My Charity EXPERIENCE
INSURANCE is better than CHARITY. The less money you have the less priority you are.
I was suffering from Joint pain that lasted for several months already. With flu and rashes for 5 days. So, I thought it was DENGUE, got my results and it was okay. But, my joint pain didn't go away for 3 weeks and so, I thought it's just sprain from my everyday zumba and marathon at home.
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| Sta. Teresita General Hospital |
I did not even know PHILIPPINE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER is a government managed hospital, or better to tell a public hospital. All I knew it was the best place for ORTHO (BONES) which I was having problem with my bones, maybe, my scoliosis thing is connected.
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| Knees |
To make the story short I wasted another week of waiting due to the Compete Blood Chemistry Test for Php2,000++ cost and XRAY request from my sport doctor from ADULT CLINIC. Take note, I haven't medicated yet, no RX was given. This is my first check-up and the doctor can't even help me for he does not have any records to rely to.
And so, another appointment came, got my records now, another doctor for OPD consulted me for 3 hours in line ...AGAIN for it was for free consultation. Before ending here in charity line, we were looking for my mother's old doctor, but he was not around, so we came. He saw my records and everything was not even serious except for the ESR was too high due to my joint pain. He recommended me to specialty doctor and that is the RHEUMATOLOGIST.
We came and hurriedly asking for the doctor but she was not around. The assigned nurse told us she left early, because, there's no patient to be waited. She prioritize her paid consultation to other clinic instead here. Though, it was extremely accepted. I don't have a choice for we came to this charity appointments.
Yup, we need to wait 4 more days for our Rheuma Doctor.
So, I was not medicated yet .. again!
And FINALLY, after 2 weeks of waiting. I was able to meet my RHEUMATOLOGIST, Dra. Gonzales. She diagnosed me of SLE, Lupus or auto immune disease. She gave everything I have to do, Oh, I mean I have to pay for. She told me that she would like to be cleared, so that she won't be missing anything.
Let me check, from 3 HOSPITALS, I had XRAY, 3 CBC, Emergency CHECK UP at Capitol Medical Center, Another consultation fee in Sta. Theresita General Hospital, Multiple CBC Test, Compete Blood Chemistry Test for Php2,000++ cost and ANOTHER blood test for ESR and some.
Ouch! money goes AND I have not medicated yet ... again!
Of course, She gave RX that did not even help me and so, another appoinmentS" came. Take note I'm still in observation and monitoring. Still the same, came and check-up, another RX, but, this time I have to do the ULTRASOUND and ANA test. I'm so running out of money my true illness has not even found yet.
This is the most like WTF moment of my life.
I booked my appointment for less cost Ultrasound and reserve my slot it took 2 weeks for my time. And so the day came, I was with several practitioner doctors assisted me inside.While doing their job, the specialist or the older doctor was one doing the navigation. The other student doctor was at the side studying the process. Yup, they are studying me!
Like omg!, there's a lot of patients needed to be examined and it took me several minutes for the process because, I was your subject. I was hearing like, "You guys need to know your anatomy." ... "Okay, what part of muscle is this..?" Lol.
We came and hurriedly asking for the doctor but she was not around. The assigned nurse told us she left early, because, there's no patient to be waited. She prioritize her paid consultation to other clinic instead here. Though, it was extremely accepted. I don't have a choice for we came to this charity appointments.
Yup, we need to wait 4 more days for our Rheuma Doctor.
So, I was not medicated yet .. again!
And FINALLY, after 2 weeks of waiting. I was able to meet my RHEUMATOLOGIST, Dra. Gonzales. She diagnosed me of SLE, Lupus or auto immune disease. She gave everything I have to do, Oh, I mean I have to pay for. She told me that she would like to be cleared, so that she won't be missing anything.
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| Appoinement Card |
Let me check, from 3 HOSPITALS, I had XRAY, 3 CBC, Emergency CHECK UP at Capitol Medical Center, Another consultation fee in Sta. Theresita General Hospital, Multiple CBC Test, Compete Blood Chemistry Test for Php2,000++ cost and ANOTHER blood test for ESR and some.
Ouch! money goes AND I have not medicated yet ... again!
