Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
Nice to see helpful replies. Never too much information.
I have come to the conclusion that at 70, I am not as fit as I was when I was 21. Although active (cycling and swimming 5 times a week as well as gardening), my hips have given out (too much rugby into my 40s) so it's bionic ones.
I am lucky (or not) to have a UK registered nurse as a wife so coughs, sneezes cuts and bruises are dealt with in the normal "stop moaning, your not a child" attitude common to these "Angels of Mercy"..
I am more concerned about decent annual blood and X ray checks. There are blood tests and there are blood tests. It will be good to find out the standard of check ups in Siem Reap. It's when you get a "we are not sure what you have or why your arm has turned green with red dots" that I am concerned about. Anything more serious such as bubonic plague, well I have led a full and interesting life so it's time to push up daisies.
No chance of medical insurance at my age so it's self insure and hope for the best.
Thanks for the input.
I have come to the conclusion that at 70, I am not as fit as I was when I was 21. Although active (cycling and swimming 5 times a week as well as gardening), my hips have given out (too much rugby into my 40s) so it's bionic ones.
I am lucky (or not) to have a UK registered nurse as a wife so coughs, sneezes cuts and bruises are dealt with in the normal "stop moaning, your not a child" attitude common to these "Angels of Mercy"..
I am more concerned about decent annual blood and X ray checks. There are blood tests and there are blood tests. It will be good to find out the standard of check ups in Siem Reap. It's when you get a "we are not sure what you have or why your arm has turned green with red dots" that I am concerned about. Anything more serious such as bubonic plague, well I have led a full and interesting life so it's time to push up daisies.
No chance of medical insurance at my age so it's self insure and hope for the best.
Thanks for the input.
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
That is incorrect. The fare is 48 Baht flat rate -- there is no preferred seating. It is all 3rd class seating. The afternoon train leaves at 1:55pm and is scheduled to arrive at 7:55pm. In my experience (three times last year) the trains ran a bit later than that.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:38 pm Aranyaprathet to Bangkok train is 5+ hours and 48-222 baht
http://www.railway.co.th/checktime/chec ... nguage=Eng
If the OP or anyone else is interested in train travel from Cambodia to Thailand -- here is a step by step description with details and photos from the definitive site on train travel, seat61.com
https://www.seat61.com/Cambodia.htm#Siem%20Reap
Interestingly this site reports that one can now travel from PP to Battambang or Poipet by train for free from July-Dec 2018. Unfortunately I have not confirmed this yet first hand.
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
I was quoting the royal hospital.
http://www.royalangkorhospital.com/
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
http://royal-railway.com/
POI PET TRAIN SERVICE UPDATE
17th August 2018
The Government of Cambodia and Royal Railway are very pleased to announce that the Track and Bridge upgrades will commence in one week towards the end of August
we will update you on the work progress and give you notice as when we can return to a normal schedule
The upgrades will be Between Battambang and Serei Saophoan and Battambang and Pursat
The upgrades will include 5 bridges being rebuilt, ballasting, Tamping and Regulating machines working
firstly, we apologise for any inconvenience that this work will cause to you
It will result in fast safer Track speeds so a much quicker and smooth train journey
In the mean the Train service will revert to a once a week service as follows
· Monday 0630 from Phnom Penh to Poi Pet and a Tuesday 0630 Poi Pet to Phnom Penh
Additional services will operate as follows
· Saturday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday will have Poi Pet to Sri Saophoan and return Daily
· Wednesday Thursday will have Phnom Penh to Pursat return Daily
· this is only while the track and Bridge work is being carried out only and a new schedule will apply once the work is completed which we will advise you about
again we thank you for your cooperation
POI PET TRAIN SERVICE UPDATE
17th August 2018
The Government of Cambodia and Royal Railway are very pleased to announce that the Track and Bridge upgrades will commence in one week towards the end of August
we will update you on the work progress and give you notice as when we can return to a normal schedule
The upgrades will be Between Battambang and Serei Saophoan and Battambang and Pursat
The upgrades will include 5 bridges being rebuilt, ballasting, Tamping and Regulating machines working
firstly, we apologise for any inconvenience that this work will cause to you
It will result in fast safer Track speeds so a much quicker and smooth train journey
In the mean the Train service will revert to a once a week service as follows
· Monday 0630 from Phnom Penh to Poi Pet and a Tuesday 0630 Poi Pet to Phnom Penh
Additional services will operate as follows
· Saturday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday will have Poi Pet to Sri Saophoan and return Daily
· Wednesday Thursday will have Phnom Penh to Pursat return Daily
· this is only while the track and Bridge work is being carried out only and a new schedule will apply once the work is completed which we will advise you about
again we thank you for your cooperation
Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
I am the best hospital according to myself.AndyKK wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:17 pmI was quoting the royal hospital.
http://www.royalangkorhospital.com/
Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
Lets Say I want to go to the international airport in Bangkok. Can I get off from the bus somewhere close to the airport? Also for the train. Is there train station close to the airport so I dont have to go inside of the city? Thanksphuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:34 pm4ways;
1.Shared taxi to Palin (ban Pakard) border, tuk tuk /bus to bus station in Pong Nam Rong, bus to Chantaburi, Bus to Bangkok; apx 6 hours depending on bus connections
2. Bus, (or the new SLOW TRAIN) batt to Poi Pet an than bus / train to Bangkok apx 7 hours
3. Bus/taxi to SR an than fly to Bangkok; 3 hours on the road and a 75 minute flight
4. Bus/taxi to PP an fly to Bangkok; 4-5 hours on the road and a 75 minute flight
KEEP in mind ur ONLY allowed 2 visa exempt land entries /year to Thailand
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
There's a skytrain which drops you off inside the airport, lower level.
