Private MRI Clinics

[Cactus Jack]

The way to do it through Alberta Health care is to get your doctor to call around clinics and add you to the waiting list. A good doctor will do that and it can cut your waiting time in half.

[cSpooge]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Why bother waiting for the referral, cant you just walk into the private clinic and put down the cash and say scan me?

to go to the clinics you still need a doctor's referral to get in.

Hate to bump an old thread: has anyone done this recently? Do you need a doctors script if you are going to pay privately? Are the costs still $7-800? I'm wanting to find out why my ankle isn't healing after spraining (?) it 3 months ago...

[Northendzone]

^ yes, you will still need a dr's referral

[Fuzz]

Have you seen a doctor at all about it? My last ankle injury took well over a year for pain to totally be gone, and I hadn't done any real damage. Ankles suck.

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Have you seen a doctor at all about it? My last ankle injury took well over a year for pain to totally be gone, and I hadn't done any real damage. Ankles suck.

My daughter had a high ankle sprain 3 years ago and it still bothers her. Physio said it will probably bother her to some extent permanently.

[habernac]

I went into the boards funny 20 years ago, ankle is still crappy to this day.

I had xrays done and there is no sign of obvious break. The reason I want it dealt with ASAP is that I want to apply to be on the National team that will be going to the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships in Durban in August. But half the events that I swim use some pretty heavy duty fins (see: http://www.leaderfins.com/us/rocket-...ith-socks.html )
and right now (3 months after the injury) I can't use them. I'm still getting huge pain just from walking on the deck for my shifts.

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

^ yes, you will still need a dr's referral

Assuming you are in Alberta, Physiotherapists & Chiropractors can order MRIs too. I think the Chiropractors are limited to spine only though.

[IliketoPuck]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

When we sent clients it was more in the $700-750 range...

Can confirm.

Had one done two months ago on my knee for $700 at Mayfair.

Originally Posted by IliketoPuck

Can confirm.

Had one done two months ago on my knee for $700 at Mayfair.

Was it worth it? Was the problem diagnosed and fixed faster? Or did you get a answer: Soft tissue damage, deal with it.

[IliketoPuck]

Originally Posted by Puxlut

Was it worth it? Was the problem diagnosed and fixed faster? Or did you get a answer: Soft tissue damage, deal with it.

Got the answer I needed to move forward with rehab. Was substantially faster than waiting and going through ab health. I was in the same week I got the requisition. And the place was actually quite enjoyable. Coffee pastries quiet and private waiting room. If you can afford it I'd definitely recommend it.

Before it I was wasting time and money doing physio and chiropractic things that only dealt with the outside of the knee when my primary issue turned out to be a torn meniscus.