{"id":985,"date":"2022-10-31T15:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T07:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/blog\/?p=985"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:35:54","slug":"why-go-see-a-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/blog\/why-go-see-a-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Why People Don&#8217;t Like Going to the Doctor (But You ACTUALLY SHOULD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This episode talks about why NowServing is called NowServing and why it\u2019s important for you to really go see a doctor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Why People Don&amp;apos;t Like Going to the Doctor (But You ACTUALLY SHOULD)\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1P7VgjdwFoTPN2pzqXWNRl?si=75PinNXzRYO-0Jy3Ue8ncQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figcaption>Listen to the podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/39a7F3FSskfSurhZONSHLO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-nowserving-podcast\/id1650359284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iN2Y2ZDc0Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Why is it called NowServing?<\/strong> \u2013 Before COVID, NowServing was initially built to help doctors better inform patients regarding their appointments as well as be a facility to communicate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Common beliefs in local culture<\/strong> \u2013 People don\u2019t go see their doctor as regularly because of various reasons, one of which is the fear of finding something especially when they are not (yet) feeling any symptoms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toughing things out might not always be the right solution<\/strong> \u2013 Every person goes through different things in life. We are all unique in that sense and a lot of us are brought up to toughen it out. Getting professional help though, is something you really should consider to help you navigate and move forward in life with a health body and mind.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s important to go see a doctor<\/strong> \u2013 Many look at one\u2019s own health as not an investment but more of an expense. Healthcare should be prioritized and you deserve it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources Mentioned:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book a consult with a doctor in the Philippines here \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/\">https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ENT doctor mentioned in the story \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/jrclaridad\">https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/jrclaridad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/embed.lpcontent.net\/leadboxes\/current\/embed.js\" async defer><\/script> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" alt=\"Click here to subscribe to the NowServing Podcast\" data-leadbox-popup=\"ZjPuzoPEVoLPfmFds27LMi\" data-leadbox-domain=\"leapfroggr.lpages.co\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/zAfn3Vn1kSjONveonWfcxtrEdiHauOwgS43is8JvZXoqs9mbYLjZrJXA1S2G0FRTpYz4uTNLQSJELdi-SwKl-pNCRVVIb-osuw=s0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcript:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Hey everyone. This is our very first episode, so let\u2019s clap to that. Clap. Clap. Clap. Yay. Insert noise clapping right now. We\u2019re going to first talk about NowServing what it\u2019s about.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so what is NowServing about? How about you, Dee? What do you think about when you hear the word NowServing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee:<\/strong> When I hear the term NowServing is, something that can cater right away that we don\u2019t have to like, wait. I guess. That\u2019s my initial thought of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, for me, when I think of NowServing I, it\u2019s actually interesting that\u2019s the name of the app because I think it was originally created for a different purpose. So, right. Dennis?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That is correct. Okay, so this was born in our office around 7:00 PM trying to figure out how we\u2019re gonna name the app. An app for patients that we\u2019re finally gonna do. This was pre-covid. They were asking me for a name that\u2019s different from SeriousMD because SeriousMD kind of scared patients because it was serious and they feel like it\u2019s coming from the doctor. It\u2019s intimidating. Maybe it\u2019s scary and the patient might think \u201cthere\u2019s something wrong with me.\u201d That\u2019s why my doctor is texting me. Because it\u2019s \u201cserious\u201d \u2013 So that\u2019s why we decided to change it up, named it NowServing because at that point, we were focused on the doctor\u2019s queue. When you go to the clinic, you have to queue up, you have to go to the secretary, ask, right? It\u2019s your turn, so it\u2019s your \u201cNowServing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>So, that was the initial idea for that. And, you know, a month and a half later, COVID happened and there wasn\u2019t enough time to change the name. So it\u2019s been like that ever since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Wait, SeriousMD were doctors not scared by the term \u201cSeriousMD\u201d since you said patients were scared of the name, I\u2019m just curious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh yeah, they were not. We learned about patients getting scared because we sent reminders to patients and the sender\u2019s name is SeriousMD on the text message, and we got feedback from their patients that they got scared, so that\u2019s why we opted for a different name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>Something a bit more lighter, I guess. Kase, I feel like if it was to be named or retained to be SeriousMD, it might not also feel like it\u2019s a welcoming tool or application or anything for patients. Um-umm. Parang ako mismo matatakot eh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>No, I\u2019m fearless. No, I\u2019m kidding. I\u2019m kidding. Okay, so before it used to just be for queuing lang?