Doctor Visit

I visited the Marine Parade Polyclinic to request for a referral on my finger joints. I know my finger joint pains are caused by finger orthoarthritis so a visit to the doctor is a matter of time. It started with one finger on the left and now almost all the finger joints are swelling at different degrees. Doctor Yap is so nice and hillarious at times. He ordered an X-ray and a blood test to ascertain the cause of swelling before granting me a refferal to Singapore General Hospital (SGH). The date of visit to SGH is in October, got to wait but I have so much faith in our healthcare system. Much appreciated.

elderly at the polyclinic

It was so crowded on a Saturday morning at Polyclinic. I needed my cholesterol pills so I had to go to see the doctor. So many old ladies on the wheelchairs and most of the seats were reserved for the elderly.

at the polyclinic

This morning at the super crowded Polyclinic for a regular blood test. Our public health care is affordable but they really need to solve the overcrowding problem. I am sure they are people who avoid seeing the doctor even when they are ver...y sick knowing it is time consuming and troublesome. I was also worried for the young families with newborn babies at the public clinic where the visibly sick adults not wearing masks at all.

I am sure the public clinics can be improved in its circulation and physical design layout for different patients.

Crowd at the Polyclinic

I had my blood test last week and I went for doctor's consultation on a Saturday. The Polyclinic at Marine Parade was so crowded! This Malay uncle on my left was dozing away with his POSB bank card in the plastic sleeve hung over his neck. The lady in front was marking his students' test papers while the fashionable Malay lady on the front row had her dark sun glasses over her tudung. I lost my fountain pen so I used the black brush pen to do this quick sketch.