HappyChappy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:44 am

Gazzy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:15 pm Has he even had an x-ray? Surely the first course of action, no?

Okay I think I just found out that an x-ray isn't just for broken bones and can identify tissue damage. Anyone know a cheap place I can get an X-ray or ultrasound?

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:41 am

HappyChappy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:44 am

Gazzy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:15 pm Has he even had an x-ray? Surely the first course of action, no?

Okay I think I just found out that an x-ray isn't just for broken bones and can identify tissue damage. Anyone know a cheap place I can get an X-ray or ultrasound?

I got sent for an Xray on my first visit to Phnom Penh Physiotherapy (PPP). It was a maternity clinic (ultrasound) and out the back they had an Xray machine. It was my first brush with Khmer medical costs and had no idea what I was in for. The total cost was under $30 and I was in and out in under an hour. I was astonished. It was a long time ago, and cannot remember exactly where it was, and it may be a very long way from you.

Here is a plan. Call PPP and ask them where they refer you to, and give them your location.

I bet there is an X-ray machine within 10 minutes from where you live and you could walk in, without an appointment, and out again within 60 minutes with your images under your arm and all for under $40.

As for ultrasound, they are everywhere, all the maternity and Cardio clinics have them. But while they will know how to look at a foetus or an aortic valve, they might not be able to tell you much about a torn ligament. I think you need a scan for that and someone capable of interpretation of the results.

All this really ought to be undertaken with your physio examining you and advising you. Diagnosis is one thing, rehabilitation is another.

Kahuna wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:03 pm Hey @HappyChappy do you want to provide a reason for your reply to @DOC67 who seems to have only given you good and relevant advice to your initial query as have the rest of the members on CEO.
"judging by your profile pic you're probably old (and racist)" - directed at @DOC67? Genuine question.
" refuse to be a jaded miserable expat just yet" - Perhaps not but again who are you referring to? All of the CEO members who took the time to give you assistance in some form or another on your request?

Kahuna wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:03 pm Hey @HappyChappy do you want to provide a reason for your reply to @DOC67 who seems to have only given you good and relevant advice to your initial query as have the rest of the members on CEO.
"judging by your profile pic you're probably old (and racist)" - directed at @DOC67? Genuine question.
" refuse to be a jaded miserable expat just yet" - Perhaps not but again who are you referring to? All of the CEO members who took the time to give you assistance in some form or another on your request?