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Originally Posted by curves2000
I am happy to hear that he is doing well, I know it was a scary situation for all involved and I think he will be back soon although I don't think he plays right away, maybe more of a moral boost for him.
It really is interesting to see the stark contrast between the medical access and access to specialists & treatment between an ordinary Joe and a professional athlete in Canada.
I am not advocating having professional athletes wait and wait and wait for surgery, treatment or even have access to other specialists. It's just such a stark contrast.
A regular Joe probably isn't getting access to several different specialists ranging from neurological to cardiologists to even an Internal Medicine Dr and perhaps an EP Dr which is a specialist for the electrical components and function of your heart. All of this within a handful of days so that he can get back on the ice training and than playing.
With waiting lists for these professionals going weeks and months or even longer, it's interesting. Somebody most likely was getting bumped or rescheduled.
I have had enough experience with Dr. Ian Auld, the Flames Head Dr and the Dr who was in the press conference with Tre. He's an excellent Dr but there was a couple of issues with the office staff with return calls, faxes for MRI's etc that just wouldn't be happening to Gio or Johnny.
In my case it wasn't anything other than the constant battle with the health care system that almost everybody experiences.
On the flip side with a couple of other connections I had 15+ years ago for a hernia operation, was bumped up the line due to a relative the surgeon was friends with.
We pretend that we don't have a 2 tiered health system in Canada but that really isn't the case. A lot of the political parties and stakeholders claim everything is going great but a lot of patients feel different.
Just a thought
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Here in BC there is a 2 tiered healthcare system (even though the government is wasting more money fighting it witha court challenge) and I am okay with it. Specialists are limited by the government as to how many patients they see, how much OR time is available, and how many MRI machines and other specialty equipment that there is. The MRI machine in Kelowna is pretty much run around the clock but it still isn't enough.
With the option of paying for an MRI at the private clinic, you can get back to work or back to exercising or playing a sport sooner and suffer less-if you can afford it. The surgical clinics open up operating room time in hospitals by taking some non-essential surgeries out of the public facilities.
Last time I needed an injury evaluated and operated on, I was not in a position where I could afford care at the private clinic but outside of jealousy, there really is no reason to make more people suffer if the system in place isn't adequate.
And get better TJ Brodie!