Of course, She gave RX that did not even help me and so, another appoinmentS" came. Take note I'm still in observation and monitoring. Still the same, came and check-up, another RX, but, this time I have to do the ULTRASOUND and ANA test. I'm so running out of money my true illness has not even found yet.
This is the most like WTF moment of my life.
I booked my appointment for less cost Ultrasound and reserve my slot it took 2 weeks for my time. And so the day came, I was with several practitioner doctors assisted me inside.While doing their job, the specialist or the older doctor was one doing the navigation. The other student doctor was at the side studying the process. Yup, they are studying me!
Like omg!, there's a lot of patients needed to be examined and it took me several minutes for the process because, I was your subject. I was hearing like, "You guys need to know your anatomy." ... "Okay, what part of muscle is this..?" Lol.
My father told me to look for other clinic like the usual expensive Php 500-700 per consultation and I refused. No offense, since internet has the power to voice it out. A lot of poor families suffered in "OTHER" public hospital due to student doctors are handling patients. Better to my experience, so far, Dr. Custodio one of the doctor of my Mother in Orthopedic, was the best in history making patients relieved without spending much.
So, after 1 week. They want me back to get my results. GUESS WHAT! I waited for 2 hours at least, Like look, I have an appointment and I already paid this ULTRASOUND in 2 counters, why have not you interpreted it for a week before I came. SERIOUSLY!
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| Ultrasound Result Preview |
I got little nervous. I was afraid that maybe my doctor will not stay, because, I am late. And so I decided, if she was not around, I will never come back.
It was a good story to add up here in my blog. And yeah, I ran when I got it. Luckily, she was chatting with the assign nurse and I was the late patient to be waited for, I had an appointed with her so, she should be.
And she told me everything that I was clear. I am good. I am negative in Lupus and in any auto immune diseases. But, my severe joint pain is messing my ordinary day of living. It felt like not a normal person.
Then again, after all those examinations and medications expenses, It doesn't ease the pain. It is still painful since day one of me feverish rashes. So at the final judgement, she said it was probably CHIKUGUNYA, a virus from mosquito, but was not threatening like Dengue.
SO, YEAH it is CHIKUGUNYA, WHY?
My 2 brothers caught fever and rashes too while I'm having flu. She was right when she suspected me on the first consultation.
I made a lot of research about this. The fever and rashes will go for a week but, the virus residue will remain and hide inside the joints and it would take several months to years of sorrow. I was so hopeless. I paid so much and I have not yet medicated for good. She gave "another" medicine.
It was a long name and I forgot what it is. But this was my final visit.
She told me that she wanted to see me again, because, I'm still in monitoring stage. Well I am not suspecting that she's a student doctor. She's already a specialist and so...
I decided to quit. I lose a great amount of money. I don't know what to do. She advised me of taking that medicine for a month and go back with her. I just decided not.
My body was heavy medicated to any pain relievers I am drunk for. I am so done. I don't want it anymore. What would ever happened again if the medicine won't work?
Another medicine? Another money wasted?
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I know some people had worst experience than mine. But this was a memorable learnings I have gone through. Some story I did not include. It was a journey that you don't want to ignore. Joint pain is not a joke symptoms but mine was so unfair.
I even remember that there was an old lady missed her previous appointment and came. She was not entertained and was told to go back to the next appointment. The doctor was really prioritizing her paid patients on other clinics. Then again, it was accepted.
You know what! GOD is GOOD. The NATURE and PURPOSE is really good.
Like seriously hear this one out, it knew that I don't have a good job for now, I don't even get paid much with my business, because, I'm still learning for it. Just like what I said, I don't even know that there's a free consultation in this said hospital. So, purposely happened.
Back in my beloved office, Unified Products & Services is a franchising company serves for Wellness products and Ecash pay center. One of my co-dealers told me that she just used FISH OIL and it healed her for 2 weeks. I have one bottle of fish oil from FREEBIES of franchise I made.
From THOUSANDS of peso, I healed from one
FREE BOTTLE.
ha...haha.........ha!
I know I have to do it just to make sure I'm clear with this serious illnesses.
But yeah, life is unfair and not perfect, better learn from experience and be prepared for what's coming next.
To cut it short, because, it came too long, here some things I realized.
Then again, after all those examinations and medications expenses, It doesn't ease the pain. It is still painful since day one of me feverish rashes. So at the final judgement, she said it was probably CHIKUGUNYA, a virus from mosquito, but was not threatening like Dengue.
