Hi Ldies
I'm back....
TBL and Woof
Thanks for the concern
Casros
I'm staying at Anchorvale Rd
Parkway Hospital Group
Eastshore, Gleneagles, Mount Elizabeth
This week is very eventful and me and my hubby
<font color="ff6000">Monday</font> - my check up supposed to be on Fri evening but gynae called me at 1pm and asked if i could see him at 2pm, i agreed....as usual, he did the measurements and commented that my bb is small - weighs 1.8kg at 33weeks + and he was worried about the blood flow to the bb is not good thus affecting the growth....he suggested i go TMC for a doppler scan to check ....so my hubby and i rushed down to TMC immediately around 3+ and did the scan
<font color="119911">Tuesday</font>
We brought the report back to the gynae at 7pm for his review....the blood flow to bb is positive and satisfactory but dunno what is the reason for bb being small and my amniotic fluid level was also reduced....my gynae said in the event my bb growth is restricted or stop growing inside, they have to deliver me early and bb would definitely require ICU up to 1 month or even 2 months....but ICU charges at private hospital costs a hefty 5k to 10k if i deliver my bb prematurely at 33weeks + so he suggested i go polyclinic to get a referral letter so i can go govt hospital (KKH or SGH) to do a CTG and follow up from there and even deliver there cos their charges is much cheaper and i can save a lot on bb ICU fees (but the only condition is i have to choose B2 or C class then i will get govt subsidies)
<font color="0077aa">Wednesday</font>
Went to Hougang Polyclinic at 3pm to get a referral letter, waited till 4.15pm and the doctor there was alarmed that my linea nigra line measured about 26 weeks and she said my tummy indeed looked small for 33weeks +....she said if she referred me to govt hospital, it will take a few days so she suggested i go KKH A&E immediately to do the CTG and other investigations....reached KKH at around 5.15pm and the A&E referred me to the delivery suite where they started doing the CTG and monitor the heartbeat....the medical officer there said i need to be hospitalised immediately for observation for the next 3 days (based on the doppler scan performed by TMC) and my gynae's letter and the letter from the polyclinic....the MO said cos the bb is on the small side, they are worried i may need to deliver anytime by c-section as it is better to take care of the bb outside of my womb than not being able to see what's going on inside....however, their neonatal ICU is closed/full house and because i'm not their patient, they cannot admit me in KKH as priority will be given to their own patient....after the CTG was completed at 7pm + with satisfactory results, they called up SGH and asked them to take me in!!! they dun even allow me to go home and pack my stuff and ordered that i have to go immediately....felt so helpless but no choice, we went mcdonald's first as i was hungry and then made our way to SGH....reached SGH labour/delivery ward around 8pm + and they also strapped me to the CTG and said i need to be monitored the whole nite....i was not allowed to go toilet or eat anything as i have to be on the bed with the CTG monitoring device...3 doctors came in to see me and they asked whether i'm bleeding, leaking water or having contraction, i told them none and they all commented that if the CTG results and the doppler scan (schedule the next day morning) is no good, they need to operate on me within 24hrs!!!! my hubby went home at 11pm to pack my stuff and even brought me breakfast at 4am and stayed with me the whole nite...it was a good thing the CTG monitoring results is good and they allow me to eat and drink but still i can't visit the toilet...have to do it on the bed pan....i did not sleep the whole nite (bb also stayed awaked the whole nite) cos felt very uncomfortable with the CTG and i think my bb also was very fussy cos the bb kicked me furiously every second....and around 6am in the morning, i heard a lot of commotion "pushed....pushed...." and about 6.30am heard bb cries
<font color="aa00aa">Thursday</font>
Finally they removed the CTG and allowed me to take my shower at 7am....after which another 2 doctors came and see me (one of them is the high risk consultant) and they too felt that i need to be monitored futher....they performed a doppler scan for me again even though i had done one on Monday at TMC cos they said they preferred to have their own records using their own machine!!! amazingly, the results showed that bb weighs 1.9kg and my fluid level has increased....after the scan, one PD came and visited me followed by another doctor....they said everything looks ok but i still have to be warded....they transferred me to the normal C class ward (5 beds in a room with no air con and cannot choose menu, strictly chinese diet for me) and they checked my temperature, BP and yet another doppler fetus heartbeat check....wah, the C-class ward quite hot and the fan above my bed was making so much cranking noise it felt as if it's going to fall on me so i requested to change a bed, unfortunately the other fan was not able to oscillate....the nurses wanted the technician to change a new fan for me but i refused cos too tired to move around liao....i did not sleep well that nite cos there were so many activities going on in the room and i was feeling very hot even after shower....one mummy who just gave birth on epi was being pushed in and slept opposite me and she kept throwing up and calling for the nurses, the one next to her also kept throwing up after operation, another mummy also delivered and was pushed in and slept beside my bed
<font color="0000ff">Friday</font>
After i came out from my shower at 7am +, they strapped me again to the portable CTG for half hour before allowin me to take breakfast. Then one senior doctor with 4 trainee doctors came and visit me and said though all the test results looked good, they still want me to be warded further (up to max 1 week!!!) for observatin....i was so devastated....i pleaded with them to discharge me and finally the high risk consultant gave the green light to let me go home but i have to see him on Monday for follow up....they gave me 3 weeks hospitalisation leave and said i must rest and rest and rest....too bad i'm not working so cannot claim the leave
the team of doctors at SGH concluded that my bb is just "constitutionally small" and nothing is wrong....but i have to be very alert and monitor the bb movements everyday....the doctors hope the bb can stay in the womb up to 36weeks and most likely, they will encourage me to deliver around that time (between 36 to 37 weeks)
