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Originally Posted by lazycash
I've had two acl reconstruction surgeries on my knees from serious sports injuries. In both instances the surgery was done no more than two weeks from the time of the accident, which included evaluation, the MRI and then the scheduled hospital stay. I can't possibly imagine having to wait six months to get an MRI before the doc can even tell me what course of action needed to be taken. My life would have been completely disrupted and my injuries possibly worsened had I had to wait that long for care.
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That's not what happens here. Timeline:
A) Fuck up your knee (pray to God you're not in a province with crappy health care).
B) Go to emergency room.
C) Get referral for specialist (during ER visit).
D) Depending on degree of tear appointment will be 48 hours - 2 weeks away.
E) Again depending on the injury surgery to be anywhere from 1 week to 2 months.
For ACL surgery an MRI is not required but rather a CT scan or even a simple xray. I had my acl repaired in my left knee and when I was living in a small city that had only two orthopedic surgeons and my wait was 1 month.
I suppose you can argue that my wait was twice as long as yours but in the interim my Doc had me fitted for a $1500 brace (also included in the package) to keep my knee together while I waited.