Taken by Ambulance to ER | Travel in Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

I got horribly ill and was rushed to the Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Imagine visiting a hospital in a foreign country where they speak a different language? Not the travel adventure we were hoping for.
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[@helmirahim4369]

Malaysia is one of the top destination for medical tourism, top notch services with competitive price. europeans, middle eastern, people from neighbouring countries opted to seek treatment here instead of their local hospitals.

[@iamloved]

I can see why. Great medical attention!

[@maskawaih]

To be honest though, the government didn’t promote Malaysia as such medical unlike Thailand, for example, due to we do not have enough hospitals. While the government spend a lot of national budget towards health and medical stuffs, we do know that it’s not cheap and always not enough. Although I dare to say the quality is on par to the western standards. My only beef with the hospitals here between private and public ones are; government public hospitals provide better medical supplies and disease prevention but the queue is long depends on your age (old and youngs first), while the private ones provide better service and hospitality yet couldn’t provide the best medicines despite the price we paid for.

[@helmirahim4369]

@@maskawaih Since 2012/13 Malaysia Healthcare Tourism Council (MHTC) actively helping private hospitals promoting their capabilities overseas. Hence, the exponential traffic and the increase number of private hospitals can be seen since then. Other inbound tourism industries also benefited from this initiative led by MHTC. Public hospitals are mainly for Malaysian.

[@alleymittanderson5799]

@@lofu321 nope... Malaysian Healthcare top chart World Rank 1st for few years respectively till recent rank. Therefore all Asian country also below Malaysian rank including Singapore.

[@lees7340]

About 10 years ago my younger sister got really sick after a work trip in Manila, she contracted some kind of airborne virus that caused her white blood cells went down to dangerously low level. She was hospitalized in one of the private hospital in KL for more than a week while the doctors tried to figure out the cause and solutions and that got us all worried. Fortunately they did help her to recover and she’s doing fine to today.

[@iamloved]

Oh man. I’m so glad she was well taken care of.

[@massimobee588]

Gleneagles is a private hospitals and its very expensive for locals but its good to see you're so cool about the trip here despite what happened to you. In general the food here is pretty safe.

[@iamloved]

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in KL ☺️

[@wailengchong5795]

That was unpleasant! So sorry you had to go through so much discomfort! But very glad that you got to experience Malaysia’s excellent private medical care and that you are back to your normal self in such a short time. Take care and enjoy the rest of your holiday ❤

[@iamloved]

Thank you! We are enjoying our time here very much.

[@lindaanderson1367]

Hospital looked amazing. No stretchers in the hallways with people waiting for rooms. No equipment piled sky high in the hallways. Clean spacious room. I’m glad you got great medical care. I’m sure much better than here.

[@iamloved]

It was exceptional. Truly.

[@haslinaabas8156]

Gleneagles is one of the private hospitals, not public/government hospital..

[@iamloved]

@@haslinaabas8156 Yes, they were excellent.

[@faridy92]

take care guys, foreigner tends to get sick because of foods because they are not used to it unlike local. My advise is do not consume too many local foods at one time until you body get familiar with it.

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the advise. ☺️

[@nickloong]

It's good to know that all is well and good, so that you guys can continue to enjoy the food paradise that is on offer in around town. Take care and enjoy your stay in Malaysia!

[@iamloved]

Our thoughts exactly. Thank you so much!

[@azmanrahim2012]

Happy n glad to hear that you were treated well by de doctor n nurses… plus the good n clean facilities provided….. Hope you are shaping better now ….. enjoy your stay.

[@iamloved]

Thank you very much!

[@bakafrayaborja896]

I am glad tht u r feeling much better now and enjoy the rest of your stay in Malaysia. Take care

[@iamloved]

Yes! Me too. ☺️ Thank you!

[@karunanithin.ramachandran6482]

I am a Malaysian and I still only eat food that is cooked hot when I order it, never precooked food . I also make sure that desert and sweets are properly covered esp. if they are sold by the roadside where dust is stirred up by passing traffic and there are flies . Also make sure you drink bottled drinks , it's much safer .

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tips!

[@mikecrowley7486]

Sanitation and food preparation is the same in Mexico.

[@heavenheaven6312]

I am really glad you got a good care in the hospital.....please take care of your health....welcome to Malaysia.

