I m back! My youngest fall sick terribly sick of ear infection. The ear infection was there 2 weeks ago and recovered and recurred. This time was so serious that her temperature did not go down even with antibiotic and crying non-stop...In 2 days visited 2 doctors and hospital.
Because the NTUC clinic was not opened on Sunday, we had to visit the expensive clinic, bill $65... On Monday, when her temperature never return to normal, and still crying over pain in the ear and then the neck, i had to bring her to NTUC clinic, which have her records. There, she allowed the doctor to exam her ear without complain, but sunday she screaming when the doctor looked into her ear, (even at the doctor and nurse at the hospital). Then the doctor advise that we go to the hospital since he screen through the medicine and commented that they were right and her temperature never go down to 37plus but @ 38.6...
He gave me a choice, KK hospital or NUH. Of course KK, cos i stayed in the East. But when they call for appt and to be told that is a week later. Then the hospital suggested that we walk-in to their 24 hours children A&E. Then we went and me with the intention to use the baby bonus to pay for the bill since MOH has relaxed the rule on baby bonus usage. But met with red tape!
The KK hospital said we have to apply first, and the hospital will take 3 weeks to give approval! OMG, who the hell will anticipate when will the children be ill and apply 3 weeks ahead to be able to use it! They must be crazy, THEY ARE CRAZY!! When I knew that NTUC clinic allow the use of baby bonus, i just fill up the forms and instantly that visit i need not folk out a single dollar, and they will only bill me if they fail to get the money deducted from the baby bonus account. So what is the problem with our local reputated children hospital or all hospitals!
End up i have to pay $75 for registration and $39 for medicine. In 2 days = $65+$75+$39. And we have to follow up with the ear specialist in 2 weeks! So how much more cash we have to pay! If the MOH has given the green light, why must they still set the red tape! To make life so difficult and expensive for us! Sigh!
The doctor in the hospital diagnosed that properly the 1st antibiotic given was not long enough as she indeed response well to the antibiotic. SO the doctor now give her 10day course of the same antibiotic of higher dosages.
Now after completing 3 times of the antibiotic, the fever has stop climbing up. Bec the hospital doctor said if by Wednesday, the temperature still stay and nvr return to 37+, she must go back to hospital again. She now has started her singing again..."wanna become superstar wor". But i m very tired over so many days and nights....hope that i can return to my sweet dreams tonight...
Next, my FDW wanna go home after completing 1 year 2 months, agent call her to ask her why, she said she dont know how to work! can u imagine that...mmmm, so b4 my girl had her ear infection recurred, i had to run down to the agent to inform them to get necessary documentation done!Shit!