SO, YEAH it is CHIKUGUNYA, WHY?
My 2 brothers caught fever and rashes too while I'm having flu. She was right when she suspected me on the first consultation.
I made a lot of research about this. The fever and rashes will go for a week but, the virus residue will remain and hide inside the joints and it would take several months to years of sorrow. I was so hopeless. I paid so much and I have not yet medicated for good. She gave "another" medicine.
It was a long name and I forgot what it is. But this was my final visit.
She told me that she wanted to see me again, because, I'm still in monitoring stage. Well I am not suspecting that she's a student doctor. She's already a specialist and so...
I decided to quit. I lose a great amount of money. I don't know what to do. She advised me of taking that medicine for a month and go back with her. I just decided not.
My body was heavy medicated to any pain relievers I am drunk for. I am so done. I don't want it anymore. What would ever happened again if the medicine won't work?
Another medicine? Another money wasted?
...
I know some people had worst experience than mine. But this was a memorable learnings I have gone through. Some story I did not include. It was a journey that you don't want to ignore. Joint pain is not a joke symptoms but mine was so unfair.
I even remember that there was an old lady missed her previous appointment and came. She was not entertained and was told to go back to the next appointment. The doctor was really prioritizing her paid patients on other clinics. Then again, it was accepted.
You know what! GOD is GOOD. The NATURE and PURPOSE is really good.
Like seriously hear this one out, it knew that I don't have a good job for now, I don't even get paid much with my business, because, I'm still learning for it. Just like what I said, I don't even know that there's a free consultation in this said hospital. So, purposely happened.
Back in my beloved office, Unified Products & Services is a franchising company serves for Wellness products and Ecash pay center. One of my co-dealers told me that she just used FISH OIL and it healed her for 2 weeks. I have one bottle of fish oil from FREEBIES of franchise I made.
From THOUSANDS of peso, I healed from one
FREE BOTTLE.
ha...haha.........ha!
I know I have to do it just to make sure I'm clear with this serious illnesses.
But yeah, life is unfair and not perfect, better learn from experience and be prepared for what's coming next.
To cut it short, because, it came too long, here some things I realized.
- Laboratory examinations are just basis of your conditions. They will keep on asking to do more, because, they cannot rely on your current situations. They want updates and they won't stop if you feel pain. IT IS BUSINESS ... you need insurance for that.
- It is right not to ignore simple symptoms. It could be a sign of a serious illness and you need insurance for that or less you'll be drained so bad.
- Our body has its own natural healing process. Do not rely much to these synthetic drugs they have given you. You may try wellness or natural remedy instead.
- I know we should not bypassing our doctors knowledge over a Google research but, I made my decision on cutting my expenses through researching. I just found out that CHIKUGUNYA is a simple illness, so I trust everything I knew, on how to heal myself.
- Another healing powers is our mindset. It does help me more than I could ever imagine. I keep on thinking, praying, saying and imagining that I AM STRONG, I AM POWERFUL and I AM HEALED. and it bloody worked!
- The more medicine you are taking, the more harmful it will do to your liver.
- Life is so unfair. It is not perfect. Better to prepare for unforeseen circumstances like an accident, emergencies and any other MONEY INVOLVE problems.
- INSURANCE is better than CHARITY. The less money you have the less priority you are.
- LASTLY,.... you will declare to yourself that you'll end your life being poor once you landed and plead help on a public hospital. A lot of poor Filipinos dying in the emergency room, because of their status. Don't ever let your love ones die in their hands. Fight poverty and think about the future of your family.
PS. I am not against to this hospital. I am even more grateful for less fortunate people. I am not even against with my doctor. She gave me a lot and help for what I need. It's just hurtful to accept that it is their profession, job and it is purely business. Hospital and laboratories and the dark side of pharmaceutical companies business purpose, so it is better to try healing yourself in less harmful and less expensive way. Sorry, I did not came, that I think I should have, there's a reason why you need to come back, not for money but it is for health purposes.Thank you Philippine Orthopedic Center and specially, to Doctora.
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@thehouseofcarmina
Arctic C for only Php 750.00
Business Youtube Channel: Unified Carmina Fernandez
