Friday, June 30, 2006

Doing my daily online activities have changed when kids reformatted my HDD due to IRC worms attack, causing all files and data resized to zero. Paul Denise left his PC for me to use and he decided to stay in my sister's house, visiting Jessie, his cousin.

Although I was hesitant to leave this afternoon, I had to accompany Sweety Pearl to satisfy her curiosity to meet the dentists her friends referred to her. I logged out early this afternoon and asked Randy to go to bed since it is important that we made this visit. She's scheduled tomorrow with Dr. Rosette at 2 pm and we're running short of time.

We went to Suite 910 North, Cathedral Heights Bldg. Complex besides St. Lukes Medical Center but, we didn't like the way Lisa welcomed us so we went down to the 6th floor without even meeting Dr, Heidi in person. At Suite 617 North, Dr. Joel Ferrer says exactly what daughter wants to hear and Pearl even said that he could even read her mind. She wanted to ask a question but before she can even say them, Dr. Ferrer had the answers. In short, I cancelled the oral surgery with Dr. Rosette tomorrow and Pearl is scheduled on Monday at Dr. Ferrer's clinic.

For me, I still prefer that my daughter will have the treatment in my friend's dental clinic but, for some reasons, daughter is not comfortable with Dr. Rosette. She prefers my friend, Dr. Meng Chavez, to do the oral surgery on her but she is currently in Canada. She is our family dentist since 1984 and we enjoy a 5% discount.

At the clinic, Dr. Ferrer prescribed couple of medicines that will help my daughter be ready for her oral surgery right after Jocelyn examined her teeth and have taken her medical informations. The cost for daughter's oral surgery is the same as in Queen Mary Polyclinic except that we were charged with consultation fee of Php 600.00 by Dr. Ferrer.

We went to St. Luke's Pharmacy and bought Gelfoam. I was surprised when they charged us Php 1,547.20 for a sterile sponge. I was wondering why we have to buy this gelfoam and for what it will be used for. Our intention in going to St. Lukes was to save some money but, it looks like we're going to spend every small item she will need for her oral surgery.

Anyway, upon Dr. Ferrer's referal, we then proceed to Boston Laboratory for Hematology test. They took Pearl's CBC, CT, BT, PT and PTT. The blood test cost us Php 865.00. Dr. Ferrer says it will gonna be a painless, bloodless surgery as much as possible.

While waiting for a cab, we saw a couple with three children waiting for taxi as well. Then, I couldn't stop my big mouth from giving instructions. I advised them to wait for a cab right there in the loading/unloading area infront of the hospital but according to them, they already waited there yet they got no luck to find one. The wife is about 7-8 months pregnant and the youngest boy held on her husband's arms had been sick and needs liver transplant in Hong Kong. Surprised, I asked more questions until I realized I was still lucky that I have to prepare only about a thousand dollars for my daughter's dental treatment. The couple will need about Php 7.6 M to save their sick yellowish skinned son, whose age is about 3-4 years old only. She said many foundations contributed for their son's medical expense to save their child's life.

There was silence... I looked at every vehicle that passed us.. then, I whispered to myself with relief, "Thanks, God. My children are all healthy."