I got robbed for 189 SOL (~$14,000) at a beach club in Bali.
What happened next sounded so unbelievable that if I hadnโt lived it myself, I probably wouldnโt believe it either.
The night ended with undercover intelligence officers, arrests, and a police interrogation.
Hereโs exactly what happened. ๐งต๐๐ฝ
Iโve always felt Thai doctors get a commission on prescriptions. Instead of finding the root cause of an illness, they just treat the symptoms and send you off with a bag of meds.
A Thai teacher's husband walked into a hospital with chest pain and walked out with nothing but a follow-up appointment. Hours later he collapsed and died in front of his wife and child. An autopsy found two blocked coronary arteries.
The case of "Kru Sai", a teacher with a large TikTok following, has gripped Thailand this week and forced a hospital to suspend a doctor and open an investigation.
According to her account, her husband developed a sharp pain running from his fingers up to the left side of his chest, and was sweating heavily. Colleagues urged him to get checked, and the couple went to San Camillo Hospital in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi.
What followed, she says, was a runaround. One doctor said he could not be examined until blood results came back. He was referred to an orthopaedic doctor because of an old tendon problem, who said this was not an orthopaedic matter and sent him back. He ended up with a general practitioner who, she says, never examined him or listened to his heart.
Instead, she says, the doctor put the symptoms down to anxiety, comparing him to someone scared of needles, and remarked that he was worked up because his wife was neurotic, a jab at her for asking questions and pushing for tests.
She offered to pay for a heart check herself. He was sent home with an appointment for several days later.
Her husband died that evening. The autopsy found two narrowed coronary arteries.
After her tearful videos spread across Thai social media, the hospital issued a statement on Friday expressing condolences, suspending the doctor involved and setting up an investigation committee. The doctor has reportedly apologised.
Kru Sai's response to the statement was seven words that have been shared everywhere: "Lucky him, he still gets to be suspended. The other person doesn't even get to breathe."
Beyond the grief, doctors who have weighed in point to a lesson that applies to everyone. Chest pain with heavy sweating is a cardiac red flag, and an ECG is a quick, cheap test. If it is ever refused and the pain feels wrong, go straight to an emergency room, and do not be embarrassed to insist.
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@TinTin1964313@pureguava10300 Same. Had a stomach bug & nausea, but they just treated symptoms and set follow-ups instead of finding the cause. I literally had to get aggressive and demand deep blood work for bacteria before they actually listened and looked for the root issue.
@Roach_BKK Left my hometown at 28 for work, lived all over, and moved to Thailand in 2021. I tried moving back home right before this, but it was a disaster, I just didn't fit anymore. The irony? Now Iโm a "farang" everywhere I go, even in the place I grew up.
@visegrad24@Ilconfinenews The video is a parody and is mocking racist people like the one who manage this accounts.
Also the account who shared is from Poland.
@renegademtl@CleansedTweets Read my reply again. Being "accurate" about demographics doesn't make the tweet any less prejudiced. Nana has always been like this, the only thing that's changed in 20 years is the ethnicity of the farang walking or living around there.