My Visit to FMGC - Dr Patrick Chia

We were told FMGC is a very busy office and the wait can be as long as 4 hours. We did not want to take the chance and got there are early as 7.20 am and to our surprise there we already 2 patients waiting before us in front of a closed office. I was really taken a back and said to my hubby this Doc better be good. In 15 mins the office admin walks in a very sweet indian aunty. I quickly jump and and was asked to register. Thankfully I was the 1st patient to see Dr Patrick who was in by 8.20am.
Dr Patrick is a very soft spoken person so soft i had to keep my ear close to hear him. But i was say he is super detail and answered all our questions without a sigh.
He interviewed us and asked for our history from a-z. After hearing our history Dr Patrick explains recurrent miscarriages, where is says most of the time it is due to a chromosome abnormality where the body refuses to hold and expels the tissue. He further explained other reasons and my chances of a successful pregnancy in the future. He said my current chance is 60% of a successful pregnancy but we will work on making that 60% to a 80%.
He later looked at his notes and said there are a few test we can do but i can only tell which after i see your uterus and ovaries. So i hopped on and he did a trans-vaginal scan. The first thing he said when he saw my uterus  was "That's a beautiful uterus". That was the first time i ever heard such a statement but I was very happy to hear such :)
He spent a good 5-7 mins on the scan looking for anything wrong. We later go back to his desk and he tells me everything looks good, no PCOS, no scar on the uterus, uterus shape and position looks good as well. So he suggest we do a blood test to test for chromosomes abnormality called Kyrotyping. He advised us the test is costly and we both need to take the test which is RM 1K per person. We asked a few questions and decided to take the test. We both we drawn out with 2 vails of blood and was told the results will be out in 2 weeks. Based on the results Dr Patrick will decide on how to move on. The scary part of this test is, if the results are come out that we have some sort of abnormality there is nothing medically can be done to treat us. Without any hesitation I was sure the results will be good and no abnormalities. I am so sure, I felt the test was a waste of time and money but if this is what it takes then so be it.
We later paid our bill and left the office, we were ahead of time as we were done by 9.30am. We both went back to work and hope for the best.
I am very positive and I am looking forward for the results in 2 weeks and i have no doubt there is no problem with us.

And now my journey continues ….

Medical Expenses - FMGC - (Dr Patrick Chia)  

Consultation              RM 120 
Tran-Vaginal Scan    RM 80
Blood Test                 RM 2,000 
Total                          RM 2,200

Total Spent to date : RM 2,400

My Vist to KL Fertility Centre - Dr Prasanth

Our appointment was fixed for 7^th September 2015 at 12.30 PM, So my hubby decided to drop me off work and pick me at 11insh and we both took half day off work. He picked me at 11.30AM and since we had an hour to kill we decided to have brunch at a restaurant called Sikit Atas at Wisma Perintis itself. By 12noon we were at the doctor’s office. We were asked to do some paper work and register at the front desk. They asked us to take a seat and wait, I thought by 12.30PM we will be called in but it seemed like they were calling everyone else but us.

Dr Prasath is one of the best infertility doctor and everyone wants to see him. We waited and waited by now we were so sleepy and all my role play i had in my head was dead. I was tired of waiting. Finally at 1.30 PM we get called it. Phewww...

So we walked in introduced ourselves and I immediately jumped in and told him my problem.

He immediately looked at us and said it seems like an easy fix but I am not a miscarriage expert instead I an infertility expert in IVF. Since I have had a successful pregnancy in the past 2 years ago, my body speaks that I am able to conceive again but Dr Prasanth says something must have changed after your 1^st pregnancy and delivery. He assured me most of the issues are treatable with either minor or major medication / treatment. He also stressed that miscarriages are mostly caused by low quality egg and sperms resulting to bad embryos. I asked on what sort of test do I need to undergo before the issue is identified and he said a series or blood test. He also said 80% of the time we might not find what the problem is therefore treatment may not be required but a change of lifestyle needs to be kicked  in. Example a new diet to shed some weight as I put on 10kg after my first pregnancy and some supplements to produce quality eggs and sperms.

He then says there is only one miscarriage expert in our country and that is Dr Patrick Chia from Fetal  Medicine & Gynaecology Centre at Jaya One. He says Dr Patrick is an expert is recurrent miscarriages and writes me a referral letter.

