Originally Posted by
Lav123
Laguna, thanks for the link. Maybe I should seek for 2nd opinion.
DMCK, I agree with you because I personally experience such a treatment before.
1) I had made a new pair of spectacles but I feel so uncomfortable when I put it on, I see rainbow on my glasses under the sunlight and also under a bright lamp pole in the evening and when I looked down on the floor, the floor is floating in front of me like 3D. The spectacle pressed against one side of my nose until so painful that I got headache so frequent. It can see a deep mark on my nose. I went back to the optician and he checked for me again and said that my eyes got problem, asked me to go and check my eyes.
I went to Sengkang Polyclinic, when I stepped into the room, the male doctor without looking at me (kept looking at his computer and type what I said) asked me what's wrong, I told him that my optician said my eyes got problem, might be cataract. Without looking at me again, he asked me which hospital I wanted to go, I told him National Eye Centre, then I asked him, any other hospitals to go, he said no, so I was thinking if no other hospitals, then why he asked me which hospital I wanted to go, funny right? He then printed out the referral letter and passed it to me and asked me to get the nurse to make appointment for me. That's the only time he looked at me.
At the National Eye Centre, the eye specialist helped me to check, no problem with my eyes and and also said that the glasses was ok, degree no problem. After 6 months of wearing and suffering, only few days back, then realised that the "culprit" is the two rubber stoppers on the spectacle that rest on my nose (my sister realised it). It was upside down, OMG, no wonder my nose was so painful and it did have a deep mark on one side of my nose. The thinner part of the rubber stopper should be below and the fatter part should be on top. No one realise it, not even the specialist.
2) I was told that I have some white patch on my left lung and was referred to Tan Tock Seng Hospital to do a CT Scan. The doctor told me to do "something" (not sure what is it called), use the needle to pin into my lung, then took out some tissue to check. I asked him what will happen if the needle pin into my lung, he said the air will come out, water will go in, then need to use another tube to suck out the water or something like that, can't really remember. The risk is 25%. I told him that I will consider first, he said you have to make up your decision fast, not that you want means you can do it now, if you decide later, need to wait very long one. From the way he spoke, as if that he wanted me to go for this operation desperately. So I asked him can I take a picture of my lung result that show patches, he said you take also no use one. I insisted to consider about the "operation", he got no choice, so asked me to do CT scan, half year later, then 9 months, then 1 year and then 2 year to check the progress. 1st half month I went, nine months later I went again, then he told me to come another 9 months later, I told him I thought earlier you said 1 year later, then he said, hmm... then 1 year later but I didn't go back again. I lost the trust in the doctor, is not easy to find a good doctor nowadays, seems like they are trying to persuade you to do operation, just like my friend's friend, her doctor (also TTSH) asked her to go for operation, saying that she left 6 months life only if don't want to operate. She went to seek another doctor's opinion, this doctor was surprised, asked her who said you only have 6 months' life and true enough, she didn't go for operation and she is still alive.
3) I went to SGH to check on my health, the doctor asked me to go for x-ray, after x-ray, I went back to him and he asked me again what's wrong, then he asked me to go for x-ray again, I told him, I just got my x-ray, he then looked at his computer and said "oh, ok."
You see, from all these experiences, I don't have much confidence going to hospital for check-up, not sure whether will I meet a good doctor or will only meet those doctors who only want patients to go for operation.