And so the saga continues...
Went to the polyclinic early morning to do the tests as referred by the doc, including
- the much dreaded blood test (needles! yikes! but lucky it was not that bad. The nurse was quite skillful and i'm very amazed that she can draw blood from infants' foot and they don't give a d*mn!)
- ECG (this is quite cool. They just stick some pads onto your lower chest/upper tummy area and its done in less than a minute!)
- Chest X-ray (killed alot of my cells)
After collecting all the reports an hour later, i went back to the doc who declared that i had an irregular heartbeat and told me to get a referral to a cardiologist. OMG! Another blow to me. He gave me a few options. i could either 1) get referral from him 2) get referral from polyclinic or 3) get referral from company doctor.
For the cheaper alternative, i chose the polyclinic route. So i went back to the polyclinic and consulted the doctor there. Surprise surprise!! The polyclinic doc declared that my irregular heartbeat is normal and i do not need to see a cardiologist!!?? HUH!?!? He even mentioned that i had a relatively low pulse rate and asked if i do marathons. Double HUH!! And for the first time in my life, he told me i had low blood pressure. HUH HUH HUH!?!?!? So in the end, i was sent home without any referral letter and lots of question marks on my head.
Reported the poly doc's remarks to my GP and the GP just said to ask the company doctor's opinion.
What the!!
And so the saga continues... And i'm none the wiser... :(
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