Then Dr Prasanth asks me if I have diabetics I said no but says one of the reasons for recurrent miscarriages is diabetics. So he says if your reading is above 6 then we need to stop and treat your diabetics instead of any fertility treatment.

So he gets me to do a diabetics test which was just a prick on the finger. So once we left the room I waited for 5 minutes before the nurse tested me, within 2 mins the test was done the reading was 4.6 which was perfectly fine. The nurse referred back to Dr Prasanth and he says that fine please proceed to fix an appointment with Dr Patrick Chia.

Fetal  Medicine & Gynecology Centre is closed on Wednesday so first thing on Thursday morning I called the office to fix an appointment. Dr Patrick is super busy and there is no way to get an appointment for Saturday, apparently you need to call 4 to 5 weeks a head to fix a Saturday appointment. With no choice I had to fix an appointment for Tuesday 13^th September 2015 a weekday which means I need to take time off work again.

Whatever it is if my body needs medical help then I need to look into urgently instead of waiting on it. I am now focused and in a much better state of mind and I have my full faith on God and no matter what the test reports say or what Dr Patrick Chia says the fact and the truth is I will conceive again and will carry the baby to full term for this is the faith I have in God.

 And now my journey continues ….

Medical Expenses :

KL Fertility Center (Dr Prasanth) - RM 200 (Consultation & Diabetic Test)

Referral Letter and Official Receipt  

My Recurrent Miscarriages

It is beyond devastating when you lose someone close, likewise when you lose a baby via a miscarriage.

It maybe someone you have never meet before but this someone is so very precious to lose.

Now at September 2015 I have lost 2 babies via a miscarriage. Both via naturally and the fetus fell out of me into my hands.

I cried, I weeped and hang on my husband like a child. I felt miserable and will go days feeling so depressed. I used to cry and breakdown so easily during this times. In short I was an emotional wreck.

But I had good love and support from family and a close friend at work. They would ask me anything until I told them, I guess they did not want to hurt me or make me upset.

My 1^st lost was on 1^st of May 2015. I was 6 weeks along when I found out I was pregnant. I was so excited and quickly scheduled my first scan appointment with my OBGYN. At the first look my doctor was not too happy said the sac was too small for 6 weeks. She sent me out and asked me to fill my bladder and come back in 20 mins. I went back in 20 mins and we saw a sac, I did not suspect anything and went home happy. She prescribed me with Duphaston asked me to come back in 2 weeks which when I will be 8 weeks. When I went  back and she told me we should see a heartbeat by now but we don’t so she said I either have an ectopic pregnancy or having a miscarriage. She wanted me to come in for a surgery.

I left the room and told my husband if it’s a miscarriage let it happen naturally the way I conceived. I prayed and cried everyday in hope I will not miscarry. Unfortunately at week 10 I miscarried. It was painful but it was over in 2 days.

After grieving I felt I was ready to try again. I rested for 3 months and was back on the game, and bang we were pregnant again. This time I did not get a positive pregnancy result until 8 days pass my period. I was super confused so I am never late unless I am pregnant and the test results was not telling me what I wanted to know. I spent 8 days in great worry and frustration and I tested almost everyday. Finally a BTP(big fat positive) I was super excited I was just getting into terms in am pregnant again and 4 days later on the 16^th of September I started spotting and miscarried at 2 am in the morning. I ran in pain to the bathroom and later my husband knew it was not good and he quickly gave me 2 Panadol’s and tucked me to bed. This time it happened so fast I was lost and confused. Same feeling again, disappointed and this time I had some much questions and I was super worried I am medically not well.

The next day I decided to work from home as I was still bleeding, my mind was like a maze so many questions. I knew I needed medical help, I got online and started to read and google looking for the best doctor in KL. That’s when I stumbled upon KL Fertility Center. I spoke to my husband and said this might cost us so can we effort this. He immediately said go for it. I immediately called them and fixed an appointment for 7^th of October 2015

Now I am really looking forward for my appointment but I have also prepared by myself that I might not get all my questions answered or my test results might also came back all good. I told myself I will do the necessary test and if I need medical help I will proceed but more than that I told God this is your race you need to run this for me. I cast all my burden onto God and all my faith on God. No one can close the door if God opens its.
I also did some reading online on good supplements to take and i have decided to add on a few supplements to my current list. 
I am now on :
5mg Folic Acid
New Obimin Prenatal Vitamins
1200mg Evening Primrose
1000mg Fish Oil 

So my journey begins…