1st Appointment with Doc Benjamin @ KKH

04 AUGUST 2009


We arrived at KKH in the morning.

Counter nurse look at mybooking and said : "Congratulations on your pregnancy!"

Next she passed to me one pack of mum-to-be gift pack (which contains a lot of brochures, info booklet and sample milk powder, baby napkins etc), then she started to bombard me the following questions which i did not expect and did not know how to respond:


Nurse : So you intend to deliver at KKH?
Me : huh?!! err....................... yes, most likely (me in blur look (@.@)?? with a silly smile
Nurse : then you intend to breastfeed?
Me: err??!! .....i don't know leh (in total blur look now, short of scratching my head)
Nurse : ok nvm we have all these brochures to provide you with more info. Now, would you like to sign up for FAST scheme?
Me : huh??......what is FAST scheme?? (i was thinking if no FAST scheme, everything must be slow at KKH!)


The nurse then went on and on to talk about the benefit of signing up for a prepayment package of $488 which will enabled subsequent visit and cost to charge automatically to the credit card and they promise faster turnaround time for dispensary, so on the very first visit, $488 gone. That is real FAST!


I was asked to do some routine test (urine test, BP check, height/weight measurement) before i proceed to see Doc Tham. Doc did a scan but could only see a small little black dot, and he could not rule out ectopic pregnancy at this stage, gosh this is really making me worried sick..


I had to a blood test today to check on hormone level and come back two days later on 6th August for another blood test to see if the hormone level increases.


Feeling very tired and lethargic now.....