Dr TC Chang ( Chang Tou Choong) from TMC

hi moms,

i'm thinking of switching to TC Chang for my 2nd pregnancy (now in wk 7 i think). can anyone please share how much he charges? does he offer a "package" like some other gynaes? thanks!
 


hi joon
He has a package.. $800 for all visits and ultrasound scans, excluding vitamins and folic acid.. plus GST and some urine test charges, comes up to abt $900
 
thanks for sharing roxy! that helps a lot!
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hi all,
dr chang is not my gynae but i went to him for my detailed scan yday. i must say he was very gentle and skillful. the scan was done in 10mins and he could find all the right places to show us and measure without difficulty. i think this takes alot of experience.

i wld definitely consider him if i have another child!
 
can anybody advise me on the waiting time for consultacy?
and how does Dr. Chang? will he be patient enough to hear and answer all our question? because i know some doctors will try to rush us during consultation.
I just had miscarriage, so i am looking for attentive and caring gynae
 
hi mildstrawberry,

so sorry to hear about that. please take care of yourself ok?

about dr chang, let me just share a little based on my first visit to him 2 weeks ago. i was at the clinic for just over an hour and this included my registration as a new patient, a urine test, a brief discussion with his midwife (again, only because i was a new patient), his consultation and the final wait to pay and schedule a new appointment. very fast! in the end, i only waited for about 10-15 minutes before i got to see him. MUCH MUCH faster than waiting for my previous gynae. i just hope this is the trend all the time!

from my consultation with him, he gave me the impression of caring and patient doctor. he listened to me talk about my morning sickness and didn't rush me, or look bored, as i complained hahaha. all in all, he definitely has very good bedside manner.

he's also very comforting, calm and composed during delivery (he delivered my first baby when my usual gynae couldn't do it) so that's why i'm going to him for my #2.

hope this helps.
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Ya totally agree that his stitches are done very nicely n not so painful. My first baby was delivered by a female gynae in Mt E n my stiches were ugly. When Dr TC Chang deliveredmy 2nd n 3rd baby, he did a great job! He is really good.
 
thank you j@@n and jeng,

is Dr.Chang specialise with high-risk pregnancy? i am contemplating between dr.Chang or Dr.W.K.Tan, both are well known as popular gynae only i prefer the one specialize in high risk

thanks in adv
 
I went in with my 3 year old son and husband for a detail scan for my second child by dr tc chang just yesterday. He actually ask my son to "shut up" cause he is speaking. We were shocked to hear that and it really affect our mood as we were eager to find out the gender of our second child. But on the bright side, luckily he is not my gynae, he is only doing a one time detail scan. I cannot comprehen how a professional doctor ( a gyane??) can speak to a child in such manner, if he does not have the minimum tolerable level for a 3 year old child!!!??? Less to say, we did not even ask any question after the scan.
Caring doctor????
 
Hi ian mum
Im very shocked and sorry to hear that... was your son noisy? The Dr Chang I know will not do that...he's been nothing but professional to me and my friends so far.. I have recommended friends to him and all say he's very good...


hi mildstrawberry
I saw you posting on lc cheng thread also.. ive had experiences with both gynaes, lc cheng in 1st-2nd trimester and the rest with tc chang. Both are equally fatherly, patient, nice and assuring... like a lady who posted in lc cheng thread, i also had alot bleeding in first trimester and was hospitalised twice. LC cheng warded me, gave me 1.5mths HL till 1st trimester ended. And when I was having some problems with bb, TC chang applied his professional judgement and took baby out earlier and skillfully. You are in good hands of both. Before that, I also had a MC.. dun worry, MC are often one time only.. next preggy will be successful
 
Re stitches and walking abt...
I had a csect too due to bb breech position and not growing well.. i was walking abt by 2nd day and even walked to nursery to carry bb, stopped painkillers on 2nd day also.. nurses and massage lady who saw my stitches all commented very neatly and nicely done
 
Hi ian mum,

I agree with roxy. I am shocked to hear that, cos' I don't think he will do that too. He is very caring doctor, I always ask stupid questions during the visits, and he will always take his time to reply me, never rush through the consultation. My friends, who are seeing WK Tan also went to him for detailed scan, and they also agreed that he's a very nice doctor.

Am now expecting my number 2, and he's still as good as before.
 
Don't think he will do that too. When I was preggy with my no. 2, my gal went into his clinic and watched him do the detail scan for me. She was also making a lot of noise and was cranky. Dr Chang did not even look irritated even though his nurse could not hear the readings that Dr Chang read out to her. He merely repeated the readings to her. He is definitely a caring and experienced doctor.
 