[@iamloved]

Very good care ☺️

[@hackerszzz]

This is just my opinion as a vet, perhaps your pain was caused by gastric acid that couldn't be neutralize by your bile juice. Since you already removed your bile sac. The bile sac function is to stored the bile produce overtime by the liver. Since it is already being removed, The produced bile was drain out into the intestine and couldn't be stored to be use when acid level exceed the normal level. Sometime when you eat certain food like high in protein such as meat, the stomach produce more digestive acid to digest the protein. When the digested food with gastric acid flow into the small intestine, the bile will be secreted and mix to reduce the acid level before entering the small intestine. If the bile is not enough, the acid will be still there and cause pain, since the wall of small intestine is not designed to accept acidic environment. My opinion is, you have to identify what food that you have eaten before that cause the pain. Is it food that need high acidic level to digest? If it is tally or fit into your stomach pain experience, then perhaps your should avoid or reduce the amount of food that need high level of acid to be digested. Hope this will help.

[@hackerszzz]

Another function of gastric acid was to defend your body from harmful bacteria. If you eat certain food that contaminated with bacteria which is unknown by your body, the stomach will increase the acidic level of the gastric juice in order the destroy the bacteria. But since you already have bile sac remove, which compromise gastric acid neutralization process, this might be also the reason for the stomach pain. Perhaps you can take a high alkaline food or water to neutralize the acid level whenever you have stomach pain. This is just my opinion, perhaps you could ask your doctor about this.

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. We are continuing to monitor and catalogue my food intake to learn which foods may trigger a reaction. So far I know lemons and black coffee aren’t good for my system. I’ll keep tracking to identify the culprits. Thanks!

[@iamloved]

It’s interesting you mention alkaline. One of the options I was given was small sachets of drinking crystals to help the alkalinity in my system. I’m taking them regularly now.

[@patrickjebireden1286]

hackers ZZZZ :))) The best, for sharing your knowledge....As a Malaysian am very proud of you. Thanks for sharing Bro/Sis. Keep up the good deeds. God/Allah Bless U abundantly.

[@iamloved]

@@patrickjebireden1286 Thanks so much!

[@judietey1655]

Glad that you have recovered well at Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Thank you very much for your lovely comment of the hospital and sharing your experience. Do write to us.

[@iamloved]

It was a wonderful hospital stay. Lovely staff and an incredible Doctor. ☺️

[@mahlok8210]

Health care.. The beat in the world.. Welcome to malaysia

[@iamloved]

Why thank you ☺️

[@rais1953]

The advice to eat only hot cooked food is good because it will minimise the risk of picking up unfamiliar bacteria. I've noticed that Indian (!) visitors to Australia tend to get stomach upsets for the same reason. I suggest you, and any traveller reading this, equip yourselves with a couple of bottles of activated charcoal tablets. If you get food poisoning take the dose suggested on the bottle. Activated charcoal absorbs the toxins produced by the unfamiliar bacteria. Note: Do not take activated charcoal shortly after taking medication because the charcoal will absorb the medication.

[@iamloved]

Great advice. Thanks for sharing!

[@raymond2704]

Malaysia has good private hospitals with great specialists. Service is excellent and you don't have to worry when you get ill. Welcome to Malaysia, "Selamat datang"

[@iamloved]

That was my experience! Thank you so much!

[@lewisaus]

Glad you are well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@iamloved]

Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well.

[@ilrak1977]

How scary! I’m glad you’re ok.

[@iamloved]

Thank you!

[@fariqlye5455]

Speedy recovery and all the best

[@iamloved]

Thank you!

[@NavanBen]

Hearing about your symptoms literally describes exactly what happened to me on end of April this year… it was truly a horrible excruciating pain that is hard to described, with waves of as you mentioned times were losing conscious felt eminent but never happened due to the tense pain accompanied with diarrhea and vomiting on my side. Unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky for the first 5 days for i was going to the ER at a near public hospital… they would discard me shortly after waiting about 3-5 hours just to see the doctor because the blood test would turn out normal and I wasn’t vomiting blood or anything of that sort or so they said. This happened 3 times with my visits to them which ended with the last time by them thinking I’m being paranoid and even tried to refer me to psychologist since my blood test was still coming back normal…… after having enough I went to Sunway private hospital, got hospitalized there for 6 days till my health got better and then on the end of may got to do a scope with biopsy after being on anti acid meds and painkillers for about two weeks since the doctor felt it was needed to recover enough to do the scope. They found out that my stomach from the start of it till the first part of my intestines after the end of my stomach all had mild chronic inflammation. With medication, avoiding acidic & spicy food for 5 months, i got so much better that i can eat normally again without worrying. I recommend you to stay away from acidic and spicy food for a while, and you might recover more faster if your stomach is inflamed, though a scope might be needed if things didn’t improve. Wish you the best.

[@AnasSuhaimi]

our public hospital, since it's almost free (MYR 2.00 for most cases, understaffed and congested with patients, if it's something that is evident that you need treatment, they will send you home to make space for those who needs the ward beds more. The good thing is, if they see that you need surgery (for example) they will do it, and it's still almost free. our private hospitals, even if you dont need treatment, if you believe you're sick, they will make sure you believe that they also believe that you're sick, and make you stay as long as possible, especially if you have insurance, for as long as possible allowed by the insurance company.

