Travel Insurance: I'm looking for the best travel insurance for medical reimbursement in the event of emergency. I don't care about reimbursemet for all that other junk they throw in or even for trip cancellation, just the best medical reimbursement. One name keeps coming up: Faye. From what I can tell they are primary payor, so they pay first and pay directly to the Bangkok hospital of your choice. (Many other insurers YOU have to pay then they reimburse you whenever they get around to it). What I've done is entered my information and set the trip cancellation amount to as low as allowed ($1000) to get the lowest premium, and that gets me $250KUSD medical insurance. I was just wondering if anyone has bought Faye in the past or actuallly had to use them and what the experience was like. Thanks everyone. BTW lots of people say travel insurance is a waste and I used to be one of them until I ended up in Phyathai2 for 10 days from acute respiratory arrest. Try talking yourself out of that one with no insurance and enough cash for about 1/10 of the bill.

Blood Donors Needed!

Please donate every 90 days. Banked Blood that is tested, processed and available is the Life-Saving Blood.

These are the Regional and the National Blood Centre.

Now Accepting Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 who lived in the Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease region from 1980-1996 (mad cow 🐄 disease) time-frame. Special processing for blood is needed.

Please kindly note that I am an Expat Volunteer and do not have any control over which blood banks are accepting.

💝 Give the Gift of Life 💝

Locations of The National Blood Centres and Regional Blood Centres.

These are the preferred places to donate as they have responsibility and distribute throughout their Region and may transfer throughout Thailand.

Maps and Locations are in the comments

ALL Blood Types are needed and are used. However, Rh-Negative is EXTREMELY Rare in the Thai population and we encourage Westerners to donate.

Donor Eligibility criteria is pinned on the top of my Page.

PRIMARY qualifications include:

📅 Reside in Thailand for 90 days prior to donating

✅ Under 60 if first-time donor in Thailand or can prove donation in other country within one year. 70 is highest age.

🛑 No alcohol 24 hours prior

✅ Healthy low-fat meal at least three hours prior

✅ Tattoos older than 4 months

Full Registration Form is pinned on this Page

💝Your donation will Save a Life 💝

I went to an appt with an Endocrinologist in BKK to refill my meds, the Dr recommended testing every 3 months. I asked the hospital if they can write a letter for visa support and this was their reply:

"Greetings from Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital.

Regrettably, we do not have service to provide letter for visa application.

We could only provide you medical certificate and you may contact Embassy for more information and further assistance."

Is this normal? Is the medical certificate enough? Should I try another hospital?

I am living in phrom phong on my first weeks of my 90 day non-0 retirement visa. Everything is in good order except my back! My lower back is out of whack with pain. Of the things on my list I have yet to do, one is get thai health insurance.

Does anyone that has related experience suggest whether I go to a chiropractor with a good reputation (Healing Art on soi 24?) or hospital (Samitivej)? With either I would expect initial imaging to determine the problem. Thanks for any advice. Note this is not asking medical advice but if you use a chiropractor do you recommend that here or recommend hospital physical therapy, etc.

Update: I was able to get the price from Medisafe. Thanks to all for the help.

Hi, my family and I are moving to Thailand next year, and I've been working through all the logistics. I've been trying to get a rough estimate of what our various prescriptions will cost, and I've got most of them figured out well enough, except one. My mom has Parkinson's and takes a medication called Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa). Does anyone here have experience filing this medicine and how much it may cost or know a resource I could reach out to for pricing? She goes through around 180 pills per month (6/day).

Any update on dinghy fever vaccine would be great.

I have Type 2 diabetes and will be travelling with my test strips and insulin pens. How easy is it to get strips and insulin pens?

Hi Folks,

I have a very specific question falling under "Everything else". I am planning to move to Thailand (I hope) by the end of the year. However, I have a challenge. I am on a medication that does not seem to be sold in Thailand and needs refrigeration. So, I have a two-part question:

1) Is there anyone taking Emgality and, if so, how are you getting it?

2) For those who have refrigerated medications that are not available in Thailand, how do you bring them in?

Even if I can get the medication elsewhere (the only semi-local option seems to be Singapore and even that will be challenging), I'm concerned about the transport. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi everyone. Would anyone know where I can get a Rapid Antigen test tomorrow afternoon or Monday morning in Chiang Mia. A family member in Australia is unwell and I have a flight Monday 1055am to get back there. Or can I get it at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok as I have 5 hours layover there. Thanks

Technical question. Rumor has it that Thailand has a lower threshold for PCR tests that might catch people recently recovered

I’d like to put fact to this rumor. Does anyone know what CT threshold they use?