Hi, TC Chang was my gynae too. I delivered my girl in July last year. Even though my girl was born with fever, he was nevertheless a caring gynae throughout my pregnancy. Once i was involved in car accident and i called the clinic the next day, which was a saturday, to ask the nurse whether it was necessary for me to come down for a check up. He took the time to call me back to ask how i was feeling, etc. Another time, i suffered a muscle pull which resulted in me not able to walk or lie down properly. He was very professional and caring during this whole incident. I would go back to him when i have my number 2.
 
hi capjan
Lucky you, expecting your no 2
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Im thinking of starting to try for no 2... no luck so far and i will definitely go back to him for no 2 too... kinda miss him :p
 
hi roxy,

yeah..took faster than expected for the 2nd one.
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I remember I asked TC Chang to give me clomid when i have TTC for 3 mths for my first one, he refused, asking me to try for another few mths more. and luckily I didn't, cos' I managed to conceived the next mth.
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No worries, am sure will hear good news from you soon. Good luck ya!!
 
Guess all gynae do not like to have noisy kids when they do scanning.

Before i switched to dr.Chang, I was seeing another gynae who scolded my 1 yo boy as "barbarian"! I was so angry till now. It so hard to believe my boy was delivered by this doctor and yet he scolded him with such word!

This time my boy made the same noise when dr. chang scanning my tummy, my boy was scared b'coz of the machine and stuffs. I saw Dr. Chang was frowning, so I asked my HB carried my boy to the brighter side of the room. Then he just commented usually kids are scared to see the scanning.

And yea, he also refused to give me clomid. I was told to TTC another 6-9 months.
 
Hi all, I just delivered my 2nd girl with Dr TC Chang and yes he is still so responsible and caring after so many years (My first daughter is already 5) In fact, for this pregnancy, he told me to try for natural as my baby didnt seem to be as big as my first one. And I did deliver naturally... think most doctors would just tell you to deliver by c section so he is indeed a good doctor. Highly recommended!
 
Dr TC Chang has been my gynea since many years back when I went to him for my cyst operation. He was recommended by my aunty who has delivered two boys by him.

My first baby was delivered by him in 2007 and my second baby coming along the way in Dec 2009. I have to go for c-section because my placenta is low and too risky for natural birth. Indeed, he does encourage natural birth for my second child but alias my placenta still low for second pregnancy. He is a very accommodating and patience gynae. There is one instance which i heard from his nurse that most gynae or hospital will charge me surcharge for certain request, but Dr Chang is willing to waive that cost for me, its about few hundred dollars.

I do strongly recommend him if anyone has yet to find your gynae.
 
hi dis is roxy here... changed my nick
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i just delivered my no2 one week ago.. went back to tc chang... he encouraged me to try VBAC but nature was against me, bb head not engaged and contraction was causing her heartbeat to go down, hence i had to go for csect... i have to say his skills are still as good as ever... very neat stitches and im able to walk to nursery by 2nd day again :p even the nurse was amazed cause my csect was only done the evening before...he is as good and caring and professional as ever....
 
Hi, I'm new here.

For those who had fibroid and cyst, may I know if he does recommend to remove by laproscopy or c-sect type surgery? And how much on average it costs ?

Would also love to know 1st time rates for consultation and scan, and also subsequent consultation and scan before siging package? What abt his package price now(normal & c-sect).

Appreciate any advise.
 
Went to see Dr Chang today.
He is very nice and kind.
The waiting time was not much, only about 15 min.

I asked the nurses at TMC about the charges.
$800 for the package, not including scans or meds.

$1600 for normal delivery
$1800 for assisted delivery
$2200 for Caesarean
($100 per hospital visit after delivery)
 
I saw Dr Chang when my gynae was on holiday.. did not like at all as he seemed to be rushing through my questions n also did not wish to talk more.. Felt that he is the very chop chop kind n just want to get u out fast.
Still prefer my current gynae who is more friendly..
Well mb cos I wasn't his patient so called..
 
My experience with TC Chang has always been like a walk in minefield somehow. Saw him back in 2008 when I started TTCing. He came highly recommended by my cousin who had 2 boys delivered by him. My hubby went once with me to see him and immediately wrote him off-found him too proud and impatient. I subsequently switched to a very nice and encouraging fertility specialist at GEH.

I finally got preg this March naturally but my initial 2 scans showed baby not growing well & hb turned irregular. I decided to go back to TC Chang for 2nd opinion coz I respected his expertise in fetal assessment-he is afterall the head at TMC.

