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MyHealth Clinic Executive Check Up Experience

Health is Wealth. That’s one of the values that I am trying to teach my kids. Be healthy, stay healthy and focus on improving your health. Every day, I tell them to drink water because it can boost their immune system and that PREVENTION is always, always better than cure. We’re slowly getting there, with kids, consistency is the key. MyHealth Clinic Executive Check Up

Even here in my blog, one of the topics that I write passionately is anything related to Health (and Science in general). I love sharing information, specially if it concerns health. I have no medical background but as I have mentioned, pag usapang health, I am very serious about that.

I’m very proud to announce that I was chosen as one of MyHealth Clinic’s Ambassador. I am really glad that My Health saw how I use this blog to advocate health and wellness for the whole family. And I am very thankful that they offered me this partnership. As part of that partnership, I am to undergo and expereince MyHealth Clinic’s Executive Check Up. To which I agreed, because you know me, I don’t post anything that I haven’t tried.

MyHealth Clinic Executive Check Up Experience

This is my first time to have an executive check up so I really have no idea what to expect. A day before my check up, I was advised to go fasting for 8 hours. I was scheduled for MyHealth Clinic’s PRIME Check Executive Check-Up Package (minus the hotel) and it includes ultrasound and blood tests that needs fasting.

Am I excited for my MyHealth Clinic Executive Check Up? Syempre naman! Not just because this is my first time but syempre I want to know ang lagay lagay ng mga organs ko. I want to know where I am on the “Health” scale.

My schedule was 10 AM and I am OK with it since I usually sleep and eat late. First impression:MyHealth Clinic serves a lot of people but the atmosphere inside the clinic is not busy. Mukhang mababait and very accommodating ang mga staff.

My first stop was at the Nurse Station where my vitals were taken (color blindness test, BP, heart rate, height, and weight). I was also given the details of my check up and a breakfast voucher from Dome Cafe (woohoo!!).

I was escorted to the executive lounge (which is the holding area for patients undergoing executive check up) to wait for the next step. The room was not that big but comfortable enough and coffee is free (at may TV).

Blood extraction was next for the following tests:

CBC (Complete Blood Count)
Blood Uric Acid (BUA)
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Creatinine
Lipid Profile
Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
SGPT (serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase)
TSH (for thyroid)
Hepatitis B Screening (HbsAg)
FT4 (ECLA) (for thyroid)
HBA1C (to check diabetes)

I never really liked needles and I have very low pain tolerance, mabuti na lang the nurse who took my blood, magaan ang kamay nya. I never even felt the needle on my skin. I was given two cups for stool and urine specimen.

Here comes whole abdomen ultrasound (on an empty stomach) and after this, makaka breakfast na ako! Pero this was also the part na medyo tumagal. Judging from the photos on my phone, this procedure took 45 minutes. BAKIT MATAGAL? The whole abdomen ultrasound checks on all the organs located at that part of the body. Eto eto ang mga na check during the ultrasound:

Liver
Pancreas
Spleen
Gall Bladder
Kidneys
Urinary Bladder

Napagatal yata lalo because of my layers and layers of fatsss! OA sa dami haha

The breakfast voucher from Dome Cafe is around 300-400 Pesos worth of breakfast (I forgot the exact) but it does not include coffee (sana pala nagbaon ako from the lounge hehe). How was the taste? Well, the 10 hour fasting was worth it. Ang sarap ng tapa, feels like I’m in Tagaytay.

Chest xray comes next and then thyroid ultrasound. Breast ultrasound comes next but I opted to have it another day because I am not comfortable exposing my breast to a male doctor. And I learned that it is OK to say no to that. If you are not comfortable, it’s OK, hindi siya nakakahiya.

Say hello to Nurse Maine! Joke lang! But she really looks like Maine Mendoza di ba? Medyo kaboses din and very light kausap.. which made the 2D Echo with Doppler and 12 Lead Electrocardiogram exam a lot better. Kabado nga ako sa heart ko di ba? The results, I still have to wait but judging from the sound coming from the doppler, my heart seems OK (SANA NGA!).

Almost done!! This is 2nd to the last from the list (except for the breast ultrasound which I have to come back the next day). Nag ready ako for this test, naka pang takbo outfit talaga ako. So if you’re planning to get MyHealth Clinic Executive Check Up, that’s one thing you need to remember: wear comfortable clothes and wear running/sports shoes.