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That is correct. It\u2019s just for queuing, knowing patients in front of you so you can go around, you know, loiter around the hospital until it was time to go back. We can go to this cafe at the ground floor, hang out there and go back to the clinic when it\u2019s almost your turn. It\u2019s still there inside the current NowServing app, but you know, we built a ton of other things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Yeah. Like there\u2019s so much other stuff like, uh, ikaw Dee, like what, what services do you like to use most sa NowServing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>Well, I do the online consultations, parang naging habit ko na sya. I mean, not to be biased, but you know, we\u2019re not getting any younger, Like I just turned 30 and I feel like my body is changing quite fast.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I\u2019m confused, and I also have asthma and I have PCOS also, so these are like things that I need to be aware of for myself. And it\u2019s convenient for me, you know, it kind of lessens my worries at times and I can reach my doctor whenever and\u00a0 wherever. Kahit sa bahay lang ako di ko na kailangan bumyahe, di ko na kailangan isipin yung waiting masyado, I can just wait at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Yeah, for sure. So the main service offering, is that you can book a doctor, whether for face to face or online. So I guess the question now is,<strong> do you really need to see a doctor<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: So that\u2019s our topic for today?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Yes. Oh, that is the longest segue ever and that is the topic. OK, so do you really need to see a doctor? How about you, Dennis? Do you believe?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, personally, I don\u2019t do that, you know. I would assume it\u2019s better to be safe syempre, prevention is always better, right? BUT I guess locally, with the culture here, hindi sya as uso tulad sa ibang bansa, na you could, like, okay, just get regular checkups, go to a doctor. If I feel something, you just go to a doctor as often as you\u2019d like. People would like just tough it out and just see and you know, but in my case kasi, parang ganon din.<\/p>\n<p>I guess, in my household growing up, medyo ganon (toughing it out) but you know, as I got older, you kind of realize and understand that there are more important things in life and that\u2019s the time you have to reflect and maybe, kailangan ko na nga yata mag pa-annual checkup. (which my wife already helped me schedule to do regularly)<\/p>\n<p>So yes, I guess it\u2019s a culture rin eh. It\u2019s not as accepted, right? Is that the term?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>As normal? It\u2019s not as normal for everyone to just like go to the hospital and get a check up for no reason at all. Wherein it should actually be normal. You know, that\u2019s interesting that you said that it\u2019s something that they\u2019re used to. It\u2019s not like something that they have to think about pa, parang dito like, uhmm, are we gonna go to the doctor nahhh, wag na. Ganon, so, I mean, for me, one main reason why I used to not go see a doctor is money. But you know, now that I\u2019m a little bit older, I\u2019m starting to become strong, independent woman who cares about her health. So I do go see the doctor often. You know, actually I remember my dad telling me that he is scared of, well, he doesn\u2019t like going to the dentist, for example, cuz he\u2019s scared of seeing the dentist.<\/p>\n<p>So I think that\u2019s one reason why people also don\u2019t go see the doctor, I mean, like getting an injection, mga ganon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I know some people that are scared of those things and it does prevent them from going to the doctor. Sometimes they would say na, baka may mahanap pa, baka may makita pa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> Actually di ko nga gets yon eh, bat ganon?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, the doctor doesn\u2019t know you, right? Even if the doctor knows you, the doctor won\u2019t know the workings inside your body, so they\u2019ll get you tested and stuff like that, and that\u2019s where prevention comes in, right? Because if may mahanap sila don and maagapan.<\/p>\n<p>So, yun yung kinakatakutan ng iba, na feeling nila wala silang nararamdaman but,\u00a0yun pala meron palang something, ayaw nila malaman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea:<\/strong> I really don\u2019t get that. Kasi ako like, I wanna know. I wanna know. I really wanna know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee:<\/strong> Sa amin it\u2019s common though. Kasi sa amin, konting ubo lang, \u201cay hinde ubo lang yan..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So parang papalagpasin na let\u2019s say days or weeks. Pero nacu-cure naman sya, nawawala naman.\u00a0 But if you know, may mga current occasions, nagiging recent na, nagiging madalas na sya, and then syempre ang common iisipin, \u201chala..\u201d, deep inside kahit hindi mo ipakita, nakakatakot sya baka hindi lang pala ubo to, pero hindi.. ubo lang to.<\/p>\n<p>Parang in denial kame palagi na hindi ubo lang to, sipon lang yan, lagnat lang yan.