I had no spotting, all preggy signs were still evident, so I thot I was progressing well and really was not expecting a bad result.

He didn't look too pleased somehow after he learnt I was there for 2nd opinion-is it a taboo in the industry? He scanned me frm below and told me no hb and foetus seemed too small for 9 wks foetus. My mind went blank and I asked him if there was any doubt about this? He snapped at me "no hb what, no need to do anything more". He showed me the hb again and repeated "see no hb". He then went on to scan a while more without saying anything to me. Finally he said he was trying to see why the baby didn't grow but couldn't tell. I felt it was more for his own clinical interest than my sake.

He ended the session saying "I am afraid no good news, go back to your doc to get it sorted out"?!?! Not a trace of empathy or understanding, just plain clinical and impatient. He had my medical records in front of him, he knew I was fertility challenged when i saw him in 2008 and it was my 1st and long awaited pregnancy-but obviously all these din matter to him.

My galfren arranged for me to see her gynae later that day for confirmation. This gynae scanned and explained to me about measurements, hb detection and even blood flow to foetus. She also managed to see a 2nd small sac besides the foetus. She sat me down & drew pictures to explain what we saw on the scan earlier and confirmed to me that the foetus was really gone. She then laid out the options for me to wait for natural flushout or do D&C. She recommended D&C for proper cleanup. All this while, she spoke to me in a calming & assuring manner.

Equally heartbreaking result but the way of delivery made a world of difference to a grieving & distraught mom-not-meant-to-be. Both were equally popular & busy, both knew I was there for 2nd opinion but patient EQ really set them apart.

I don't wish for another expiring mom to have the same experience I had with TC Chang - I wouldn't even wish that for my worst enemy. The loss is devastating enuf.

So I really cannot identify with earlier postings about a caring & professional TC Chang. Or I was just unfortunate to have met the evil twin?
 
Dr T.C Chang& his team are excellent. He always has makes me feel he has all the time in the world to answer my questions.

Waiting time for appointments is never more than 45 minutes usualy less and there are books and toys to entertain the toddlers.

His bed-side-manner is excellent.
 
Does Dr. Chang deliver in other hospitals than TMC? I live close to Gleneagles hospital and TMC is a bit far from my place.... but i heard such good recommendation about him ....?
 
Dr Chang only delivers at tmc. It is better this way as he can just make his way from his clinic to the ward if there is any emergency, no need to rush, n won't take long.
 
Hi, my post is a bit late.. But still in case if someone is going to see Dr Chang. He is a good doctor, that is for sure. The problem is the clinic. There work an army of nurses and assistants (not nessessary at all) who pass your dossier from one hand to another that you feel completely lost and often wait more than 1 hour. Also doctor has a lot of patients thous last time he forgot to give me my pills and now when I need an appointment that was agreed with him, his assistant calls me to say that it is impossible because he is overbooked and after my explications that it is absolutely important she said that she will call me back.. which never happened..
 
Hi Anna, agreed totally. The nurses always try to brush you off. When I had slight bleeding, they told me it is normal during implantation stage. They told me he is fully booked for the next 2 weeks. It was only I bleed the second time then they squeezed in an appointment for me. Despite all these, I am glad I chose him as my gynae. He is very professional and I have no doubt in his skills and expertise.
 
I would highly, highly recommend Dr TC Chang. We found him to be so professional and knowledgeable with an excellent bedside manner. He is incredibly positive and supportive and makes the pregnancy journey a breeze! Honestly we love him!!! Thanks Dr Chang!!!
 
I would highly, highly recommend Dr TC Chang. We found him to be so professional and knowledgeable with an excellent bedside manner. He is incredibly positive and supportive and makes the pregnancy journey a breeze! Honestly we love him!!! Thanks Dr Chang!!!
Hello Mel,

Please if you don't mind sharing if you were natural or c-sec.
And do you mind sharing his package and delivery fees.
Could you also share your hospital fees?

I'm with Dr lai and I think he is amazing! but a bit pricey.

This would help me choose between doctors and hospitals.

Thank you in advance
 
Hello Mel,

Please if you don't mind sharing if you were natural or c-sec.
And do you mind sharing his package and delivery fees.
Could you also share your hospital fees?

I'm with Dr lai and I think he is amazing! but a bit pricey.

This would help me choose between doctors and hospitals.

Thank you in advance


Dr Chang doesn’t have any package and his delivery fee is quite pricey as well. I dont know how much is it for citizen/PR price, but for foreigner, the doctor’s fee start from 6000 for normal delivery excluding pediatrician, epidural, room rate etc.
 

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