The Medical City

[sweetscience]

^hi sis, mauuna ka pala sakin.. wait ko feedback mo ha.. initially  sa PGH sana ako pero malayo samin at feeling ko same lang magagastos sa TMC kaya TMC na lang ako sabi ko ke dra.. , pati sa TMC sana na feedback sis.. kung ano ang kasama na toiletries/things for baby para alam ko na din ang mga dadalhin at hindi na dadalhin (like cotton/alcohol/etc).. ako sa tuesday balik ko kay dra aguilar sa friendlycare.. 35weeks na.. last check up ko breech si baby, sabi nya pagbalik ko dis tuesday eh ipapa-sched na nya ako ng cs.. pero anytime naman daw pwede i-cancel once na pumwesto si baby.. kasi mas mahal pag emergency cs sis at di siya magiging package pag emergency.. kaya ii-sched ni dra.. ayun kelan edd mo sis? sakto sa sched na binigay ni dra o ikaw nagdecide sa date? may copy na ako ng rates ng package ng NSD at CS sa TMC sis, na-post ko na sa FB group natin.. TIA

[bummed]

Sis sweetscience, pinapili kami ni doc based sa availability niya. Yup thats what she said nga na masmura ang sure cs than biglang cs. Yeah bigyan kita full feedback! Basta sched is before edd which was supposed to be nov 10, she told me dapat pahinga na the week before  yung pinili namin date na nov 5. Super sagad na yun for scheduled cs, which is ok din at least may last chance para hintayin umikot. She'll give you dates to choose from tapos you guys can decide which date you want =)

[saybelle]

gave birth at medical city last oct 1, via cs. dapat oct 16 pa due date ko kaya lang nung check up ko sept 30, my OB found out na alarmingly low na yung amniotic fluid ko. emergency cs dapat, pero she was able to schedule a slot the next day, buti na lang kasi mahal kapag emergency. pero i was admitted that night na din. umabot din ng 140k++ yung bill, but i think it was worth it, at least safe kami ni baby and superb ang services. @sweetscience, ang naalala ko na kasama sa newborn kit na binigay is may alcohol, cotton balls, lactacyd baby bath, prokids diapers, nasal aspirator, basin, kidney basin, bonnet

[sweetscience]

^^ ah ganun ba sis bummed.. depende pa din pala sa availability ni doc.. sana puwede siya ng nov15 (para 1week lang pagitan ng bday namin ni baby.. nov22 kasi ako).. edd ko kasi is nov20.. nung tuesday ako dapat bumalik sa kanya kaso wala pala siyang clinic kaya next tuesday na lang ako babalik since every tuesday lang ako available.. wait ko feedback mo sis.. thank you!

^ thanks sis saybelle.. mai-cross out ko na yang mga items sa mga ilalagay sa hospital bag question pala sis, since TMC promotes breastfeeding, nag-a-allow ba silang magdala ng formula milk at feeding bottle sa hospital?

[saybelle]

^sis sweetscience, sa admission pa lang they would tell you na not allowed ang bottles and formula, pero may dala na kasi ako nun, di naman nila chineck luggage namin or anything, and hindi ko rin nagamit kasi super helpful lahat ng nurses and yung lactation expert na nagvisit sakin. they would really help and encourage you na makapag breastfeed during your stay sa hosp.

[sweetscience]

^ ah ok, thanks for the info sis.. yesterday nakapagpa-check up na ako, OB asked me kung kelan gusto ko i-sched yung cs if ever.. kahapon kasi breech position pa din si baby.. sabi ko kung pwede nov22 para same bday kami ni baby. puwede naman daw, pero kung mag-labor at pumutok panubigan ko before that date at breech pa din si baby eh magiging emergency CS na daw yun..kaya im praying sana NSD or kung CS man eh umabot sa schedule na nov22.. pinapag-bed rest niya ako para daw umikot si baby sa tamang position..

[Cheesecak3]

I asked my OB yesterday about sa package but since I am diabetic and CS hindi ako qualified sa package nila.
I also want a private room ang rate na binigay sa akin ay 150-160K. My OB is Dra. Rivera.

