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> 6 months is hyperbole. No it's not. I tweaked my knee pretty badly to the point where i would wake up at night from deep sleep due to pain (and I generally h

> 6 months is hyperbole. No it's not. I tweaked my knee pretty badly to the point where i would wake up at night from deep sleep due to pain (and I generally have a higher pain tolerance) and the best the doctor could do was prescribe ultra sound cause getting an MRI scan would take 6-7 months. Even then the earliest appointment I could get for a knee specialist to look at my knee is 6 months. It really depends on where you're. If you're in the city of Toronto, good luck getting an MRI appointment. > those that can wait 6 months are asked to wait 6 months You do know that you're body doesn't decide to wait 6 months for an MRI and stop developing scar tissue right?

giarc 4y ago
http://waittimes.alberta.ca/CategorySummary.jsp?rcatID=18&levelOfCare=All http://waittimes.alberta.ca/CategorySummary.jsp?rcatID=18&le... In Alberta, where I live, median wait time for an MRI is 9 weeks. 22% are completed in less than 3 weeks. 14% are done in 4-6 months. As for Ontario, you can look up those times as well. https://www.ontariohealth.ca/public-reporting/wait-times-results-di https://www.ontariohealth.ca/public-reporting/wait-times-res... Priority 4 patients (the lowest priority) waited on average 73 days. Highest priority scanned on average of 3 days. Are the numbers great? No, only 42% of people are scanned within the recommended timelines (priority 4 - 28 days, priority 3 - 10 days and priority 2 - 2 days). But it hyperbole to say it's a 6 month wait when the data doesn't show that. Do some people wait 6 months... yes, but those are likely priority 4 people where a qualified medical provider has determined the scan is not a priority.
- test6554 4y ago
  In the US, if you are not poor, you can get an MRI same day or next day at the worst.
- parthdesai 4y ago
  Cool, tell that to my knee that is still waiting for an MRI and I can't event get appointment for a specialist to look at my knee at my walk in clinic. I would like to see the source for your data since clearly in my case, the doctor flat said there's no point getting an MRI because the wait time are too long.
  - giarc 4y ago
    >I would like to see the source for your data since clearly in my case I literally provided the links to the government sources.
    - parthdesai 4y ago
      Those wait times don't consider people who aren't prescribed MRI due to .... you guessed it, wait time.
      - giarc 4y ago
        Well yes of course, why or how would you include those people? I'm just here defending the publicly funded Canadian health care system. When people go online and make false claims, it devalues the system we have. Is it perfect? Definitely not. But is it better than fully private systems where your healthcare depends on a job and one injury or hospital stay could bankrupt you? Definitely, but only if people care to defend it.
        parthdesai 4y ago
        You're here defending while brushing apart valid points that people bring apart without any logic. Is Canadian healthcare system good if you're dying? Yes, it's god send, they'll do everything to save. But if you happen to not be dying, good luck with this system. > Well yes of course, why or how would you include those people? That's the entire point, you can't take those numbers at face value because how many people who need MRI aren't prescribed one to begin with.
        giarc 4y ago
        >you can't take those numbers at face value because how many people who need MRI aren't prescribed one to begin with. Citation needed (that isn't your n=1 story). If someone's problem was bad enough, they'd book an MRI regardless of how far out it was. If someone says "nah, don't even bother" perhaps their problem isn't that bad.

giarc 4y ago

http://waittimes.alberta.ca/CategorySummary.jsp?rcatID=18&levelOfCare=All http://waittimes.alberta.ca/CategorySummary.jsp?rcatID=18&le... In Alberta, where I live, median wait time for an MRI is 9 weeks. 22% are completed in less than 3 weeks. 14% are done in 4-6 months. As for Ontario, you can look up those times as well. https://www.ontariohealth.ca/public-reporting/wait-times-results-di https://www.ontariohealth.ca/public-reporting/wait-times-res... Priority 4 patients (the lowest priority) waited on average 73 days. Highest priority scanned on average of 3 days. Are the numbers great? No, only 42% of people are scanned within the recommended timelines (priority 4 - 28 days, priority 3 - 10 days and priority 2 - 2 days). But it hyperbole to say it's a 6 month wait when the data doesn't show that. Do some people wait 6 months... yes, but those are likely priority 4 people where a qualified medical provider has determined the scan is not a priority.

test6554 4y ago
In the US, if you are not poor, you can get an MRI same day or next day at the worst.
parthdesai 4y ago
Cool, tell that to my knee that is still waiting for an MRI and I can't event get appointment for a specialist to look at my knee at my walk in clinic. I would like to see the source for your data since clearly in my case, the doctor flat said there's no point getting an MRI because the wait time are too long.
- giarc 4y ago
  >I would like to see the source for your data since clearly in my case I literally provided the links to the government sources.
  - parthdesai 4y ago
    Those wait times don't consider people who aren't prescribed MRI due to .... you guessed it, wait time.
    - giarc 4y ago
      Well yes of course, why or how would you include those people? I'm just here defending the publicly funded Canadian health care system. When people go online and make false claims, it devalues the system we have. Is it perfect? Definitely not. But is it better than fully private systems where your healthcare depends on a job and one injury or hospital stay could bankrupt you? Definitely, but only if people care to defend it.
      - parthdesai 4y ago
        You're here defending while brushing apart valid points that people bring apart without any logic. Is Canadian healthcare system good if you're dying? Yes, it's god send, they'll do everything to save. But if you happen to not be dying, good luck with this system. > Well yes of course, why or how would you include those people? That's the entire point, you can't take those numbers at face value because how many people who need MRI aren't prescribed one to begin with.
        giarc 4y ago
        >you can't take those numbers at face value because how many people who need MRI aren't prescribed one to begin with. Citation needed (that isn't your n=1 story). If someone's problem was bad enough, they'd book an MRI regardless of how far out it was. If someone says "nah, don't even bother" perhaps their problem isn't that bad.