[@NavanBen]

@@AnasSuhaimi true, but I’m not malaysian admission fee for none Malaysian is MYR120 aside from the tests fees but if you needed to be hospitalized MYR 1,400 - 7,000 or a surgery at public hospitals would be MYR 3,000 - 11,000… I was paying from my own pocket at the ER… ended with about MYR 2K… my problem wasn’t just pain, diarrhea and vomiting, but it was also accompanied by mental confusion, sever Diarrhea, palpitation, chest pain and the inability to sleep for more than 2 hours without waking up feeling like my airways on fire due to the excessive acid reflux. When they were taking my blood pressure it was higher than it should be beside a low fever and resting heart rate of 125bpm….. a proper look at my symptoms would’ve been good especially that i kept coming back for the medication was just effective enough to let me have an extra hour of sleep. They did end with scheduling a scope for me within two month period, but i was at my limit at the time with less than 8 hours of sleep in 6 days.

[@NavanBen]

@@AnasSuhaimi although I understand why they would not think of it as not an emergency. Fortunately I do have some sufficient medical knowledge to be able to understand the results and read through tests they toke for me, they really did came back normal…. unfortunately blood tests cannot indicate all problems that haven’t yet effected the body enough to enter the bloodstream at least not the normal standard blood test (CBC), such as the start of inflammation of the stomach that haven’t turned to an internally bleeding yet or sever infection. But what stood as most likely being the reason for them to not take it seriously was that i was able to walk and talk, even though it was purely through the sheer will off not passing out because of fear of the worst possible outcome that might follow a unconscious patient. At the end i went to the private hospital because there wasn’t much difference in expenses for foreigner in a public hospital, but on the contrary in some cases the government hospitals might end up being more expensive in some situations. PS: even at some private hospitals, self paying (without insurance) patients pay around 10% - 20% more than locals (from personal experience).

[@iamloved]

That sounds awful. I'm so sorry you went through that. I'm so glad you got the attention and treatment that you needed. All the best!

[@iamloved]

We did only a little research, but discovered that for foreigners both the public and private hospitals would cost. After hearing about stories similar to yours, we went directly to a private hospital. I can't imagine having to pay all of what you paid at a public hospital only to have to end up paying again at a private hospital. That's really too bad.

[@naren2389]

Go with familiarised meals n soft meals for fast recovery...hope all goes well n enjoy 🇲🇾

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tips!

[@michellepegues4011]

OMGoodness! Becoming ill in another country is a fear of mine. If I were wealthy I would in theory love to live in Venice BUT there is no hospital nearby, I would have to travel to a hospital via boat, etc. Am I understanding correctly that if outside of the US and need a hospital I should look specifically for a Private one? I've never considered that at home. I'm glad you're better and that the Lord has blessed you with a good husband. Love you guys!

[@iamloved]

Private versus public depends on where you're travelling. Do some google searches and see what comes up. Venice would be amazing! My husband is truly amazing when it comes to this sort of thing - he knows what to look up, who to talk to and what decisions to make. It really is a huge blessing!

[@MeLodiCarAma]

I'd been to many private hospitals here in many states of Malaysia.. the Southern, Mahkota, SJMC, SMC, Asia Columbia, etc. ... either in my own health issues or some friends or relatives but never Gleneagles. They're all excellent. Good to hear your review. Obviously, the alertness and preparedness in your husband is is such a fortune. Lucky you 😊

[@iamloved]

My husband is a gem 💎

[@jeffreysetapak]

Gleaneagles Kuala Lumpur supposed to be one of the most expensive private hospitals in Malaysia and yet is still much cheaper than any medical institutions in the States or even Canada AND the UK.

[@iamloved]

Oh interesting. I wasn’t aware.

[@MyHappyCats]

I think it should be KPJ. I was admitted to KPJ Specialist in Penang for 7 days. Second day arrival do some tests and straight to operation theater. I had 5 days recovery and return to home. Total cost around 57k. Glad was covered by insurance in full.

[@iamloved]

@@MyHappyCats Oof that's a lot of money. Glad you are okay now.

[@jeffreysetapak]

@@MyHappyCats Salah satu one of the most expensive. I didn't say it's the most expensive.

[@heythave]

57k ringgit or US dollars?

[@mfuzzymis1374]

Be careful and understand what your body can take. As malaysian, i also avoiding very hot and spicy food, too oily, too much spices, too much black/white pepper etc.

[@iamloved]

Great tips. Thank you!