[bummed]

My tmc experience

Gave birth via scheduled cs on nov5 2013 7am
OB is dra.angela sison-aguilar
Package: cs baby friendly ward

Admission was nov 4 5pm
Listed kasi as guideline na latest admitting time for scheduled cs the following morning is 9pm. That morning I sent my husband to TMC para magpareserve ng room, luckily on that day madaming vacant sa baby friendly ward. Got in the hospital ng 5pm diretso kami sa admission filled out some forms and they processed our papers. (Needed dito yung several pages of admission orders/pack given by our OB for reference) was brought to the room around 6pm. Past 1pm considered half day charge na so ok lang yun naman talaga gusto namin.

When we got to the baby friendly ward yung initial na assigned was right beside the cr kaya we requested na palitan since  sa area na katapat nun, hindi siya katabi agad ng cr pero malapit parin. Like i said since madaming vacant when we got there, it was an easy request. Then since kasama ko sister ko we borrowed one of the chairs from the vacant room nankatabi (isang upuan lang kasI per room). Wala pa yung pillow (which is mauuwi mo after pero kailangan iwan yung tms pillowcase) and welcome kit when we got there, it took housekeeping siguro another hour or so to give all this which is fine lang naman since I wasnt in labor or anything. The welcome kit had a roll of tissue, a small bottle of alcohol, cip and a thermometer.  Then the nurse came in asking for consent forms etc (nasa tmc pack na bigay ni ob). Another hour or so dumating yung kukuha ng blood for cbc and I was asked to fill a cup for urinalysis. I was told na that I couldnt eat 8 hours before the scheduled cs.

We bought food kasi gutom na nga ako nun, then dumating yung dinner from the hosp which was orange chicken and soup may kasamang absolute na water. Then dumating yung rep from the delivery room to brief me of what will happen, what I need to do, mga gentle reminders etc. Sunod nun is rep ng anes who explained the procedure etc. By 9pm they brought me to the labor room sa 5th flr for ctg.

When I got back bawal na kumain 11pm na kasi so fasting na then the nurse told me na at 3pm start na kami prep for the operation: midwife to shave my down under, then bigyan nila ako pang poop after that ligo ako with the antibac wash which they will provide. I was brought to the 5th flr delivery room/OR around 6:30. I kept on reminding the nurse that as per my ob sama si hubby sa delivery room, sabi nila tatawagan na lang si hubby to suit up ng scrubs para makapasok susunod na lang siya sa loob. (Scrubs are 400php each labas pasok kailagan magpalit) yung clothes ni baby tatawag na lang daw ang NICU kapag kailangan na nila.

6:45 prepped na ako , nakahiga na sa OR I could hear my docs greet each other and make chikka while prepping me, which was calming kasi nadidistract ako sa takot. By 7am I was already numb sa stomach down to my legs, baby out by 7:27. Super nice ng anes namin kasi pinapasok si hubby right when the baby got out eh nagka topak digicam namin, good thing si anes , ay dala cam so he became our photog narin. Ganda ng mga shots na nakuha, im super thankful and happy parang photo op lang paglabas ni baby, chinihikka na lang din ni hubby si friendly anes =) pagalis ng lahat pinasuot ako ng binder.

After this I was brought to the recovery room tinabi narin sakin si baby sa bassinet, all I could think about was yung tips ni delivery room rep na deep breathing para ma'move yung legs ko (you meed to raise /be able to bend legs before leavering the recovery room) during this time binigyan narin si baby ng vaccine for hepa b and vit k also foot amd thumb mark for the certf.

I got back sa ward ng 10:30am, was rolled in with the baby. They gave the baby kit which had disposable diapers na prokids 24pcs, cotton, basin, disposable wash cloth, cups lactcyd baby wash small bottle, baby was already wearing the tmc provided bonnet (sinuot paglabas na paglabas niya sakin, so the clothes we provided was just the mittens, booties, top and bottom plus recieving blanket).

Within the day I was visited by reps of my ob and pedia checking up on me kasI kailangan daw maka fart before I can start eating solid food, so I was allowed at first dabs of water sa lips, later on clear fluid tapos crackers for breakfast then dinner lang ako nakapag lugaw (hosp food lang since they need to check if kaya na ng system ko).

