buksida wrote:I'll take that bet, it is O negative!
Wow, that is quite rare. My Dad was also. Keep it under your hat or the hospitals will be calling you for a donation quite frequently. Nothing wrong with that, but I remember my Dad being called regularly.
I'll try to find some graphs/charts in the morning showing % of population by type. Pete
This is the split for the UK, and whilst O+ and A+ are the most common in all countries, the other groups vary quite a bit (in overall % terms).
That Standard package looks good--if you are a male over 50 add a PSA to check your Prostate. Keep the results as it is the CHANGE that can be the most important.
Remember no food or drink the morning of the test but do have a small glass of water AND no alcohol for 24hours before the test it will affect the cholesterol levels.
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Thank you, Sir.
Here are the prices prices for the EENT doc on soi 55/1. Prices were checked recently except for the Glucose test price, which is from Dec 2011. They do breakdown the price for the 4 components of the cholesterol tests, but I have only the price for all 4.
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Oops. That asterisk should be a question mark.
Dr. Mike, are you listening? Do different docs, clinics and hospitals all use the same centralized automated lab service, then apply their own retail price?
prcscct wrote:With the above "check up" chart I'm surprised the most common diseases aren't checked for. Hepatitis A, B, C...Syphilis and HIV. I guess they're extra, at extra cost. Pete
Hepatitis A, B, C. .. Syphilis and HIV as a personal risk. Most are not included in the main program.
prcscct wrote:....I'll try to find some graphs/charts in the morning showing % of population by type. Pete
Too many charts and too many maps to post. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type Things are broken down just about any way you can think of, including facts about the "universal donor/recipient" issue. Pete
EDIT: One thing I have noticed after a first quick read is that RH- for all blood types among the Asian countries listed is very low as compared to the rest of the world. I'm making an assumption that it's the same or similar for the other Asian countries not listed, including Thailand. With the vast amount of European tourists who come here, I can see that hospitals may have a problem trying to source RH- blood when needed after an accident, operation etc.
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Wow, that is quite rare. My Dad was also. Keep it under your hat or the hospitals will be calling you for a donation quite frequently. Nothing wrong with that, but I remember my Dad being called regularly.
Yep, I'm A negative and during all of my 20s the local hospital had me on a regular 90 day call for drawing a pint of blood. Wasn't bad though as they paid me $15 each time and I went straight out and replaced the missing fluid with a pint (or three) of beer. It was a win win as I got beer money and got drunk faster due to being a pint low.
After living in Saudi Arabia and visiting countries like Thailand and Kenya they took me off the list. There was a questionnaire with a whole list of countries that if visited within the last Year or so (forgot the exact period of time), they didn't want your blood. Thailand was on the list.
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
Rhesus Ngative (Rh-ve) people are UNIVERSAL DONORS--you can give their blood to any blood group without a reaction. Hospitals always carry Rh -ve, if a patient comes in bleding and their Bl group is not known they are given that blood as a life saver. In a caucasian population 15% will be Rh -ve but in Asia it may be only 1% and the blood is rare. When I was in China, we determined Blood group for free whenever we saw a new pt and then if they were Rh -ve we asked them to be part of our 'Walking Blood Bank" and if they agreed we would call them for emergencies.
Certain people are not welcome as donors--British are =on some countries no no list because of Mad Cow disease
Dr Mike wrote:
Certain people are not welcome as donors--British are =on some countries no no list because of Mad Cow disease
Are immigrants to the UK or for that matter, other countries, allowed to give blood? Are they screened?
Certainly it used to be the case that if you had worked overseas (in my case Africa) I was not allowed to give blood for a certain period of time and only after a thorough blood test. Galling as I was a regular donor in the UK. Yorkshire blood is pure and precious
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
I need a monthly blood test and a visit to my private Doctor with the results in order for him to modify my medication. My doctor used to be at the Polyclinic part time so blood testing was done there. However, when the Polyclinic closed he retained a number of patients as private patients but his private clinic has no lab testing. I therefore use San P for a blood test and 45 minutes later take the results to my doctor who always frowns at the SP cost for something so simple. In fact he scorns all the hospitals in HH and if need be he refers me to Petcharat hospital in Petchaburi. He admits though that he is a doctor and not a money grabbing hospital owner or PR man.
I floated the brochure from HHLC and he said he had heard very good reports and recommended me to switch. For me I will be taking program 2 and one special.
I am not sure of turn-round time so will call them before my next need in late April
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
I need a monthly blood test and a visit to my private Doctor with the results in order for him to modify my medication. My doctor used to be at the Polyclinic part time so blood testing was done there. However, when the Polyclinic closed he retained a number of patients as private patients but his private clinic has no lab testing. I therefore use San P for a blood test and 45 minutes later take the results to my doctor who always frowns at the SP cost for something so simple. In fact he scorns all the hospitals in HH and if need be he refers me to Petcharat hospital in Petchaburi. He admits though that he is a doctor and not a money grabbing hospital owner or PR man.
I floated the brochure from HHLC and he said he had heard very good reports and recommended me to switch. For me I will be taking program 2 and one special.
I am not sure of turn-round time so will call them before my next need in late April[/quote]
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