[@daisybrowder1964]

Glad you're doing well....While visiting Penang, Malaysia about a week ago, I also went to ER due to stomach pain, diarrhea, throwing up....diagnosis food poisoning 😣

[@iamloved]

Oh man. I’m sorry to hear that.

[@heythave]

Did you remember what you ate just before the poisoning happened?

[@shaifulhisham7241]

Im so sorry you have to endure that here in this country while on holiday. Please do take care of your health and mind the food quality before consume. Anyways please do enjoy your time here.

[@iamloved]

You’re so sweet. Thank you very much.

[@piscodesignprint247]

Hope you will get well soon & stay save :)

[@iamloved]

Thank you!

[@coconinizarina6718]

You had yr gallbladder removed done so I m not surprised tht yr digest system are rather sensitive. I do understand becos my husband & daughter had the same problem. So they are very careful now. It take times to be cure of them.

[@iamloved]

It can take time for sure.

[@mohdalimohdzain4241]

During rainy season please avoid stall foods due to there are many flies and in some cases the water is contaminated with bacteria from water on the road and the food exposed too long and being touched by flies.. find s stall that you really sure it practices hygienic all the time. Hope you enjoy your stay here.. food poisoning is something must be avoided. May your family blessed.

[@iamloved]

Thank you very much for the tip!

[@mohdalimohdzain4241]

@@iamloved my pleasure. Have a good day☺️ ahead

[@jasuripaimin1935]

Selamat datang ke Malaysia, semuga kesihatan bertambah baik dan dpt menikmati pelbagai makanan tempatan yang sedap sedap

[@iamloved]

I don't know what this says...but... thanks for the comment.

[@moone5137]

@@iamloved he said 'welcome to Malaysia, wish your health getting better and able to enjoy the various delicious local food'. 😊

[@lkh-xj1ck]

As a university student currently studying Microbiology, your encounter is a typical case of "Traveller's stomach/diarrhea". Different region have different microflora / bacteria population, when a new type of bacteria enter your gut, the microflora inside you is disrupted and because it's new to the immune system, the immune system may response with a series of unpleasent actions like vomitting and diarrhea. However, for the locals or natives, because their gut microflora and/or immune system have adapted to these kind of disease-causing bacteria since young, it's relatively harmless to them, their immune system or their own bacteria population in their guts might even able to fight off these harmful bacteria at the very beginning without causing any unpleasent reaction. Yes, you read correctly, a bacteria population can kill a foreign bacteria. Of course, if the contamination of the food is substaintial enough, or it's an especially pathogenic strain of bacteria, locals or natives will still fallen sick after taken the contaminated food. For your case, the preventive measures is basically what have been described by other comments, only eat from sanitary places and avoid street food generally (especially you seems like to have a sensitive digestive system), and also to make sure the food is properly cooked and the utensils were properly washed. About the comparison between government hospital and private hospital in Malaysia mentioned in other comments, I would always suggest foreigners especially tourists to go to private hospital if they encounter any medical problems. Not that the government hospital is worse than private hospital in terms of expertises, but both kind of hospital have very different goal and therefore have different atmosphere. Government hospital is more affordability-oriented while private hospital is more service-oriented. Government hospital's goal is to ensure most of the Malaysian citizens do not need to worry about medical bills when they encounter a medical emergency or when they are suffering from chronic disease that require constant medication. The private hospital on the other hand is to ensure their patients have premium and hotel- or resort-liked experience as long as you pay. Of course for the government hospital, it's main downside is longer waiting time if you are not a emergency or life-threatening case and have to share space with other patients in a larger ward. But since the affordability part of government hospital is only enjoyable by Malaysian citizens and the foreigners have to pay the full price, it's advisable for foreigners to visit private hospital instead of government hospital. This will also help relieve some burden from the government hospital and you get to enjoy a hotel like treatment with slightly more expensive price in private hospital. Luckily for you guys, the government have also put a price cap on private hospital's treatment fee by law (even the private hospital can't escape government control!), so that's why they are saying Malaysia is a medical tourism destination, if you guys have any other medical problems again (hopefully not) and want to save some cost, then you guys are welcome to come back to Malaysia again to seek treatment at a private hospital.

[@iamloved]

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. You have confirmed what we have read about online. All the best in your Microbiology studies!

[@sariyahismail4436]

When I was working in Indonesia, our whole team contracted food poisoning. One of my teammates had to return to Manila when the doctors could not fix his tummy. So yeah, the microflora are different from one country to the other. Mind you, we were careful where and what we eat.

