Hate to wait so long at National Skin Centre

Yesterday, i had an appointment to do the patch test at the Skin Centre. My appointment time is 10.30am. Guess what, we reached at about 10.45am, registered and seat at one place to wait for my turn.

We waited until 11.30am, there is still no signs of my turn and everyone came behind me had gone for their tests, i think is some blood test or what. But cannot be right? No one came up to me and tell me what to do. Then at about 11.45am, i told my husband we should go ask. Then we heard from one nurse shouted: "Ok lah! Let them in lah!" She sounded so unwillingly and is like a terrible procedure to do a patch test and others would be easier than mine.

Then waited for another five minutes, a nurse came to me that there are three painkillers they don't have, but they have 15 series of other medicines that can be tested. So i thought they are painkillers as well, so i agreed. My husband then looked at me and said, "Since they don't have the three painkillers, why do you still want to test? You have to find the objectives right?" Then i was like, okay, then you help me ask lo.

Then he asked me to check with my gynae, if these three painkillers don't have, should we continue to test. Then few minutes later, the gynae assistant called and said no need to do the test if they don't have the painkillers that we require to test. So we rejected the test.

But the nurse seems to be quite persistent and wants us to try others, and they are mostly antibiotics and there is only one painkiller which i have not taken before. She said can try, but not sure is it suitable for pregnant woman. I was like taken aback and said, "No need la, i never take this medicine before, plus my gynae only wants me to test for the three painkillers which you claimed don't have, so i rather not try." I have already took the blood test for the four main Antibiotics, so i guess is enough. And it costs $140 just for the blood test. It was so expensive. I rather not try the 15 series and later part cost more than that. And that was about 12.30pm when we left the clinic.

So we have to wait for the blood test results and to my amazed. We have to wait for about three weeks, because i did the test on a Friday. So i have to call and see whether the results are here, then fix an appointment to see the consultant. I think my husband is going to give the consultant some hell of scoldings man. For making us go one big round. I mean how can a doctor doesn't know whether the skin centre doesn't have the three painkillers that i am required to be tested. It seems like there are no specific and good coordination and communications between the doctor and nurse.

Now i have to delay my treatment for the Streptococcus B. I just hope nothing serious and i have been drinking alot of water and drink Cranberry juice to prevent UTI. Not sure by my next appointment with my gynae, i can get the test results or not. :( As the Gynae doesn't allow me to change my appointment to a later date. She feared of the bacteria level may increase.

Hope God can bless me and my child with good health.