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Today I went to a Thailand Doctor who specializes in Orthopedic problems, and he is now sending me down the line to a nerve Doctor. As best I understand, and I do not speak Thai, I have “mild” degeneration of my bones, all looks great from an Orthopedic Bone Doctor point of view. However, “same same, but different” here in Thailand as in the USA, he is wanting me to talk to another Doctor specialist or neural surgeon, he used words like MRI, Neural, Tumor, Biopsy, etc, and we are stumbling down the Doctors path.

The Thailand Orthopedic Doctor say he studied in Minnesota and somehow gets the word “Mild” and “Wild” confused in English.

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Thammasat University
Rangsit Campus,
Thailand, Southeast Asia
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hotels near Thammasat University
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I as best I know, I am paying 50 Baht for the meeting with the Orthopedic Doctor here in Thailand. The 50 Baht included the first consultation and then again him looking at the three X-rays that were taken.

I had three X-rays taken today and they cost 450 Baht.

50 Baht for Doctor
450 Baht for three X-rays.

Total 500 Baht

At about 34 Baht to the dollar, I am paying 14.50 U.S. dollars today.

A girl who works as a Pharmacist helped in the navigation of the Hospital. She said,
“Thammasat is one of the few Hospitals that does not change the price for foreigners.”

In the end, there needs to be a meeting of the minds between the doctor and the patient. I truly believe the language problems of Thailand are hazardous to my health. I believe a Thailand Doctor has a better brain than an India Doctor, better conditions, cleaner, etc, however I would be able to talk with an India Doctor better. I am sure I could have a good meeting of the minds with a Philippines Doctor, however not as strict in their standards as a Thailand Doctor, not as clean.

I think it is possible to go to Koh Samui or some large Private Hospital for Farangs here in Bangkok or Chang Mai and pay the same as the USA and miss the boat all together on the "why" of going to a doctor overseas…

I went to the Orthopedic Doctor today in the Thammasat University Campus Hospital here just north of Rangsit, Thailand. It is roughly one hour from the center of Bangkok or maybe about 500 Baht in a Taxi from Khao San Road.

I was extremely happy to be carrying my BlackBerry Storm from Verizon in my pocket. I was able to surf, read my Mobi Books, check out CNN, try to not read about Michael Jackson and play. A BlackBerry often is a better play toy than a business tool, and a great asset in a long lines waiting for a doctor to rush you through.

As best I can tell, these words are what the Orthopedic Doctor here in Thailand wants me to have checked by a neural surgeon, he wrote the words in English on the side of the X-rays, I took a photo with my cell phone.

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Little Blossom said on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 08:00:32 AM

A.G.

I have “mild” degeneration of my bones

Well since youre no spring chick, this is to be expected at some point with many people, seeing as the specialists claim its part of the aging process.

Our diets have changed considerably and even the specialists dont have a clue as to what really causes degenerative disc disease.

One word:

Jell-O

Why?

The gelatin in Jell-O is what lets you transform it into all sorts of different shapes. What exactly is gelatin? Gelatin is just a processed version of a structural protein called collagen that is found in many animals, including humans. Collagen actually makes up almost a third of all the protein in the human body. It is a big, fibrous molecule that makes skin, bones, and tendons both strong and somewhat elastic. As you get older, your body makes less collagen, and individual collagen fibers become cross linked with each other. You might experience this as stiff joints (from less flexible tendons) or wrinkles (from loss of skin elasticity).

This actually makes fingernails stronger and less apt to break (for us women).

Its the most cost effective way to address this health issue, IMHO.

You can actually purchase gelatin and mix it in your drinks and food.

I dont suggest this if youre a vegetarian.

For more information on the scientific explanation on gelatin, you can visit:

http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/hygel.html

Frank said on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 11:59:22 AM

Hi Andy,

I hope you heal up well. Did you take theses photos and post them directly to your blog with the Blackberry Storm? Are you set up to post photos and comments to your blog from a mobile? Is so, how do you do it and do you like that method?

Best,

Frank

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 09:01:43 PM

Hello Frank,
I did not take the photos with the BlackBerry Storm. I took these photos with a Samsung SGH900i Cell Phone, the did a Bluetooth transfer to my computer.

I then use DCE autoenhance to shrink all photos to fit into a 640 x 640 box.
http://www.mediachance.com/dce/index.html

I find the reaction time of the BlackBerry Storm too slow for photos, I have more dud photos than good quality. In the end my Canon camera is the best, however too big to be taking photos inside a Hospital, people would get angry. My sell phone remains straight, this is a disadvantage, i would rather I could pretend I was doing and SMS and take the photo.

I take a lot of photos with the BlackBerry of Hotels, I then add a Hotel my site:
http://www.hobohideout.com/

The BlackBerry works good for slow or setup photos, however for quickly spontaneous draw and shoot photos it is too slow. However, a person could easily ditch the computer and blog only from the BlackBerry or any smart phone connected to the Verizon Data service, the 170 countries is the bonus.
Andy

ed taylor, Michigan said on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 03:29:26 AM
http://www.thedailycritic.com

I experimented with some different spellings and this is what I came up with.

Neural sheath tumors (also called peripheral nerve sheath tumors, Schwannomas, or several other names) are one of the tumor types that comprise a group of tumors called low-grade soft tissue sarcomas. These are tumors that arise from the connective tissues of the body and include fibrosarcomas, hemangiopericytomas, and nerve sheath tumors. They are tumors that are locally very invasive into the surrounding normal tissues, but are unlikely to metastasize (spread) elsewhere in the body. They can grow along blood vessels and nerves, and in between and around muscles and bones. When these tumors occur in the limbs, it is very difficult to get a complete surgical excision (short of amputation of the limb) due to the small amount of skin and subcutaneous tissues and the large numbers of vital structures, such as blood vessels, nerves, and tendons/ligaments, in this area. Usually, surgery is used to remove as much of the tumor as possible, and is then followed by radiation therapy to eradicate any residual microscopic tumor that is left behind after surgery.

It was too close to be coincidental, but... it is from a veterinarian site. Good luck

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 03:52:25 AM

Hello Ed,

This is perfect, the doctor wrote these words on the outside of the X-rays and then gave the x-rays to the staff. I went back and took this photo with my camera. This interpretation appears to be correct.

This is an opinion of the orthopedic doctor of a possible problem. To me it feels or appears to be place where the nerves exploded outside their covers.

I will go to the neural Doctor tomorrow and hopefully I can make more progress. It was called either a nerve or fat nodule by the doctor in Peru.

Stumbling along the path... in the end, the worst that can happen is I die or live for another 30 years and die from it, and I would be 83.
Andy

Chuck W0W said on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 10:45:54 AM

More NURSE Photos. PLEASE

Marley Elliot said on Monday October 12th, 2009 02:44:57 PM

Interesting website you have here. Please check out http://www.orthosupersite.com and let me know what you think if you find time. Thanks in advance. Take care!