Nov6 all I did was rest and was visited by my pedia nung 10am to check on the baby after this dumating yung midwife who taught us how to give the baby a bath, tips on breastfeeding and how to do the swaddle wrap. I was up and walking na, was able to pee na and change my maternity pad on my own, nagtanong na kami kay ob if when pwede magpa discharge since I heard nga that may super storm na darating the following day. Was visoted by my ob late evening who taught me how to clean the stitch, inaayos na raw discharge papers ko for the following day. We forgot tuloy to have her sign the copr of birth certf and cf2.

Nov 7
Hubby settled the bills
Beeakdown:
Mommy = 48k
Baby = 11k

Ob pf = package rate net of philhealth 25k
Anes = 10k
Pedia = 7k

Total 90k

Take note wala pa ako sss and philhealth (reimburse na lang daw ng tmc yung 11, 600php since we forgot to get it signed by our ob)aayusin ko pa lang.

Overall,  for me the fact that I was cs and expected a 140k bill na down to 90 k was enough to make me happy. This was truly a good first time experience with tmc. May konting probs lang with waiting time, really space for guests (but ok narin kasi relatives this way are discouraged from staying too long and more time to rest ) and yung poor hubby ko with backpains kasi hindi makahiga since one chair lang for the bantay.

Sorry napahaba, just wanted to super detailed!

[sweetscience]

^sis, ikaw pala yung isa sa 3 nanganak last nov5! i had my check up kasi with dra aguilar nov5 at sabi nya 3 pinaanak niya.. 3am, 7am at 10am.. anyway, ako naman nov8 1:30pm sched pero 2:21pm lumabas si baby.. nanganak via cs din sa TMC, OB is Dra angela aguilar. Initially package kami pero si hubby naliliitan sa ward at gusto niya daw comfortable kami ni baby pati visitors.. kaya ayun pina-upgrade to starndard A single room.. to follow na lang kwento ko sis, antok na kasi question ko lang sis, di kasi na-mention kung may BCG vaccine na binigay kay baby.. ang nakita ko lang is yung hepa B vaccine.. eh sa ibang pedia namin pina-check si baby kaya pinapatanong.. also, need din namin makuha yung hearing test result at new born screening result..

sayo ba may na-mention na bcg sis? also, walang binigay na cs operation doc ang TMC.. alam ko need yun para makapag-claim ako sa sss eh.. hay..

breakdown:
baby - 16,161.12
mommy - 89,224.88

ob pf - 61,600
pedia - 7,000
anes - 24, 640

total - 135,386

sis, what do you mean by wala ka pang sss at philhealth? di pa deducted yun sa total mo sa TMC? dun kasi sa binayaran namin, sa breakdown nakalagay under philhealth eh 11,400 lang.. yun lang yung binawas na under OPERATING ROOM pa yung description.. naguluhan lang ako, may mairereimburse ka pa sa TMC?

sa sss naman 42k ata yun pag CS..

detailed kwento utang muna.. to follow

[bummed]

Hi sis sweetscience, ang alam ko lang is that they will send the results ng newborn screening sa pedia fter a month, hearing test I was told he passed, but for documentation you'll need to ask for it from nicu na siguro. Yup groggy ako nung namention yung vaccines but ang alam ko they gave vit k and first shot nga ng hepa b only. I'm sure wala bcg since we went to the same pedia and required si baby to get bcg and second shot of the hepa b next month. Pricey yung pedia kaya once we get results and all then we'll try looking for a diff pedia pero im sure you can ask for the results and etc from nicu naman, they should have it baka pwedeng instead of auto send nila sa pedia when you gave birth kayo na lang kumuha.

Re philhealth hindi daw  kasi napasign kay doc aguilar yung cf2 so we paid whole amount, pwede raw reimburse yung php 11, 600 sabi ni hubby but will double check exact amount.

Yung sss ko kasi kulang ng 1month since I transferred jobs, our hr said titignan niya pa if magagawan ng paraan. Sana mahabol kasi malaki nga sana matutulong pambili ng add baby stuff.