[@mohdfirdausazman5535]

welcome² you arrr in malaysian culture shock food in malaysia delicious yumy² you arr try guys food malaysian onvlog local in malaysian i so happy foryou guys 🇲🇾🇲🇾🤝🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@iamloved]

Awww thank you so much

[@user-qw8vo2rc3p]

I'm in no position to give any medical tips, but I would share my experience in regards how me and my family handling flare up incidents. These flare up that you mentioned probably also known as inflammation. That is why it so painful. Inflammation can occur anywhere in our body for many reasons, injury food poisoning etc. As simple as it may sound, we normally use turmeric to bring down these flare up. Yes, you heard it right. Just turmeric. A simple home kitchen cooking ingredient. But if you're traveling I bet you don't carry such item around. What for anyway. However you can get these turmeric in the form of capsule which widely available in pharmacy or healhcare store in here, sold as supplement. The fact that these turmeric was packed and sold in such a way, evidently it is a common usage for some group of people in Malaysia. And in our experience, it works!! Yeay. After all it is not a drug or chemical, but simple cooking ingredient which help a certain medical condition, so i think it is safe to recommend you to have these turmeric supplement ready at hand. Hope this would help. 😅

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tip!

[@SuccessforLifester]

So far, everyone I spoke to in Singapore who had been to India, told me that they had food poisoning there. A case of an Asian visiting another Asian country 😱 and still could not handle the food

[@iamloved]

Oh interesting

[@43sunray]

You are lucky to enter a malaysian hospital as english were widely spoken here.

[@iamloved]

Yes I’ve noticed that many people speak English.

[@1yanfei]

Glad that you ok 👍

[@iamloved]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@AG-so4gl]

KL hospitals are great, top notch. I stayed in Pantai Hospital for 2 weeks, 1 week on critical ward.

[@iamloved]

I hope all turned out okay for you.

[@heythave]

What was your condition?

[@haroon176]

I suppose a little bit of personal experience will add to your life without a gall bladder. The symptoms you experience is common to all who had their gall bladder removed. So you have to take extra precautions. My eldest daughter too is one among you. My mother had her gall bladder removed when it was too late ie , when it turned cancerous. Now it's my turn. I browsed the net, after I found out I had stone in the gall bladder and discovered that Homeopathy had a solution. I went to a Senior Homeopathy doctor here in Sri Lanka and underwent a treatment for short duration. No surgery was involved. I still retain my GB with no symptoms for a 75 year old person.

[@iamloved]

Oh that’s so great. I’m glad you found a treatment that worked for you!

[@leehock4840]

Hope whatever illness you have will no longer trouble you anymore.Health is so important.isn't it?Take Care.

[@iamloved]

It sure is! Thanks so much!

[@Idaasianfood]

I used to go to Columbia hospital Dr Amir traced i had a few mm stroke..Tq Allah

[@iamloved]

Glad you found some answers. I hope you’re doing well.

[@khairulanwar5212]

Actually there is a private hospital right where you are staying. It's Sunway Velocity Hospital if I'm not mistaken but not too sure if it's already operational where you had the attack. My office is just opposite to where it is located.

[@iamloved]

We didn’t have enough information about it to go there. Probably because it’s new there’s not much about it online. We didn’t know at the time it’s part of a family of hospitals so we went where there were lots of reviews available online.

[@abdulmuin3459]

about the cheese. Malaysian are very obsessed with putting cheese on everything. maybe next time go to places where the food are freshly made. hope you're feeling better. enjoy your stay

[@iamloved]

Thank you for the well-wishes. I didn’t know Malaysians loved cheese! Thanks for sharing. ☺️

[@sunnyxoxo4083]

I've exp it, same as what you said..sweating,blackout vision, and weird noise,,usually due to diarrhea/stomach poisoning

[@iamloved]

It’s not fun

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Parasites in cambodia is from drinking water. Please watch vlog 'vlogging a dead horse'. He explained it. As he was sick as well many years ago. And on his return to cambodia recently he recap the issue on his vlog. His name is sean (british).

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

@@iamloved no worries. Tap water is safe in malaysia.

[@khoo5199]

Should try the air con food courts first to test your stomach. Then if ok can move to the street food. I had food poisoning in India but my other colleague was fine even though we ate the same food. Only difference was she has been to India multiple times before

[@iamloved]

We didn’t even eat the street food. We think it was a salad I had at a mall food court. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kevinyeoh7612]

I did not watch the full video but I guess language should not be a problem since English is kinda common especially at hospital? Glad to know you're fine now, so please continue and enjoy your journey in Malaysia!

[@iamloved]

Yes, language was not a problem. Everyone spoke enough English that we could communicate well. Thanks so much!

[@ian7033-qj9wg]

@@iamloved But your intro says everyone spoke a different language.

