Raffles Medical is a lousy clinic.

Sweeping statement. But its so true! What is the purpose of going to a clinic? To get remedy for the illness you have. But they don't have stock for certain medicine. And the doctor prescribed medicine that I cannot get from the clinic. She was not able to provide other alternatives. Not well equiped. Not professional enough.

1500- I reached the clinic. Many people. Queued to register my name.
1515- I got to register my name. Given a queue number, 147. Current number: 130.
(Went to watsons to buy something and then to Macdonalds to grab a coffee while reading my notes.)
1600- Called the clinic. Queue no. 141.
1610- Went up to clinic but missed my queue number!! @$%#@$%#$^@#$!
1630- My turn.
1640- Got out from Doctor's room.
1715- Got my medicine. (Like FINALLY.) Then the nurse asked me to wait for prescription from doctor. As they don't have stock for the medicine doctor prescribed. WTH. Asked me go pharmacy and buy.
1720- I went to Watsons they don't have it. Pharmacist told me that it was out of stock for quite some time. She ordered it again recently and the stock should come next week if it comes. (I was like "WHAT?!")
1730- I went to Guardian. They said stock should come tomorrow. But it is uncertain. I asked for rough estimation of medicine stock arrival, the pharmacist cannot confirm. (So will there be stock or not?!)
1740- Pissed. I called my mum. She asked me to go back to the Clinic and ask Doctor for alternatives.
1745- I went back to the clinic. Nurse offered to help me ask Doctor. She came back irritated saying that the Doctor already gave alternative.

Note: Doctor's prescription is Triamcinolone Lacetonide gel/paste (Kenolog/Oramedyete). Apparently, Kenolog is one option and Oramedyete is the other.

I told the nurse that the pharmacies do not have Oramedyete. Only Kenolog but out of stock. What am I supposed to do??? Then she asked me to ask the pharmacies to call other branches and transfer stock from other outlets. ARGH! Pissed!!
I paid so much to see the doctor and I can't get my ulcer medicine. Which was the whole point of my visit. Since I didn't have fever, just a huge ucler swelling. And the doctor prescribed antibiotics, pain killers and ulcer gel. I got the antibiotics and pain killers but not the gel. WTH. I felt stupid not asking for anti-inflammation tablets instead of the antibiotics the doctor prescribed. BECAUSE don't all doctors know that antibiotics are bad for immune system? Like seriously. I feel that the doctor didn't give me objective remedy. Fine. I don't study medicine. But previous visits to other doctors educated me that antibiotics are bad brings down immune system. So if can avoid taking, then don't take!

1750- I went back to both pharmacies to ask for other outlets if they have stock. Well, they need time to ask ppl to bring stock over. And for me(a sick person) to travel to IMM or Bugis to get medicine is ridiculas. HELLO? I'm sick? You think I'm so free to travel all over Singapore just to get medicine?! That is why I went to clinic so I could get medicine rrrrrrright? HELLO? HELLO??? Argh. So pissed. My mum asked me to get something off the shelf. Whatever they have for ulcers. I bought it. But got scolded from my mum for not checking with the pharmacist if I could take it with the antibiotics the doctor gave me. WTH. (So if you do, please ask and not be as stupid as me.) I'm so not taking the antibiotics.

I reached home only at around 1820ish.

Thanks for wasting my 3.5hrs! (Thats sarcasm if you don't get it.)