Patient Testimonial
"I feel like I've been reborn; the nosebleeds have completely stopped."
Last March, Dr. Josep Vargas, a retired Spanish doctor working for the UN's public health sector in Thailand, experienced uncontrollable nosebleeds.
Initially, a nosebleed from his left nostril didn't alarm him, as he thought it was minor. He stopped it by pinching his nose. However, the bleeding recurred 4-5 times over the next few days, always from the same nostril. The final episode was like a "flowing tap," uncontrollable and profuse.
He rushed to a Bangkok hospital for emergency surgery to stop the bleeding. Upon waking, both nostrils were packed, preventing nasal breathing, yet the bleeding persisted despite the surgeon cauterizing multiple areas believed to be the source. As a fellow doctor, he felt the issue hadn't been properly addressed.
His wife found information about an ENT specialist team at Ramkhamhaeng Hospital. They decided to seek treatment there, where Dr. Lalintip and Dr. Puripan successfully performed another surgery. After this procedure, he felt "reborn," with no more nosebleeds.
Crucially, after this second surgery, neither nostril was packed, allowing him to breathe freely and return home the next day. He expresses deep gratitude to Dr. Lalintip, Dr. Puripan, and their entire medical team and staff.
Napploy, a 6-month-old, developed a low-grade fever after two days of a runny nose. The fever escalated overnight, prompting her parents to take her to a local hospital in Ayutthaya when sponging and fever reducers didn't help. At the hospital, Napploy began to seize with a temperature of 39.5°C. After a brain scan and spinal tap, her hands and feet turned blue, indicating another impending seizure. She was rushed to the emergency room as her fever spiked every 5-10 minutes. Her condition didn't improve, so her father arranged for Ramkhamhaeng Hospital to send an ambulance.
Napploy's father was impressed from the start, noting that a doctor, not just nurses, accompanied the ambulance from Ramkhamhaeng Hospital, which was reassuring. Upon arrival at the Pediatric ICU, he found the nurses to be exceptionally caring, treating both the patient and family like relatives. He praised their attentiveness and the doctors' helpful advice.
I chose this method because it meant less pain and a faster recovery, and that's exactly what happened.
Sixty-year-old Mr. Pisit suffered a torn shoulder tendon, likely from an accident or bad luck. After playing golf, he felt pain in his left shoulder. He rested it for about seven days, thinking it was fine, but when he returned to golf, the problem reappeared.
"Hitting the golf ball sent a shock through my hand and a sharp, intense pain, almost making me drop the club." An MRI revealed a torn rotator cuff. The doctor offered several surgical options, but he chose the best one for the quickest recovery: arthroscopic surgery. He selected this new technology specifically for its promise of less pain and faster healing, which proved true.
The surgery itself took only 1.5 to 2 hours. The arthroscopic approach minimized blood loss and resulted in a small incision, leading to quick recovery. He described it as excellent, and within four to five months, he was back to playing golf.