[@SuccessforLifester]

When I went to Cambodia, I wanted to eat their local food and I bought this salad at the food court inside Aeon Mall. The salad comes with mini raw crab. I had a minor case of food poisoning after that.

[@iamloved]

Ya I’ve heard raw foods aren’t always the best for foreigners. Glad it wasn’t too serious.

[@samtan4729]

Some raw crabs have parasites. Best to avoid them.

[@heythave]

Bad choice. Foods in supermarkets sit on the shelves for a long time and you don’t want to get them, especially something raw. I wouldn’t touch supermarket sushi here in California. Rather, I would buy from a reputable restaurant that specializes in sushi that they can prepare right away on the spot. There are good restaurants that offer good, sanitary food in Cambodia, like Malis in Siem Reap (mango salad) or One More Restaurant in Phnom Penh (fish cake, bamboo soup). I would not get anything that’s been sitting on the side of the road cold for hours.

[@SuccessforLifester]

@@heythave I think it is my constitution. Their locals are buying it too. I am probably not used to that particular food.

[@heythave]

@@SuccessforLifester Yes, do what you want. Although a lot of people smoke, it doesn’t mean that it is something good or healthy for you to do. Just saying.

[@ohsin4393]

Get well soon my dear Mem

[@iamloved]

Thank you

[@Junmaisi]

Don't eat spicy food and oily food. You also cannot drink coffee or tea if your stomach hurt.

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tips!

[@royhatikeras]

your husband love you soo much...we can see from his eye

[@iamloved]

Yes, he sure does!

[@Paterson340]

HOW lucky you were to be in Maylasia!! Glad your feeling better. How much was it?

[@iamloved]

Thank you! It was approx $2,500 CDN

[@quinnrivera5075]

Had my gallbladder removed. 2 years later I had a bout of acute pancreatitis. Worst pain I’ve ever had in my life. Had a stone and sludge in a bile duct. Something to consider possibly.

[@iamloved]

Oof sounds awful. Thanks for sharing!

[@patrickjebireden1286]

A Malaysian living in Indonesia...20+ year now. If am really hungry or is stucked in the city I do eat out...once in the blue moon. I prefer to cook and dine at home. The problem is, I will always had diahrea eating the street food. *Food hygiene: Food display are not properly covered; flies owh my gosh fat-blue!!!

[@iamloved]

Oof. Yuck! Sounds like eating at home is the safest option.

[@MrAndre.]

Always eat hot food regardless hotel or street.

[@iamloved]

Noted!

[@nerymurphy7096]

Have you ever heard of Kanak- Kanak Hospital in KL. I have a British friend who had a couple of brain surgeries there when he was living there 5 years ago. I never knew how good that hospital is. Maybe some locals can give me a feedback? I’m just curious .

[@iamloved]

I haven't heard of it. Maybe someone with info will see this comment and answer.

[@hisham_othman]

​@@iamloved Hospital Kanak Kanak Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur Peadiatric Hospital is a hospital under Malaysia Ministry of Health located in Kuala Lumpur itself.

[@Idaasianfood]

Please check yr hba1c Cholesterol HB pressure..so you can enjoy yr life ...any numbness see yr doctor

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tips☺️

[@SiberianGravy]

I got Food poisoning from eating at a roadside stall in Malaysia. I was hospitalised for 3 days. The level of hygiene is appalling at some of these stalls.

[@iamloved]

Aww I'm sorry you experienced that. It's no fun at all!

[@nizmo5886]

long live green tea!!!

[@iamloved]

Haha! Yesss!

[@X_101]

🤗🤗👍👍

[@iamloved]

Thanks!

[@coconinizarina6718]

Thats the thing. You know its funny when we are too particular abt the existent of bad bacteria, the more we are prone to get sick. Its hard to explain.

[@iamloved]

I hear you

[@keangwooichoo6138]

I hv polyps in my gall bladder. But no crystal there. Need to monitor every 6 months. I take milk thistle to help me to get bile salt out of my liver (flushing of liver). This flushing will dilute the crystal forming which can get stuck in the bile duct causing bloody pain like a friend of mine who removed the gall bladder recently.

[@iamloved]

Oof take care of it as best you can. All the best!

[@darrelphillips7895]

So what was your diagnosis and what medications did they give you??

[@iamloved]

I ate something contaminated apparently. They gave me an antibiotic for treatment.

[@mafarnsims]

How much did it cost you? Is medical treatment really expensive over there without insurance?

[@iamloved]

We have insurance. But it cost $2,500 CAD.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Without insurance is not a good idea for international travelers. Outpatient is not expensive.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Private hospitals itemized everything.

[@mafarnsims]

@@keangwooichoo6138 Thank you for the information. Do you know of any good insurance companies and do we foreigners buy the health insurance locally in KL or in our foreign country? How is the medical tourism in Malaysia compared to Thailand?

