Went to my 22nd week's doctor’s appointment last week. It was alright, generally, but I find the meeting itself to be quite dissappointing and uneventful. The reasons being :-
a) Decided to see Dr. D at the Hospital instead of her external private clinic as I usually do – I thought it would be more convenient as I wanted to bring Ally in for her jab as well. Turned out there was a looong queue and we had to wait until almost 2.00 p.m for our turn (we were there since morning – luckily Ally did not make too much of a fuss).
b) Had earlier called Dr. D’s clinic and told the nurse to inform Dr. D that I’ll be seeing her at the Hospital, so please let her have a copy of my records with her by the time I see her. This must have slipped her mind because Dr. D seemed quite blur when we went to see her (she’s usually quite friendly and give long explanations – but then again maybe she was just too tired by the time we saw her - we were one of her last patients for the day).
c) The highlight of my appointments are usually the ultrascan sessions – when I get to see my babies and Dr. D gives detailed explanations on the babies’ development and reassurances that nothing seems to be wrong. Turned out that the machine at the Hospital was a little bit outdated compared to hers at her clinic, so the visions were not as clear and certain information such as the weight of the babies could not be picked up. Major letdown!
d) The meeting ended almost as soon as it began. Dissappointing after waiting for hours.
e) The total charge came up to approximately RM300! These include blood testing, pharmacy and double consultation charges because there are two babies!
So that’s it, no more seeing her at the Hospital. Maybe she’s more relaxed in her own private clinic. As for the double consultation charges, although it could be a cause for complaint, to be honest I don’t really mind that much. I do think she’s taking advantage of the whole situation, but I’m not sure if I should fight it. I love her – she’s nice, gentle and always patiently gives detailed explanations – so I don’t want to lose her. I mean, it’s not easy to get doctors like that these days. Sure, the charges burn a hole in my pocket every month, but I think they’re worth it. I’ll just stop shopping for myself from now on (I have to start getting used to it anyway).
My next appointment’s supposed to be on the 18th of March. But I’m postponing it to 24th (Pay Day!!).
a) Decided to see Dr. D at the Hospital instead of her external private clinic as I usually do – I thought it would be more convenient as I wanted to bring Ally in for her jab as well. Turned out there was a looong queue and we had to wait until almost 2.00 p.m for our turn (we were there since morning – luckily Ally did not make too much of a fuss).
b) Had earlier called Dr. D’s clinic and told the nurse to inform Dr. D that I’ll be seeing her at the Hospital, so please let her have a copy of my records with her by the time I see her. This must have slipped her mind because Dr. D seemed quite blur when we went to see her (she’s usually quite friendly and give long explanations – but then again maybe she was just too tired by the time we saw her - we were one of her last patients for the day).
c) The highlight of my appointments are usually the ultrascan sessions – when I get to see my babies and Dr. D gives detailed explanations on the babies’ development and reassurances that nothing seems to be wrong. Turned out that the machine at the Hospital was a little bit outdated compared to hers at her clinic, so the visions were not as clear and certain information such as the weight of the babies could not be picked up. Major letdown!
d) The meeting ended almost as soon as it began. Dissappointing after waiting for hours.
e) The total charge came up to approximately RM300! These include blood testing, pharmacy and double consultation charges because there are two babies!
So that’s it, no more seeing her at the Hospital. Maybe she’s more relaxed in her own private clinic. As for the double consultation charges, although it could be a cause for complaint, to be honest I don’t really mind that much. I do think she’s taking advantage of the whole situation, but I’m not sure if I should fight it. I love her – she’s nice, gentle and always patiently gives detailed explanations – so I don’t want to lose her. I mean, it’s not easy to get doctors like that these days. Sure, the charges burn a hole in my pocket every month, but I think they’re worth it. I’ll just stop shopping for myself from now on (I have to start getting used to it anyway).
My next appointment’s supposed to be on the 18th of March. But I’m postponing it to 24th (Pay Day!!).
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