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also in saudi · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 137

There are Saudi doctors?

I thought all doctors in Saudi Arabia were Syrian.

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

Best trauma surgery in the world?? Maybe that's from vast experience with all the car wrecks? If Saudi were the place to go for medical care, I would suspect Sheikh Zayed would have gone there for his kidney transplants. He went to the Cleveland Clinic. In fact, big shots and rich people around the world generally head for the U.S. for major medical care...not to belittle India, but people go to the latter to save money on operations. But Saudi Arabia??

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject:

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

007 goes to Harley Sytreet for his. After reading about the rate of infection in hospitals i n the UK I think I would prefer to take my chances in KSA !

007 · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:52 am Post subject:

Well, as far as my heart beats 99 times/minute, I do not think I need to go to Harley Street! Laughing

BTW, Uncle Scot, what was/is your heart beats after your open-heart surgery?

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

Yes, NCTBA, I am a Saudi vet from '92 to '96. I saw some bizarre accidents...but nine years in the UAE after that wasn't much better. Everybody thinks driving is a video game. Not sure what you mean by " what happens when they let high-paying big shots into the US for medical treatment." If you meant they lose power while they're out of their country, they probably deserve it.

I used to go to a private hospital in Jeddah...Ghosen something? I thought it had the initials GN or GH? They really overtreated. I had a slight fever before a flight to Europe one time...very slight fever...and they gave me a shot that, once I was flying, brought my body temp down so far that I passed out and threw up on myself, and had the same psychosomatic symptoms for the next three or four flights for the next year or so.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject:

Ouch! Yeah, medical practices can vary, tho, as illustrated by me speaking of the police giving injections at Al Hada. The hospital is named Phaeron Ghassan or something close to that spelling. He's the same guy who owns the Arabian Homes compound. My favorite Jeddah hospital was Saudi German.

You're right on the driving ethics in both countries, yet, I've never seen a driver in the far right lane do a left-hand turn like was common in Riyadh. The most common driving trait that I've observed is both nationals' insistance of driving at, literally, break-neck speed in the left-hand lane!

NCTBA

007 · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject:

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject:

trapezius · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:

The hospital's initials are GNP, which stands for Ghassan Najeeb Pharaon.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

And I offer counselling on these issues. Because of my great wisdom and enormous experience my fee is 500 SR per hour - payable in advance.

This character who thinks he is a number and disguises himself as a cat is clearly very troubled and in need of my services.

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

Yes! GNP! That's the one! I knew it waas something close to Ghosen or whatever. I can't believe how dumb that is, to give me a shot to lower my body temperature just because I had a little fever. I'm not a doctor but even I know that a fever is one of the body's natural defenses. I should have known better then. But in 1992 Saudi Arabia was even LESS of an information society than it is today.

It's not like my temp was 105 F. It was only about 100. The classic normal is 98.6 F, for those of you on metric.

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

That character who uses a number has high integrity, as it is obvious he is broadcasting his true IQ.