[@mustazamdzain6620]

@@mafarnsims Malaysia medical tourism is rated amongst the best in the world

[@patinggi]

Stay safe.

[@iamloved]

Will do!

[@dariomazur1933]

Hi,how much this cost you, what insurance you used

[@iamloved]

We used GreenShield Canada. The cost was about $2,000

[@stadiosports8690]

Either food poisoning or allergies. Better eat in proper / clean premises.

[@iamloved]

Yes, that’s the plan ☺️

[@julieteh4827]

Hope u pay fair price...if not, please donate to a charity

[@iamloved]

We paid exactly what was charged to us.

[@johnthe6629]

Sorry for your discomfort. However, do note that most of the time the problem is the ICE. Ice cubes are made by filtered water and not boiled. In most tropical countries, ice is the culprit.

[@iamloved]

Oooh I heard that from a friend who lived in Cambodia too. Thanks for the reminder.

[@heythave]

They sometimes transport blocks of ice by rolling them on the ground. So, I would not get an ice drink from a stall on the street anywhere in Thailand or Cambodia. I would only get a boba tea drink from shop inside a mall where they have their own ice machine.

[@mohdfadliyusuf4798]

Take care

[@iamloved]

Thank you!

[@ftd7435]

NEVER try to loose weight in Malaysia. I know, l tried it for 30 years and still failed. The food here is horribly cheap, diversified and delicious 😁❗

[@iamloved]

Haha. Noted!

[@pegangagamakeranaitusiapak576]

Just dont eat too much on Malaysia bcoz 4 those who r not really familiar with spicy foods tend to has stomach cramp or aches.I myself tho Malaysian sometimes has *spicyfood issue* too ✌️😅.But dont worry, Malaysia is amongst the best in the world in Medical services.

[@iamloved]

We're being cautious from here on out. Thank you for the advise!

[@raygan777able]

With the gallbladder removed, usually you'll need to be careful with the sort of food you're taking.

[@iamloved]

Oh yes. I'm very careful.

[@raygan777able]

@@iamloved I understand that gluten is one of the no no in the food category. It is something very difficult to avoid in the Malaysian street food

[@iamloved]

@@raygan777able That's what I hear. We haven't had any Malaysian street food. Too bad though, I hear it's wonderful!

[@heythave]

That croissant you had must have tasted great but it’s gluten to the max not to mention the amount of butter it has, all of which will trigger high stomach acid production.

[@jamesjames2398]

Gleneagles Ampang is a 5 star hotel with a hospital in it 😉….I used to supply German made rehabilitation equipment to them….currently living in Australia….Have you been to a Government Hospital in Malaysia?

[@iamloved]

I haven’t! Is there a big difference?

[@jamesjames2398]

@@iamloved Yes…definitely….You’re paying premium price at a hospital like that….Government run hospitals need a revamp…

[@Balangair1]

You're paying a huge premium to get into a private hospital. As a citizen, I'd opt for my check ups in a government hospital. It's cheap and spending extra for a physical at a private@ posh hospital just isn't my thing. The public hospitals are good enough. I understand government hospitals aren't really for visitors but I wouldn't pooh-pooh the quality of care of Malaysian public hospitals. Heck, I think they beat Aussie government hospitals hands down!

[@heythave]

Which government hospital have you been to? Any names?

[@keangwooichoo6138]

With no gall bladder ignore oily food. No choice.

[@iamloved]

Yup. I’m pretty good with that.

[@bearybear66]

theres one time when i staying in hospital feels like staying in hotel.. it doesnt feel like hospital.. silly younger me..

[@iamloved]

☺️

[@babibrain]

I am sorry that you have to endure such. Most likely you went to mamak. Next time eat in shopping center.

[@iamloved]

We had only eaten at restaurants and shopping centres. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@roseida6405]

Ya bewarw of salads and cucumber!!..the chopper board is the culprit ..so abstain from uncooked item from the road vendour as well as locall restaurant..Mamak restaurant..cause those foreign bangla workers handling the food makes me very

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@BLU3D4Y]

Did you test H.Pylori? Especially if you are Blood Type B

[@iamloved]

Yes they tested for that. All clear. :)

[@iamloved]

They did. All clear! :)

[@lianharold823]

How was the fees? Expensive?

[@iamloved]

Our bill came to just over $2,000 CAD We have insurance to help cover it.

[@abdulkarimhan1266]

If it was a government hospitals the cost will be less than RM100 for the malaysian citizen with almost the same medical facilities and some bigger government hospitals have some of the best facilities in term of specialist or chronic cases in the country. The lower cost for the local malaysian was due to the government subsidiary and obligation to its residence but for a foreigner, the cost will be higher, regardless private or government hospitals.

