I've got a rather unique situation. I'm from the U.S., I teach in China, and my neuro is in Thailand.
Seems that MS is rather rare in China, or at least rarely dx'd. Don't really know how many cases there actually are here. Anyway, most Chinese people I've talked to about it have never even heard of the disease, even when I tell them the Chinese name for it. Since there is a world-class neuro at a hospital in Thailand, that's where I go for my checkups.
Not sure how long the "average" time to get to your neuro's office is, but I might hold the record, because it takes me about 12 hours divided between two flights, not including the drive time to/from the airports. This limits the number of my appointments to once every three months, and most of the communication I have with my neuro is via email. Not the most ideal situation, I know, but it's the best that is available to me. And after reading so many horror stories on this forum about useless doctors, I'm just really thankful that I have such a good neuro!
Seems that MS is rather rare in China, or at least rarely dx'd. Don't really know how many cases there actually are here. Anyway, most Chinese people I've talked to about it have never even heard of the disease, even when I tell them the Chinese name for it. Since there is a world-class neuro at a hospital in Thailand, that's where I go for my checkups.
Not sure how long the "average" time to get to your neuro's office is, but I might hold the record, because it takes me about 12 hours divided between two flights, not including the drive time to/from the airports. This limits the number of my appointments to once every three months, and most of the communication I have with my neuro is via email. Not the most ideal situation, I know, but it's the best that is available to me. And after reading so many horror stories on this forum about useless doctors, I'm just really thankful that I have such a good neuro!
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