Nasubukan ko na ito before eh (Clium days) and I do not like this test. Not because I do not like running but because I have to remove my bra. May mga wires wires na ikakabit sa katawan eh. For a 38D person, it’s super challenging to run without bra 🙁 But Nurse “Maine” was very attentive to details like that, she made me wore a support for my breast. Huhuhu sobrang touch ako!

Last check up for the day is the physical exam plus papsmear. Hindi na ako nag pa papsmear since I just had my papsmear a few weeks ago. I was out of the clinic by 4 PM.

I was able to come back for the breast ultrasound 3 days later. Busy ang lola nyo eh and also since ultrasound lang naman, nag antay din ako ng kasabay na event para hindi sayang ang paglabas ko.

The breast ultrasound took less than 30 minutes lang and according to the Doctor who did it, both my breast is OK. Now, I just have to wait for the results of my PRIME Check Executive Check-Up. The result will take 5-10 days because all the tests will be consolidated and will be read medically as a whole. I will keep you posted! At sana ok lahat!

MyHealth Clinic’s PRIME Check Executive Check-Up Package and Price

When you check MyHealth’s website, the price of the PRIME Check Executive Check-Up Package is 20,000 PhP. The price comes with an overnight stay at one of MyHealth’s premium hotel partners. If you want to avail the package without the hotel accommodation, please check which MyHealth Clinic and email MyHealth Clinic at myhealth@myhealth.ph

This is the complete list of tests included in MyHealth Clinic’s PRIME Check Executive Check-Up Package:

Laboratory (CBC, Urinalysis, Fecalysis, Creatinine, Lipid Profile, Blood Uric Acid (BUA), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Fasting Blood Sugar, SGPT, Hepatitis B Screening (HbsAg), FT4 (ECLA), TSH, HBA1C)
Papsmear
Chest X-Ray
Whole Abdomen Ultrasound (Liver, Pancreas, Spleen, Gall Bladder, Kidneys, Urinary Bladder)
Breast Ultrasound
Thyroid Ultrasound
Treadmill Stress Test, 2D Echo with Doppler, 12 Lead Electrocardiogram
Complete Physical Examination

The package also comes with breakfast voucher, free stay at the executive lounge, and 1 specialist consultation coupon.

5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Immune System

Have you ever wondered why kids are more susceptible to infection and diseases during the rainy season? Uso ang sakit no? But why? During this season, the body’s immune system is working overtime. How our boy works is a complex science but it is not too complex to observe how kids are more sick during this season. Knowing these 5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Immune System can help your kids fight off diseases that are more common during rainy season.

5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Immune System

1. Eat healthy food. There is no question on how healthy food can help boost the immune system, the question is, what healthy food to serve to Boost Your Child’s Immune System?

Here are 15 Foods That Boost the Immune System and one of those is Yogurt. Fruits such as Papaya and kiwi is a good immune system booster and those are well received by kids. Also serve your kids with meat and seafood in moderations.

Citrus is of course a well known source of Vitamin C which is thought to increase the production of white blood cells. Vitamin C is thought to increase the production of white blood cells. Serve your kids at least 2 slices of oranges every meal. You can also give them vitamin C supplements

Avoid giving junk food and sweets to your kids during this season. Make suer that their stomach is healthy to digest this food. Give them probiotics.

2. Drink lots of water. Increase fluid intake, specially water. Try lemon water from time to time (although not recommended for kids below 2) Lemon is a good source of Vitamin C too. Water + Lemon is like hitting two birds in one stone.

How to encourage kids to drink more water? Give them a small water bottle (around 200-300 ml) and fill it with water. Every hour, ask the kid to finish that bottle. Imagine, in a span of 10 hours, the kid would be able to drink 2 L.

Avoid giving colored drinks to your kids specially artificial fruit juices.

3. Exercise and Breathe outside. Encourage your kids to exercise or be active physically for at least 30 minutes a day.

5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Immune System

Teach them how to breathe (inhale through nose and exhale out of mouth) and do breathing exercise at least 5-10 minutes daily. It is best to do this near a plant.

4. Adequate sleep (sleep at least 8 hours a day)

Sleep is still one of the best armor against diseases. Boost your kids immune system by making sure that they have enough sleep everyday.