[@heythave]

@@abdulkarimhan1266Which is the biggest government hospital in KL that has the most specialty?

[@kasimabdullah3874]

Hope you will get well soon..#takecare #statsafe

[@iamloved]

Thanks so much!

[@khairikhalil980]

oh God. Diagnosis?

[@iamloved]

Gastroenteonitis caused by consuming something contaminated was the diagnosis.

[@jonmath4182]

@@iamloved ahhh too bad 😔 As for myself, when I got one of that, I'd go to the pharmacy in town, preferably caring pharmacy, caring is the name of the chain, because personally I find them selling at cheaper prices than other popular chains, and buy myself a strip of damotil pills, a strip of activated carbon pills, and a few packets of orange flavored ors (oral rehydration salt) and after my 2nd dose of those, I would always have recovered already, thank God. But I guess everyone's different, reaction is different, and how to cope with it is different. Take care and better luck of not getting it anymore from now on! 👍

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Ensure no crystal stuck in bile duct.

[@iamloved]

Ultra Sound and CT scan are all clear. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@keangwooichoo6138]

@@iamloved perhaps you hv to start eating milk thistle 2 weeks once to flush the liver. As we age, the liver cannot function 100% anymore. Creating digestive issues along with the pancreas.

[@audreyang902]

Street food in Malaysia n Bangkok not suitable for everyone. Ingredients like cooking oil , sauce n hygienic handling process is important for us to try. I never ever like to try street food at all. Prefere cafes, hotels n prominent , shopping malls foodcourt.

[@iamloved]

Sounds like a safer way to eat

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Take care. That is not fun at all

[@iamloved]

Thanks. No it is not. ☺️

[@herryherry8659]

Sunway Velocity Mall...

[@iamloved]

It's super close to us

[@herryherry8659]

@@iamlovedSunway have many mall in Klang Valley....

[@iamloved]

@@herryherry8659 Oh interesting

[@65rainz]

I think Malaysian eat cheese more than Dutch. Almost everything with grated cheese on Malaysian food.

[@iamloved]

Interesting! I mean, I do love cheese… but not on everything. 😂

[@tc691kiing9]

country with a lots of food made us loosing control, these kind of attraction will also needed a lots of good hospitals to get vaccinated.

[@iamloved]

Malaysia has great food and great hospitals

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Ct scan or ultra sound result?

[@iamloved]

All clear. Nothing to report. I had an ultra sound and CT scan back at home in the summer as well. Seems like nothing has changed. So that’s good news.

[@baharm65]

@@iamloveddefinately its not morning sickness due to pregnancy…😂😊 haaa…haaa..just pulling yr legs.. hope you both will make a return trip to malaysia!

[@aliaansarimohamed1921]

Next time try eating banana and drink hot milo

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tip!

[@al16899]

That’s why even as a Malaysian I rarely want to buy or eat street food or roadside food in Malaysia.

[@iamloved]

I couldn’t imagine eating street food here. Although so many tourists do and are totally fine.

[@mohdzaki1089]

I would definitely say street food is generally safe in Malaysia....but obviously for certain type of people it may not be the case...

[@maymei6742]

Omg ... you went to one of the worst privte hospital in KL...

[@iamloved]

We had a lovely experience ☺️

[@heythave]

Why do you say worst? Which private hospital would you consider to be better?

[@khairinashraff8000]

Maybe you have liver problem...take care

[@iamloved]

Ultrasound, scan and bloodwork show liver is great. Thankfully! ☺️

[@Fallen_Angel17]

Maybe just small mini tip, I think as you always walking, its better to keep your jewelry in a Hotel's Safe Box!!! Till you go back to your home, just for a precaution!!!! Because i NEVER SEE A FEMALE OR MALE TOURISTSIN MALAYSIA WEARING JEWELRIES, TO KEEP YOU SAFE FROM BE TARGETED BY CROOKS.

[@iamloved]

Thanks for the tip - much appreciated. ☺️

[@maymei6742]

Did you have the fake vaxx.... if so u may want to detox

[@iamloved]

☺️

[@LisaLisa-mo2tg]

Third world country huh.. He.. He.. No wonder why to many indonesia came to malaysia for their hospital healt care..

[@iamloved]

Incredible health care at that.

[@DJ-gf7gn]

if this thing happen in america, the cost must be above 10k usd...

[@iamloved]

I’ve heard it’s quite costly in the US

[@heythave]

More like $100,000 USD because hospital stays are expensive.

[@apitameer4324]

Christmas in Malaysia?

[@iamloved]

Yes! We are looking forward to it.