Comments on: Doctor’s Appointments

By: Mumsgather

Mumsgather — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:32:27 +0000

[...] AndÂ of course, my routine doctor’sÂ visit is due too.Â I remember how I agonised over it. I’m calmer now but I still don’t look forward to it. My doctor’s visit is the only timeÂ I get to “pak tor” with hubby as we send the kids to a relative so they don’t have to endure the boring wait but most importantly we don’t want them to overhear some of the discussion and become scared and worried about something they do not understand. Otherwise we usually take them with us everywhere we go. [...]

By: Mumsgather

Mumsgather — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:08:10 +0000

[...] The doctor’s appointment which I had been agonising over is finally over. It was just a routine visit but I was anxious about it. After all, I had waited 3 months to see him just to ask the few questions that IÂ had in my mind. [...]

By: Mommy to Chumsy

Mommy to Chumsy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:21:22 +0000

Don’t worry, you’ll be fine, MG I also don’t like doctors who don’t say much and when you ask questions, they’ll just give you a very abrupt answer. Maybe they are overworked

Thanks for your encouragement. Yes, maybe they are just overworked.

By: Mama Bok

Mama Bok — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:51:38 +0000

I’m equally anxious too.. i’m having my x-ray done again tomorrow.. ! because the first one showed some cloudiness. As for the doctors here.. some i can’t understand what they are saying.. and most of them are overbooked for the day.

Yes you got that right. Most of them are overbooked and thats the reason for the hastiness. Everyone has to make money I suppose. BTW, all the best for your X-ray.

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:13:37 +0000

It is normal to be anxious and worried otherwise not real, right?
Appointments such as this are not new to you so I am sure you will take it all in good stride.
Eh, your lau peng yu (oops, siow lian peng yu) coming to visit you? Tell her to check on her kopitiam ok just in case I don’t do a good job…hehe.
I tried to bring you colourful cheesecake but it got stuck to my fridge (blog).

Yes, I will pass the message on to my siow lian peng yu when she comes. Haha.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:20:22 +0000

Eiks! Where has my comment gone?

I think I said something like who’s not afraid of going to the specialists. I have a phobia going to see my dentist even though it’s a half-yearly event. Whenever I go up the flight of stairs to his clinic, I can feel my heartbeats thumping faster *duh*

I’m sure we have the rite to ask questions and the doctor shouldn’t be impatient or unwilling to answer. Take a deep breath and go ahead ‘shoot’ him with ur questions. If u understand the terms, u won’t be asking him, rite?

No worries, no worries, have faith, I’m sure everything will turn out fine.

Yes, thanks. I worry too much. Hehe.

By: WMD

WMD — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:32:42 +0000

I think you shd not worry too much what the doc thinks. Just ask your questions. Use mott’s approach, i think it will work. All the best.

Yeah, thanks for the advise.

By: mott

mott — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:41:45 +0000

mebbe…when u first go in, tell him that you are feeling anxious and have many questions becoz you want to find out more about this?

I find when I approach ppl this way, they are more willing to open up and spend time explaining things to me. Just my 1sen….

I’m just feeling anxious that is all. This neurologist that I am seeing is not like the doctors that I have described.Â I have seen some ENTs, physicians and paed who are likeÂ what I have described but so far my experience with this neurologist is ok. The first time I saw him he was veryÂ patient, answered all my questions patiently and was smiling all the time and speaking slowly.Â Another time he came to see me at our request even though it was against the hospital rules. Another time I didn’t get to see him because he was rushing out for a meeting so he just told me “Just see another doc and take your medicine.” (Now that worried me a little but IÂ guess that he was rushing and on his way out and late for his meeting)Â So I’m still anxious. I guess I’mÂ worried I will forget to ask some things (even though I’ve written them all down) and I’mÂ afraid of what he has to say.

By: wcleungspeaks

wcleungspeaks — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:25:53 +0000

I don’t agree with egghead.

Recently I injured my toe and have to pull my toe nail out, and the doctor that attend to me, even he just a clinic doctor know how to really cheer me up and try to direct my attention to something else… Even show me a few early morning cartoon shows

Not all doctors are like that, I agree. My kids paed for example is wonderful.

By: egghead

egghead — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:25:08 +0000

personally, I thinks many doctors in our country lacks the human skills when comes to interacting with their patients… I guess that is compounded by the fact that their patients do not ask enough questions

anyway… good luck in your doctor’s appointment… hopefully everything checks out well

Thanks. I hope so too.