Update:

Some back info, in case anybody wants to try the same thing.

I originally purchased tickets to be in Thailand for six weeks. I wanted to be here long enough to get my four week blood work done. (In the US my co-pay for one visit to the specialist plus blood work was almost $500.)

Problem … A few days before leaving I discovered that Thailand is only granting 30 visas on arrival. Too late for pre-trip visa. Have to show a departure itinerary putting me inside that requirement.

No problem. I’ll just book a short side trip.
Problem …. how could I know how my schedule with the doctor/hospital would work out?

Whatever, gotta do something …. I booked seven nights hotel in Bangkok and then a five day trip to Singapore …. leaving me 29 days left in Bangkok. That oughta work. Tiger air offered the flight for only $95. Well, not really …. Tiger air has gotchas …. ended up $133. Non-refundable. But still, that left me ready to land in Bangkok.

Got here, everything went too easy with the hospital. Need to book my hotel before I land in Singapore.
Ummm ….. Wow! Singapore hotels are even more expensive than I suspected!
Anyway, I still haven’t booked because now I’ve got issues with the meds. May have to burn the ticket to Singapore and write a new plan.
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So, my doctor here in Bangkok chose to write me a prescription for Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir …. told me Sofosbuvir/Daclatisvir wasn’t recommended for 1a. I wasn’t going to debate it with him, but it tells me where he’s getting his information.

No problem, a couple days later I was given an email address for a contact to get Incepta’s Twinvir for $1500.
Problem …. contact doesn’t answer.

No problem, I can fly from Bangkok to Dhaka for $388rt. I’ll get it straight from the source. And for only $1200.
Problem …. Visa on arrival costs $160 and there is no assurance they’ll grant it when I get there. Really? Really!
Problem …. Incepta’s marketing office, claiming to have their drugs in every drugstore in the country, isn’t answering their emails.
Problem …. Lazz Pharma, claiming to be the largest, most trusted drug store in Bangladesh, with four branches, all open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ….. isn’t answering their email … or their online order request form … and I can’t seem to get through on the phone either.

No problem …. Bangkok to Beijing is only $270rt. Back to Mesochem and APIs ….
Problem … I’ll have to go to the consulate/embassy in Bangkok to get a visa.
Problem … I don’t know if Rachel will sell me the meds when I get there.

Oh, and if I’m going the Mesochem route, I’d really rather use the Daclatasvir.
Hmmmm …..
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To be continued …..

Yes, I had thought earlier of going that route rather than taking the trip to Singapore. I was originally planning to get the meds from Dr. Freeman. At the time I was finding flights to Perth at about $320 … going east gets much more expensive. I figured I’d decide after I got here. In any case, I didn’t want to have drugs shipped to me here in Bangkok, to a hotel address ….. just asking for trouble.

Then it started looking like it would take at least a week to ten days to get through the *wire money/import/test/capsulize/deliver* process … and I’ve still got it in my head to get a four week blood test before I return home. I suppose I don’t really need that.

In any case, I need to know exactly how long it will take before I go hunting airfares.

Quick update ….. been in Tasmania for ten days.

Came unannounced and with no warning to Dr. Freeman and staff.
WILL HAVE MY MEDS SOMETIME NEXT WEEK! Likely Wednesday but Friday at latest.

Dr. Freeman and his staff have been beyond generous with their help.
People in the USA might well consider a trip here for the simplest, clearest method to acquire treatment.

I’ve met Greg and he’s just as genuine and sincere and helpful in person as he seems online.

Chester says “Hi” … and is the only known person on the planet whose side effect to Rib has been a broken arm …
(“Side effect” is humour … broken arm is real.)