Ice Skating 137: Finally Doing Something

The knee pain still didnt go away. Zzzzzz.

On Aunty H's advice, we had been applying Voltaren - some over the counter anti-inflammation gel. We havent been too faithful though, forgetting every other day. So we cant judge if the cream hasnt been effective.

We have also decided to bring Lil Shauna to get a more professional assessment. It was actually frustrating in the quest to find information when Singapore is supposed to be so efficient. My 1st target is definitely KKH; I saw on website that they have a sports medicine department. After being directed, I was told that they no longer have a sport doctor but she could be referred to an orthopaedic. The staff kindly shared that I could try NUH or KTPH or some hospital in the extreme East that I didnt bother to register. She also advised to go through the polyclinic route for subsidy.

The phone rang out a couple of times when I tried calling NUH. The staff at KTPH said that there sports medicine only treat those above 12. It was also a nightmare trying to call Pioneer Polyclinic to register her as a 1st time patient. I think I spent at least 45 mins of my life on the phone before finally finding out she could be referred to NUH. Yay.

Pioneer Polyclinic has an online appointmemt app for making same day appointment. The app opens at midnight. Bcos I had wanted to secure a Saturday morning appointment to save on my precious leave, I was standing by my phone on Friday night. I even set alarm to make sure that I will be awake. We secured a 10.05am appointment.

We were at the polyclinic before 10am on Saturday and done the self-registeration that took less than a minute. While the appointment was for 10.05am, the registration slip states that the clinic aims to serve us within 60 mins. What? It was basically a waiting game henceforth. Lil Shauna will have her weight and height taken before seeing the doctor.

Nothing happened after 30 mins, not even the weight and height when I assumed that should happen quickly, doesnt it? Everybody got bored waitimg. I was telling Daddy Lim that we had to run even if the appointment didnt actualise by 11.30am for her ice skating class.

Soon after, she had her weight and height taken. She was very please to know that she is under her ideal weight. Lol.

Fortunately we got to see the doctor shortly too. We probably spent about 10 mins with the doctor. She spent half the time examining her, pressing here and there and suggested a X-ray to rule out a fracture. We didnt have time and she too didnt think that it wouldnt be a fracture given the abscence of acute pain. She thinks that it is probably a ligament injury. She then spent the rest of the time writing us a referral to NUH. We waited in awkwardness as her keyboard went clicking away. I was to wait for NUH to call me within 7 days to fix an appointment. If they do not have a paediatric sports doctor, she will be referred to the paediatric orthopaedic. Fine with us, so long as somebody sees us.

We were in time for ice skating class and told Coach Raymond to work on her spins again. I think she will be so super good with her spins by the time we resolved her knee pain. Finger crossed.

We had been spending so little time on ice since 3 weeks back, skipping Sunday ice time and off ice. She nicely agreed to go back on time after resurfacing.

I can only hope that her knee is recovering with the reduced ice time and that the anti-anti-inflammation gel works too. Meanwhile, pls have NUH call us asap.

Mummy Lim