Step 1c

his only encouragement was to lose weight - which i have to say is sound advice. PCOS patients tend to be overweight and overweight poeple tend to have PCOS. while it's uncertain to say which causes the vicious circle, suffice to say is that when one have PCOS it's a tough battle to lose weight.

and loosing weight is a real battle - i don't eat that much, i'm not fussy about food, i wonlt q more than 10 min to buy food, and where i work, it's common to queue that long to have food, which explains why i prefer to skip lunch.

So despite all of that, i still am putting on weight - i say that's because i'm happy. Everything seems to be going fine in my life right now. We got a flat, did the renovations, got a wedding package, got the gown, did the invites, had the wedding, did the honeymoon bit (ok it was just across the sea, but it's still a deliciously cool break) and the bedminton and the only dark spot is the lack of vomitting and the cravings for coke.

sighs. life is never smooth.

So that brings me to the next step.

Step 1c

Public hospital - that the only one that comes to mind is KKH. everyone i know in my generation is born in KKH. well, it can;t be that bad - despite all that i heard about it. It's the national women's hospital after all.

I surfed the net a little bit more and found out the various things that they do there. well, they have a centre for infertility - there you go, that word again.

ok, there are two ways one can go about seeing a doctor at KKH. To call their one number hotline and make an appointment and get charged non subsidized rates which cost slightly more than pte doctors without the service. now that's ridiculous.

the other way is to get a referral via a polyclinic.

NOw this is where i kinda barked up the wrong tree - i assume that there will be doctors specialising in women's health in the polyclinic - so i called the one nearest to me, i got the number via the MOH website.
It was an answering service and after watiting 15min and pressing buttons, i got a operator who didn't understand what's women wellness is and what's a pre conception screening is - the only thing i got out of her was pap smear - well i suppose that's as close i can get to women's screening, until she asid she can;t make an appt until she knows which day i started my last menses. - well i told her it's not regular and she went on about surely i know when was the last time i had my menses and she can;t make an appt with the doctor until i tell her.

That's when i gave up.

perhaps a personal visit to the polyclinic will be better.

that brings to Step 2