Only the Rich can be sick

went polyclinic on 4th Aug to check wats wrong with my right forearm, and while waiting for appt at NUH on 17th Aug, i went to Raffles Medical Clinic (company panel) to see if they can schedule a earlier date for me to consult specialist.. went on 6th Aug & was scheduled for consultation with specialist at Raffles Hospital on 11th Aug

as the lump is causing pain, doc ask to do a MRI scan cos xray will not show the details.. but becos the cost of the scan is abt $750-$1k, they have to seek approval from IMI to see it's covered by company panel.. got a call from the clinic on 13th informing thet IMI had given the approval for the scan but as per contract, company is only paying 75% of the total bill (ok lah, better than nothing right?).. with the approval, an appt was fixed for me to go for MRI scan this morning..

im like a dead corpse lying inside there for motionless in the machine for like 20min, then out for injection & in again for more scans for another 20mins or so.. waited another 45mins for the report to be ready & back to the doc for advise

result of the report? 

its a collection of blood vessels in my muscle, meaning there's too many blood vessels growing ABNORMALLY in my muscle

doc's advise? 

option 1 - leave it alone if its not affecting my daily activity cos it'll not grow in the nxt few mths, or even yrs

option 2 - do an injection (of dunno wat) into the bloob vessels, helping it to spread or go away but the blood vessel will eventually grow again in the muscle.. its jus a matter of time

option 3 - go under the knife & remove the muscle if its affecting my hand badly.. after surgery, hand will be a little weaker but no prob in daily activity.. 

so he says its up to me to decide, but if i ask him for advise, he'll advise i go under the knife

lastly, before i leave the consultation room, he says 

"dun worry, its not cancerous & it'll not shorten ur life span".. lol

now the main thing is... the estimated cost of the surgery is close to $8k.. even after medisave, still need to pay like $4k+

was telling my sis, with my one time medical bill, she can give birth 2more times! no wonder doctors are so rich lor!! 

anyway, i haven cancel my appt with NUH on this coming monday.. so, im gonna check wat is the cost if i go under the knife at NUH.. probably will be cheaper lor.. 

sigh.. there's this saying "only rich people can fall sick" .. i think this is very true