Health Screening

Today, we are been told to do our health screening test. We are giving a grant of $50 to each of us. I felt that the test is quite expensive if without the subsidise.

They have 4 packages available:
1. Premium Blood Test Package: $55
2. Comprehensive Test Package: $105
3. Ehanced Test Package: $125
4. Overall Test Package: $165

I choose (3) enhanced test package cos it's include of ovarian test. I have never do this of test before. I been doing the normal screening package includes height and weight measurements, blood pressure and pulse reading, blood screening for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, cholesterol ratio, triglycerides and blood glucose, eye test and body fat analysis but this time, i felt that i should check more intensively and i should really got to know my condition well. Enhanced Test Package includes of Liver profile, Hepatitis profile, Kidney profile, Endocrine profile, bone & joint profile, ovarian cancer marker, venereal profile, full blood count, Hb indices and blood Group.

Liver Profile: total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, SGPT (ALT), SGOT (AST), gamma GT (GGT), total protein, albumin, globulin, alb/glob ratio.
Hepatitis Profile: hep B s antigen, hep B s antibody, hep A antibody.
Kidney Profile: urea, creatinie, potassium, sodium, chloride, urine feme.
Endocrine Profile: free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid stimultating hormone (TSH).
Bone & Joint Profile: Calcium, phosphate, uric acid, rheumatoid arthritis.
Cancer Markers: alpha-feto protein (AFP), carcino embryonic antigen (CEA), ovarian (CA125) or prostate (PSA) cancer.
Venereal Profile: VDRL
Full Blood Count: hb, total, WBC, plt, ESR, differential count, PBF.
Hb Indices: HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC.
Blood Group: ABO and Rhesus.

My colleague said that it would cost normally up to $300+ for a women to do a health screening + ovarian test in hospital and clinic. It's consider that we are lucky that we got a budget and worth health screening provide to us. The process is short and i don't feel pain at all. Well-trained nurse. FYI, they took about 10cc x 2 of the bottles.

I spent a total of $125 inc. 7% GST = $133.75.
With company's subsidise = #133.75 - $50=$83.75

Although i don't have much money left, but i felt that i can't save this kind of money. It screening date is from 28 -31 July. $83.75 is more worth than a life of mine. Hopefully everything is fine. =)

If you are keen to do a test like what i did, please go to:
Health Outreach Programme Pte Ltd
69 Ayer Rajah Cresent #03-04 Singapore 139961
Tel: (65) 67466033-6777