Update on Crap Doc

Last Thursday, I followed Noe to see her doctors. I met her oncologist (I'm surprised how young the doctor is..a little too young for my liking to be treating Noe and speaks with a wanna be accent) as well as the "world renowned" surgeon who messed up her chemo port, who also speaks with a "keh ang moh" accent. What is it with people who have been overseas to study...there's no need to show off your accent!!

I don't know about you but I have a certain expectation of what doctors should look like. And trust me, this surgeon looked more like a market pork seller than a surgeon. Prior to the visit, Noe took our advice and met Prof Y for a second opinion on her chemo port. As expected, Prof Y said that the port had to be taken out and what more it was infected/swollen and sweating from the scars. Unfortunately, the "world renowned" surgeon had to take it out since no one would want to touch his shoddy work. We were rather upset because that would mean Noe would have to get him to operated on her again. Poor Noe.

When it was our turn for the consult with crap doc, he was shocked to see that Noe brought friends with her and if I noticed correctly, he was trembling. And I must say that was quite satisfying. To his credit, this time he actually apologized for the non functioning leaky chemo port. But I was rather disgusted that he touched Noe's hand in the midst of consoling her. I was so tempted to tell him to take his hands off my friend but I had to control myself because he still had to work on Noe. Crap doc had the audacity to suggest that maybe Noe should let him carry out more test on the port. Come on!!! What other test are needed? The scars are sweating, the surrounding area inflamed and she was already burnt once by the chemo. Just get the bloody thing out before things get worse!!

One would think that rather than risk being sued, one would try to salvage what is left of a bad situation by suggesting that the following operation would not be charged. So when we clearly stated that it would not be right for Noe to have to bear the cost of any follow up operation, he agreed that he would not be charging her for his work but she would have to pay for other related medical and hospital charges for the operation. This got us fuming mad as it certainly wasn't by choice that Noe had to undergo another operation under GA. And guess what? Crap doc again had the audacity to suggested that maybe he should do the operation under the Government Wing rather than the Private Wing to save her money. Can you imagine how insulted we were!!!What balls!!!! (forgive my language- just so fed up with crap doc) Come on!! It's isn't about the money but the sheer principle of the whole thing. Doesn't he know that a leaky chemo port is solid grounds for a lawsuit? And to think he would rather risk his already "world renown" reputation over 2 measly thousands?!! All he needs is to do another 2 crappy operations on an innocent unassuming patient and all the cost would be covered.

To further reinforce his crappy-ness as a surgeon, he missed what I would think would be a rather standard procedure to check on especially with a cancer patient. As Noe just finished her first week of chemo and as expected according to her oncologist, her white blood cells were rather low and susceptible to infection. Noe clearly informed him twice that her WBC were low,(around 2.4) but he didn't even ask to see the blood test report and immediately scheduled a surgery the next day for the port to be removed. Thank goodness when we went back to see the oncologist and informed her that the operation would be the next day, she had the presence of mind to call up "crap doc" to suggest that he do the operation few days later when the WBCs improves. Is he crap or what?!!!

Anyway, Noe now has to wait for her WBC to improve and may only be able to remove the infected chemo port early this week. Guess what? Crap doc didn't even prescribe anything for the infection. The oncologist had to do his job for him!!

Please help pray that when Noe goes under this crap doc's knife again, he won't mess anything up and that her new line will be done much better by another doc in SJMC. (where I personally think she should have gone to in the first place)