I need to call tmc rin naman today, ask ko rin mga ques mo then balitaan kita =)

[sweetscience]

same din ba tayo ng pedia at anes sis?
eto samin..

anes - rene berdan
pedia - stella manalo

after a month ba sis.. kasi next month pinapabalik na kami nung bagong pedia ni baby (sa CGH kasi yun din yung pedia ni hubby kaya tiwala na talaga kami) para nga mabigyan na siya ng bcg if wala talagang binigay sa TMC.. dalhin ko na din daw yung result ng hearing test at newborn screening.. oo nga sis chineck ko isa isa yung breakdown nung binayaran ang meron lang eh yung hepa b at vit K..

re philhealth, wala talagang philhealth deduction na naka-mention sa breakdown ng binayaran mo sis? sakin kasi 11400 lang tapos ang description lang eh operating room..

naku, sana nga sis pwede ka mag-claim sa sss, malaki laki din yun..

salamat sis ha

[sweetscience]

ito naman TMC experience ko.. pagbabasehan ko post ni sis bummed kasi halos same lang tayo

scheduled cs nov 8 2013 1:30pm
ob - dra angela aguilar
anes - dr rene berdan
pedia - dra stella manalo

went there nov7 10pm since advice ni ob eh midnight daw magpa-admit kasi need ng atleast 8hrs before the schedule for the preparation. Went to the admission, was informed na pag nag-check in na eh considered half day na yung charge kaya we decided na wait mag-12 midnight bago i-process ang admission. Also, pumili na din kami ng room.. initially kasi naka-package kami. pero si hubby ayaw niya kasi gusto niya daw eh comfortable kami ni baby pati yung visitors.. so we got the standard A solo room.. dun kami nag-wait sa admission area.. dun na nag-fill up ng forms needed for admission.. ok lang naman kasi konti na lang tao dahil gabi na.. nalibang kami kakapanuod ng news about yolanda..

12:35am nov8 hinatid na kami sa room.. as expected, maayos/malinis naman yung room at nandun na yung small kit.. inayos namin gamit namin.. at matutulog na sana kami.. pero after several minutes dumating yung assigned nurse to extract blood at nagbigay din ng cup for urine. May mga ibang doctors pa na dumating na may mga questions sorry di ko na maalala.. sobrang antok na kasi ko.. pero kahit antok na eh di agad makatulog dahil naninibago sa room, so nung time naman na nakakatulog n ako, dumating ulit yung nurse para i-endorse yung kapalit niyang nurse.. also informed me tungkol sa fasting 8hrs before the scheduled cs. Dapat daw mga 5:30am di na ako mag-take ng any solid or liquid.. eh mga 3am na yun, kaya nag-alarm kami ni hubby ng 4am na lalabas kami to eat kasi di ko kaya di mag-breakfast.. gugutumin ako.. so 4am lumabas kami ng room, went to the staff dining area sa LG pero sarado pala.. yung parang foodcourt sa 2nd floor sarado na din.. kaya lumabas kami at sa Mcdo nag-date kasabay ang mga call center agents paglabas pala namin tinanong kami ng guard kung saan room ko kasi di ata puwede lumabas pag naka-check in.. in my mind, baka iniisip na tatakasan ang bayarin kaya inexplain namin na kakain lang kami kasi fasting nga before the cs, etc.. ayun pumayag naman.. so yun ang last date namin ni hubby na preggy ako LOL.. HHWW pa drama namin habang naglalakad sa madilim na TMC.. at majo naramdaman na namin si yolanda nun kasi malakas ang hangin at umaambon na..