But a private taxi to Sovannabhumi is $12, much more comfortable..skytrain gets crowded near peak hours, and you may have to walk fair distances from stations to your destination
But a private taxi to Sovannabhumi is $12, much more comfortable..skytrain gets crowded near peak hours, and you may have to walk fair distances from stations to your destination
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
not exactly correct, you can only go TWICE/calendar year without a visa, ( 30 day visa exempt) get a visa and there is no set limitGeneral Mackevili wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:41 pmThat's worth remembering. You can go from Thailand to Cambodia by land as many times as you want, but can only do that twice a year going from Cambodia to Thailand.phuketrichard wrote:
KEEP in mind ur ONLY allowed 2 visa exempt land entries /year to Thailand
If you go between Battambang and Siem Reap, you can get a private taxi for $20.
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
Phnom Penh is not far from SiemReap and Central Hospital is top notch. I have posted a number of times about this facility.TOG wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:24 pm Nice to see helpful replies. Never too much information.
I have come to the conclusion that at 70, I am not as fit as I was when I was 21. Although active (cycling and swimming 5 times a week as well as gardening), my hips have given out (too much rugby into my 40s) so it's bionic ones.
I am lucky (or not) to have a UK registered nurse as a wife so coughs, sneezes cuts and bruises are dealt with in the normal "stop moaning, your not a child" attitude common to these "Angels of Mercy"..
I am more concerned about decent annual blood and X ray checks. There are blood tests and there are blood tests. It will be good to find out the standard of check ups in Siem Reap. It's when you get a "we are not sure what you have or why your arm has turned green with red dots" that I am concerned about. Anything more serious such as bubonic plague, well I have led a full and interesting life so it's time to push up daisies.
No chance of medical insurance at my age so it's self insure and hope for the best.
Thanks for the input.
http://www.central-hospital.com/ch/aboutus
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Re: Battambang to Bangkok for Medical Treatment
The Royal Cambodian Hospital in SR is part of the Bangkok Hospital group and as such designed to skin you alive. They wanted 220 USD upfront before even talking to a doctor. This sum would include 20 USD for entering my name in their system, 200 USD for talking to a doctor. No treatments included. From my experiences with that company in Thailand they target tourists and their insurances.
In Thailand you can get much better treatment, including the simple fact that other hospitals do not talk you into unnecessary tests etc., and at a much lower price. Some public hospitals are excellent. Philok has as an excellent hospital, for standard stuff Sattahip Military hospital, open to the public, is good. The huge public hospital on the river in BKK is top notch.
Battambang to BKK would be about 6 hrs by car plus border which can be rather fast depending on time. After 3 PM it is usually flying through.
I cannot understand why one would go first to Chantaburi first when heading to Bangkok. The highways from there to BKK are much worse than the standard route to Chachoengsao and then the motorway. I am doing this route several times per year at different times of the day.
Border to BKK airport is 185 baht in a van, so Ekkamai should not be much more - or take the airport link which is fine.
Given the perceived urgency I would make my way to the first Thai provincial hospital and they would probably put you in an ambulance and transfer you to BKK if necessary/possible. Depending on the condition flying might just be the wrong move.
My experiences with standard stuff in Thai public hospitals were always good, provincial hospitals that is, not district stations. Medication and treatment was more than reasonable. Sure, you dont get the VIP treatment, you need to wait like back home, the place does not look like a hotel. There might be language problems too. Aside from that all was done well and my doc back home confirmed this. Never forget when my standard checkups cost me 400 baht as compared to 3900 with the Bangkok group for less.
In Thailand you can get much better treatment, including the simple fact that other hospitals do not talk you into unnecessary tests etc., and at a much lower price. Some public hospitals are excellent. Philok has as an excellent hospital, for standard stuff Sattahip Military hospital, open to the public, is good. The huge public hospital on the river in BKK is top notch.
Battambang to BKK would be about 6 hrs by car plus border which can be rather fast depending on time. After 3 PM it is usually flying through.
I cannot understand why one would go first to Chantaburi first when heading to Bangkok. The highways from there to BKK are much worse than the standard route to Chachoengsao and then the motorway. I am doing this route several times per year at different times of the day.
Border to BKK airport is 185 baht in a van, so Ekkamai should not be much more - or take the airport link which is fine.
Given the perceived urgency I would make my way to the first Thai provincial hospital and they would probably put you in an ambulance and transfer you to BKK if necessary/possible. Depending on the condition flying might just be the wrong move.
My experiences with standard stuff in Thai public hospitals were always good, provincial hospitals that is, not district stations. Medication and treatment was more than reasonable. Sure, you dont get the VIP treatment, you need to wait like back home, the place does not look like a hotel. There might be language problems too. Aside from that all was done well and my doc back home confirmed this. Never forget when my standard checkups cost me 400 baht as compared to 3900 with the Bangkok group for less.
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