<\/p>\n<p>So, hindi na, hindi na papa-check up, ganyan.<\/p>\n<p>Pero, there are times na wherein, just for the peace of mind lang talaga and para alam narin kung ano yung kailangan gawin, is to really see a doctor<\/p>\n<p>Kasi ayaw naman naten na umasa kay doctor Google \u2026 palagi na ano ba kailangan or what do I need to take, what do I need to drink for this? Or what are like the home remedies? I\u2019m very much guilty of home remedies sa Google curing like my cough or anything. Tapos, when I went to the doctor, apparently I have asthma .<\/p>\n<p>So don ko nalaman na may asthma pala ulit ako kasi the last time I had asthma was when I was young pa. So kaya pala ako inu-ubo not because of the weather or kasi inuubo ako, it\u2019s because my asthma pala ulit ako. So that\u2019s when I kind of figured out, now you know what. Yeah, this is important.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Okay. I wanna share two things. Okay. I forgot the other one, but I\u2019ll share the other one. Dee, kasi, you mentioned you will not go and see the doctor talaga, like, it\u2019ll be like, \u201c<em>ubo lang yan.<\/em>.\u201d I\u2019ll tell you a perfect example of the time that I really didn\u2019t go to the doctor, even though I knew I had to. So a couple of years ago, back in, I think, 2019. I booked a spontaneous flight to Palawan with a friend, and then literally the day before my flight, I started vomiting like crazy. As in, as in everything I ate, I vomited. Kahit tubig, sinusuka ko talaga, as in.<\/p>\n<p>Hindi parang tubig tas alam mo yung It\u2019s like you\u2019re drunk na parang direcho lang. (vomitting sound) I felt so bad talaga and my friend was like, \u201cAno, magho-hospital tayo?\u201d sabi ko, \u201cNo!\u201d. I have to go to Palawan.\u00a0Cause it was a spontaneous trip. I\u2019ve never been to the E.R., at that time, that\u2019s for another story. So like I really didn\u2019t go, honestly, this is such a Filipino thing, pero feeling ko, kinulam talaga ako (laughing) kaya, kaya ako nagka-ganon, as in sobrang weird talaga, \u2018tas the next day I was so okay, like nothing happened.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, so going back to the whole story, I didn\u2019t go to the doctor even though I had to, so I, I just drunk like electrolytes, Pocari Sweat, Gatorade lang yung sinabi saken. yun yung sinabi saken ng friend ko na doctor. Doctor naman. So I did get help from a doctor, but I just didn\u2019t go to the E.R. It\u2019s fine. I\u2019m not dead. I mean, I\u2019m here now doing this podcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>Wag tularan! (lauging)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Since then, I don\u2019t go see a doctor often, until I started working in SeriousMD. Ever since then, it\u2019s like I made up for all the years I never went to see a doctor. As in grabe ang dami kong nalaman, I have super clean ears. Like I don\u2019t, I was so sad that I didn\u2019t have to do the vacuum set.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>You wanted to do that?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Yeah, it was my dream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Nagawa sa akin yun recently. Si doc nasa SeriousMD! (Link in the resources area of this post)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>The HARD SELL! Naririnig mo yung vacuum sa tenga mo? How was your hearing like, mas malinaw after?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yeah. kasi wala nakong naririning nung time na yon eh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Whoa. That\u2019s so cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>My ears like ear wax is like different, like it\u2019s the wet type, hindi sya yung dry type. It\u2019s like, you know, pag nagluto ka ng sugar, tas tinunaw mo, tapos tumigas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee:<\/strong> What is this visual guys?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: That\u2019s gross (laughing) honestly. I can\u2019t believe you use sugar. <span style=\"font-size: revert; letter-spacing: 0.7px;\">I mean, that\u2019s like a really intense visual. Like we can literally imagine<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, but that\u2019s not, I mean, that\u2019s like a really intense visual. Like we can literally imagine,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Parang candy, parang banana-cue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: Oh my god, you know what, naisip ko tuloy, have you ever tried eating your.. (laughing)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: When was the last time? You saw an ENT before you got your ear waxed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Four years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: Okay, so I think you should see your doctor every year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: Correct!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: I mean, not necessarily for ENT, but I think in general, you need to see your doctor every year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>Yeah, yeah, definitely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Nagka-covid kasi eh, kaya, actually every two years ako. Nagkaroon ng Covid, so I opted not to and mas nag build up young ear wax during that time. Let\u2019s get an ENT on board for an episode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: Oh yeah, for sure, for sure. I wanna know all about that. Well, there\u2019s so many perks to, seeing or having your own <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/general-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doctor besides, I mean like a GP<\/a> or an <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/internal-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">internist<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/primary-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">primary care<\/a> physician. Like what are other perks that you think of that you\u2019re thinking of?