How to encourage your kids to sleep early?

Eat early dinner. We usually eat around 6 PM.
No gadgets after dinner.
Change them into comfortable clothing.
Provide them a conducive place for sleep (clean and well ventilated room)

5. Practice good personal hygiene. Motivate and encourage your kids to practice good personal hygiene.

Here are the basic personal hygiene habits that you should teach to your kids:

Take a bath daily (twice if sweaty).
Brush teeth every after meal.
Brush hair and trim nails.
Change to clean clothes every after bath.
Wash hands always. Wash hands after going to the bathroom. Wash hands before and after handling food.

These 5 immune system boosters are more effective if you as a parents is also doing/practicing it. Our kids’ immune system needs boosting and ours as well. Taking care of our kids also means taking care of our body.

Japanese Encephalitis 5 Facts For Parents

Japanese Encephalitis 5 Facts For Parents. I have been reading about Japanese Encephalitis, specially the shortage of the Japanese Encaphalitis vaccine. I must admit, prior to my kids’ vaccination, I have no knowledge of JE. We were lucky that during our pedia visit, our pedia has Japanese Encephalitis vaccines. The cost of Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine from our pedia is 2500 Pesos.

Three of our kids got the vaccines while the other 2 must wait until their fever is gone. The pedia advised a week rest before the vaccine.

I am sharing with you some facts I have learned during our pedia visit and some of my readings about the deadly Japanese Encephalitis and how you can prevent your child from getting it.

Japanese Encephalitis 5 Facts For Parents

1. What is Japanese Encephalitis?

Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain and most common is viral infection. Japanese Encephalitis is a type of brain inflammation caused by the Japanese Encephalitis virus which is carried by mosquitoes.

The JE virus is found in pigs and birds. The virus is passed on to mosquitoes if they bite an infected animal.

Why is Japanese Encephalitis called Japanese Encephalitis? The first case of this kind of encephalitis was documented in Japan (1871).

2. Who are at risk of Japanese Encephalitis?

Everyone is at risk of Japanese Encephalitis but cases on kids below 15 years old are more frequent.

People who are living in rural areas or near a piggery or near rice fields are more prone to JE since these are the areas where the mosquitoes will most likely get the virus.

3. Is Japanese Encephalitis contagious? Nakakahawa ba ang Japanese Encephalitis?

Japanese Encephalitis can’t be spread from person to person.

4. How to prevent Japanese Encephalitis?

Since the spread of JE virus is through mosquitoes, one of the best ways to prevent it is to prevent mosquito bites by doing the following:

Use mosquito repellant, specially for kids.
Clean your surroundings and discard any stagnant water since this is where mosquitoes breed.
Wear long clothes, specially pajamas and light colored ones!
Take a bath daily, specially when you are sweaty. Mosquitoes loves our sweat!
Avoid drinking beer, or if you must, wear insect repellant. There’s a study about how Alcohol ingestion stimulates mosquito attraction.

Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

The most effective to prevent JE is through vaccination. Japanese Encephalitis vaccine is available to prevent JE. The Philippine government is now working to include JE vaccine on the list of mandated vaccines for kids.

Currently out of stock in most clinics but heard that new stocks of Japanese Encephalitis vaccine will be out on 2nd week of September.

How much is Japanese Encephalitis vaccine? The price ranges from 2500-4000 (depends on the pedia).

The vaccine comes in 2 doses, administered with a year in between. Price is per dose.

5. Who should have the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine?

Japanese Encephalitis virus can affect all people. Everyone should get a vaccine but give priority to your kids.

How serious is Japanese Encephalitis? Why is there a panic on Japanese Encephalitis? And why is Japanese Encephalitis vaccine always out of stock?

How serious is Japanese Encephalitis? 1 in every 250 who got infected with JE virus develop into more serious infection. And 1 in every 3 people who got more serious infection will die, 1 may fully recover but will take time and 1 is left with permanent brain damage. (source)

Why is there a panic on Japanese Encephalitis? Because there are already 9 cases of death due to JE virus. Read more about the report here> DOH: 9 die of Japanese encephalitis

Why is Japanese Encephalitis vaccine always out of stock? Currently, JE virus is not included in the mandated list of vaccines, so production of the said vaccine is limited. Hopefully, the government will act fast and there will be more stocks available not just for private patients but for health centers as well.