so pagbalik ng room, di na nakatulog ulit, watch na lang ng tv.. then dumating na yung nagdedeliver ng food.. so ang kumain nun eh yung househelp namin since kumain na kami ni hubby sa mcdo.. dumating na yung assigned nurse and inexplain ang mga gagawing preps before the cs op - shave ako ng midwife, then bibigyan ng parang suppository para mag-poop para malinis ang system, ligo, change to hospital gown, then lalagyan ng dextrose.. since 1:30pm daw sched ko eh mga 12:30 daw ako susunduin sa room.. so habang naghihintay para sunduin, nuod lang kami ng news about yolanda.. 12:30 na di pa ako sinusundo.. mga past 1pm dumating si anes, apologized dahil na-late dahil traffic daw dahil maulan.. he even shared that his family eh gumagala pa daw despite the typhoon.. hehe.. then he explained kung anong gagawin niya.. also asked us sa camera kasi photog daw talaga siya, sideline lang ang pagiging anes.. hehe.. kaya binigay na ni hubby sa kanya yung cam.. since wala kami napag usapan ni ob kung puwede papasukin si hubby sa OR eh i thought di puwede kasi nga kinuha na ni anes yung cam.. it was fine with me.. sobra kaming na-touch when anes started to pray over me.. he prayed for a safe and successful operation.. pagka-alis niya, nagkatinginan kami ni hubby.. natuwa kami at napanatag dahil sa ginawa niya.. kahit papano nabawasan ang kaba..

then may sumundo na sakin papunta sa OR.. hinatid ako ni hubby.. then nagulat na lang ako nung nakahiga na ako sa OR may humawak sa kamay ko.. si hubby pala! pinapasok siya sa loob! he was wearing scrub suit katulad nung mga nurse at may ID siya na companion/relative.. lalong lumakas loob ko.. ayun, naging smooth naman yung operation.. parang wala lang sa doctors at nurses dun.. nagku-kwentuhan lang sila.. hehe.. then bigla ko lang narinig iyak ni baby, i heard them saying the time.. it was 2:21pm.. pagtingin ko kay hubby nagpupunas ng mata.. pareho kaming naluha.. cant describe the feeling! after that eh picture picture na, i saw baby wearing Im a Medical City baby bonnet. pero yung damit ni baby kami nag-provide.. parang photog talaga si anes, ganda ng shots niya

tapos dinala na ako sa recovery room.. sobrang groggy pa ako.. ang naalala ko lang eh sinsabihan ako na i-try i-raise at i-bend yung knees ko.. pag nagawa ko yun eh pwede na akong ibalik sa room ko.. also, itinabi sakin yung bassinet ni baby.. naririnig ko siyang umiiyak habang kinukuhaan ng blood for the blood type.. ininjectionan din siya ng hepa b at vit k.. dun din yung footprints niya.. habang tina-try kong i-raise at i-bend yung knees ko, i felt super dizzy at nasuka ako.. dahil nanghihina, di ko na natawag yung nurse kaya nasuka na ako sa kama.. pati hair ko nasukahan ko.. greenish na sobrang pait.. nakita naman ako ng nurse na sumuka kaya tinabihan ako ng bean shaped container at dun ko itinuloy ang pagsuka ko.. nag-inject din sila sa dextrose ko.. sabi kasi ganun daw talaga effect ng anes lalo na walang laman ang bituka.. baka kulang yung unang ininject sakin kaya nahilo at nasuka ako kaya binigyan ulit ako.. ayun umokey na pakiramdam ko at nai-raise at bend ko na knees ko kaya binalik na ko at si baby sa room ko mga 6:30pm na ata nun.. ngapala, that day eh sunod sunod ang CS deliveries.. meron ding mga NSD.. madami daw talaga nagpapa-sched ng cs pag ika-8th of the month may baby bag pala containing baby items na kasama (bonnet, diapper, cotton balls, etc)..

i was told na di pa puwedeng kumain ng solid until umutot ng 3beses liquids lang daw muna ang puwede.. so all those time eh puro absolute mineral water lang ako.. si hubby binilhan ako ng jelly ace since puwede daw yun sabi ng nurse.. tapos the whole time eh nakahiga lang ako, di puwede kahit tumagilid.. kaya pala naka-catether ako.. then after several hours dumating yung nurse puwede na daw ako tumagilid.. then after several hours puwede na mejo i-incline yung bed pero di pa totally nakaupo..then another instruction na puwede na umupo pero di pa puwede tumayo.. unti unti.. then after several hours pwede na tumayo.. nung first time kong tumayo at maglakad after the operation eh nangangattog talaga tuhod ko.. need ko ng mahahawakan kaya ina-assist ako..