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee:<\/strong> Probably perks of having like a primary care physician would be to know your body more also on a regular basis to catch up on things, because we\u2019re not getting any younger, sadly, and we need to take care of our health and our bodies and we need to take it seriously.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, until people hear this <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">podcast<\/a> episode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: Honestly, we\u2019re we\u2019re just a bunch of real people who get sick once in a while who like to see the doctor who feel very refreshed after going. I mean, me, I love seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/psychiatry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my doctor<\/a>. It\u2019s a good feeling when you know that you\u2019re healthy. Tapos pag binibigyan ako ng medicine, ang saya kasi parang, it\u2019s like something I have to maintain. Okay. I know I\u2019m weird, like kahit Vitamin C, like, oh, I\u2019m gonna take some vitamins today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>I\u2019m healthy. Look at me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: Oh, Tapos yung ano, meron akong eye drops. Oohh, my eyes are getting refreshed. So the point is, go see a doctor. It\u2019ll be good for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>It might be frightening. Parang it might be scary, you know, to think about it kasi baka isipin mo, or pumasok sa isip mo na, \u201chala baka may makita na ayoko pang malaman\u201d, you know, but honestly, I feel like you have to know. I mean if not now, then when? When it\u2019s too late? We don\u2019t want that to happen. Wow, naging serious bigla?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: I have a friend, like over the pandemic, nag-try lang sya, para magamit nya yung HMO nya, so nag-try sya and may hanap sa chest nya. Pwedeng maging cancer kase, so yeah, surgery agad sila para maagapan nga, and you know, he\u2019s back to hundred percent. Okay. That\u2019s my story. So anyway, ano nga ba ang reason aside from, you mentioned, monetary, right? Because it\u2019s one of the things na, that scares people or not scares, prevents people from actually going to the doctor. Bakit nga ba? Bakit nga ba.. So bakit nga ba hindi cheaper yung healthcare kasi here in the Philippines in the first place. Well, there\u2019s a lot of factors, right? So yung doctors, first of all, kulang, right? Kulang pa tayo ng doctors. Public hospitals naten, medyo kulang rin, right? So magkakaroon ng UHC, Universal Healthcare coming up. I\u2019m not sure when yet, but that should potentially make it cheaper. There\u2019s still a lot of drawbacks. I think they are still ironing it out. So if you make it cheaper, people will eventually accept na, \u201cOh, it\u2019s better to get a checkup!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Private hospitals kasi here in the country, that\u2019s like 60% of all hospitals are private hospitals and syempre the doctors that would try want to try to make a living and do their own practices, they\u2019ll be in the private hospitals and they\u2019ll need to be able to charge and you know, may ROI eh. So understandable na why healthcare is more expensive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee<\/strong>: \u2026 but not accessible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: Yeah. But eventually we\u2019ll get there, right? Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: So to wrap it up, long story short is yes, <strong>go see your doctor now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: How?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong>: By booking, through NowServing. You may go to <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NOWSERVING.PH<\/strong><\/a>, or you may download the NowServing app available on PlayStore and App Store.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee<\/strong>: Dang! That should be like a, like a recorded sequence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>All right guys, we\u2019re, we\u2019re gonna wrap it up here. I hope you enjoyed this episode. It\u2019s our first. It\u2019s, it\u2019s rough, but you like it rough, right? I just had to, I just had to.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert; letter-spacing: 0.7px;\">We have fun. Yeah, we\u2019re healthy and we have fun. Okay. So that\u2019s it for now. Take it away, Dee. Where can they follow us or check us out?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have fun. Yeah, we\u2019re healthy and we have fun. Mm-hmm. . Okay. So that\u2019s it for now. Take it away, Dee. Where can they follow us or check us out?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dee: <\/strong>So for all social media platforms, you can just check us out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/nowservingph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@NowServingPH<\/a><\/strong> (Instagram\/Twitter\/Tiktok\/Facebook) and yeah, so we\u2019ll be releasing new episodes every other Wednesday, so might as well check it out, few weeks from now and just hit us up. <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/podcast-contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If you guys have any thoughts or suggestions or any topics that you kind of want us to talk about, we\u2019re all ears for you guys, so yeah.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>All right. Bye guys. Stay safe and healthy. Bye bye! 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