First Appointment at KKH

With the referral letter from the polyclinic, I went to KKH IVF Centre on 05 Jan 2016 for my first appointment. Hubs took leave together with me that day. We arrived at KKH half an hour before our appointment and waited for our turn to be registered at the counter. We waited for around 15 minutes before our turn came. The lady behind the counter requested for the referral letter and both our NRIC which I supposed was for the purpose of subsidy and proceeded to register us. 

As we wanted to come up with minimal cash and maximum subsidy, we are not allowed to choose a specific doctor to tend to us. Instead, we will be tend by a team of doctor. It can be Dr. A seeing us today and Dr. B seeing us the next time. All these will be based on the resources and manpower allocation. 

I was given a queue no. and was asked to proceed to another room for a routine test. The routine test includes taking my height and weight and blood pressure. After this was done, I was told to wait for my turn to see the doctor. 

It was the beginning of the long wait... I think we probably waited for around 2 hours before we finally saw the doctor.

Once inside the room, the doctor began to ask us some questions to establish some facts and history. 

The doctor asked us a few questions such as:

- How long have we been married for?

- How long have we been trying for a baby?

- During the time we are trying for a baby, how many times did we make love in a month?
- Is there any pain when we have intercourse?

- How long is your menstrual cycle? How many days did it take to clear?
- Do I feel pain when I am having my period?
- Did my hubby have any mumps before?

- Any tests that we did prior to this that makes us decide to come for the IVF treatment?

There are other questions that she asked which I could not remember. 

I was to make an appointment for a pelvic scan and a blood test on the second day of my menses. Hubs was to arrange for an appointment for a semen analysis to be done. After all these tests are completed, we were to go back for a review of the results and also to bring along any reports from that I had from my gynae and the results of any tests I had done prior to this. 

The appointment for sperm analysis was sometime in the following week. However, the appointment for pelvic scan is on 04 March 2016. My review will be held on 07 March 2016 which is 2 months later. 

The cost of my first appointment after government subsidy is $37. 

I have a feeling that this journey is going to be a long one. I will think I better save my leave and not go on any holiday this year... Sigh...