may mga lactation consultants na pumupunta to check if breastfeeding si baby at nagbibigay ng tips.. yung midwife din nag-first bath kay baby. siya din nag sponge bath sakin kinbukasan after ng operation..then 2nd night around 10pm dumating si ob para ituro how to clean the stitch.. nagulat hubby at mom ko kasi tuyo na daw agad! then sinabi din ni ob na puwede na kami madischarge the next day, nung paalis na si ob humabol pa si hubby, kelan daw puwede sundan si baby! LOL.. sagot ni ob balik dw kami sa kanya pag nag .. di kami ready! ineexpect namin 2-3days more pa.. kaya ayun, the next day kahit yr na si baby anyway, puwede na kami mag check out ng 11am next day pero nag-full day na kami kasi may mga ineexpect pa kaming visitors..si hubby inayos ang discharge papers at payments habang nandun yung mga visitors.. then around 5pm umalis na kami ng TMC happy with the experience kaya next baby dito ulit

[jkpg03]

nakakatuwa naman basahin yung mga stories ninyo! God bless you and your babies!

[younis]

sinong may OB dito sa TMC na may clinic din sa St Lukes Global City? ang preference ko sana sa SLMC Global ako magpapacheck-up then TMC ako manganganak. please recommend naman your OB.. thanks!

[assiran]

Dra. Angela Aguilar, TMC and SLMC Global sis.

[mom.of.inchikoy]

^^ sis younis, OB ko si Dra Maria Jesusa Banal Silao.

[younis]

^ and ^^ salamat, I noted both doctors. by the way, do you have any idea how much CS pf nila?

[ADreamer]

Hi Mommies,
Ask ko if you ladies know Dra. Theresa Milan? She's my OB, her clinic is at Clinica Manila pero nag papaanak siya sa TMC. I wonder if she's okay naman and what her past patients' experience are?

Thanks!

[Jaguar.Paw]

recent delivery package sa TMC

Delivery Package                     
      
Normal Delivery

-Php 66,500.00
-Inclusive of Professional fees for Attending Physician & Anesthesiologist, Delivery fee
   Room & Board (max. of 3days ward accommodation upon admission)
   Supplies (selected) - in excess of the supplies covered by the package will be charged as regular rate.
-Inclusive epidural single shot anesthesia
-New born screening and hearing test for baby   
-6 hrs. stay in nursery
-Professional Fee of Pediatrician
   
* additional 6,000 for epidural anesthesia plus Anesthesiologist Fee (on top of PF included in the package)
   
-BABY: 1day level 1
           1day rooming-in
      
Caesarian Delivery

-Php 90,000.00
-Inclusive of Professional fees for Attending Physician & Anesthesiologist, Delivery fee
         Room & Board (max. of 4days ward accommodation upon admission)
         Supplies (selected), in excess of the supplies covered by the package will be charged as regular rate.
-Inclusive spinal single shot anesthesia
-New born screening and hearing test for baby
-24 hrs. stay in nursery
-Professional Fee of Pediatrician
      
* additional 6,000 for epidural anesthesia plus Anesthesiologist Fee (on top of PF included in the package)
      
-BABY: 1day level 1
           2days rooming-in
         
IMPORTANT:

1. Delivery Packages are based on Published Rate
2. Delivery Packages may only be availed upon Attending Physician's assessment/recommendation.
3. An initial deposit of P20,000.00 is required upon admission.
4. Private Room accommodation is not eligible for Delivery Package.
5. Above rates may change without prior notice.
6  Per Government directive, rooming-in is required unless otherwise contraindicated.
7. Package will be forfeited for non-compliance for the rooming-in of the baby
   
Nursing Kit includes the following:
   
- 24pcs. Diaper
- 1 pack cotton
- basin
- lactasid
- bulb syringe
- erythromycin
- feeding cup

[sweetscience]

^nagtaas na pala sila.. this january 2014 yan sis? last year kasi nov 2013 nung nag-check ako 50k lang ata nomal at 72.5k ang cs.. pero di ko din kasi na-try ang package kasi nag upgrade kami ng room..

^ and ^^ salamat, I noted both doctors. by the way, do you have any idea how much CS pf nila?

sis check mo post ko last November 13, 2013, 09:46:11 pm nandun breakdown..kay dra aguilar ako