had to find the right guy.  Once adjusted, normally ran for years.  Have had 3 so far, one of which was fine until destroyed by the mega-flood of 2011.  I'm happy with Mitsubishi.

     

    If your house was built properly, I wouldn't worry too much about water pressure causing leaks.  However, as a precaution, we shut off the water pump when we take a trip.  Just in case - because with nobody home for 5 days we could get a lot of water, even from a small leak.  Good luck!

  11. I recently bought a high spec 17" HP Envy from Amazon USA.  Half the price of a similar 17" notebook in Thailand, prompt delivery to Bangkok, no duty to pay.   (But no Thai keyboard if that is important to you.)

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  12. 23 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

    I've noticed the same thing, low volume often on these TV apps, plus TVs don't have good quality speakers.

     

    I bought some speakers, the bluetooth quality was poor so i sent them straight back, a better idea is to use earphones connected via bluetooth, works well. Range 10m max

    I agree with scubascuba3 that good quality over the ear headphones can make speech much cleared.  My hearing is deteriorating (worked around aircraft for 23 years) and it has become hard for me to understand dialogue on some TV shows.  Furthermore, while my wife and I like to be in the same room in the evening, she isn't interested in TV.  So, I can watch the show that I like (mostly documentaries, travel shows, etc.) and she can talk to her daughters who living in Germany while we are in the same room and at the same time.

     

    Note, that on my Samsung TV, I can only get headsets from Samsung sub-brands (AKG and JBL) to connect via Bluetooth.  The TV won't recognize other brands.  Not sure if it is just this model or all Samsung TVs, but I suggest you try to connect headphones to your brand of TV before you buy the headphones.

  13. On 2/16/2024 at 11:27 AM, eboy said:

    I am in the process of applying for a Non-O retirement visa. In order to document my residence, Immigration requires a map, for some strange reason (like Thailand is terra incognita and they don't know where things are). So I submitted a printout from Google Maps.

     

    NO! It must be a hand-drawn map. I told the agent: "I think Google can do a better job drawing a map than I can." She glared at me like I was Public Enemy Number 1. "No! It must be hand-drawn."

     

    This is just a way to annoy and harass visa applicants, isn't it? Or is there a reason that I'm missing? What if they don't like my drawing??? Has anyone else experienced this nonsense?

    They required you to provide a hand drawn map so that you cannot later complain that the Google maps was submitted in error, should that situation arise.  It's all about fraud prevention, like many things in this fraud prone country.

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  14. On 12/27/2023 at 2:55 PM, steve187 said:

    more hoops to jump through for a yearly married extension, if married in USA

    Not correct.  We married in the USA, but we've been living in Bangkok for 21 years.

    The first year we had to have our marriage certificate translated into Thai and then get a Thai marriage certificate.

    Since then we've used those same docs every time.  No problems; no hassle. 

  15. I've been doing my own extensions of stay for 21 years at Chiang Wattana with the assistance of my Thai wife.  The first two years, retirement so I couldn't work.  Changed to supporting Thai wife since then.  Sometimes the queues are fairly long and occasionally we have to run and make an extra copy of something.  Parking can be a little difficult.  But, overall, the Immigration Officers have been fair and polite.  No problems in 21 years.  None!  Happy with the service.

    Why should I pay an agent??

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  16. 7 hours ago, Ravi98008 said:

    Appreciate your reply.    I would rather take the visa extension stamp expiring the same date as my passport march 6 th 2025.  Because I will have plenty of time in 2024 to get a renewed USA passport while I have a valid visa from immigration office through 2025.  What would I do if I don't get a renewed USA passport back from Bangkok Thailand USA embassy before March 2024.  

    I was in a similar situation.  Renewed my extension of stay for 11 months, and then applied for a new passport which was received in 5 weeks.

    Good luck.

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