February 18th, 2015
I am so frustrated and frightened regarding what is happening to me. In Nov. of 2013, (after suffering for the previous year) I finally decided to seek some help regarding the worsening pain in my hip and knee and severe limp. After reviewing my Xray, my GP told me I had end stage OA in my right hip, (with multiple large bone spurs and cysts) and a partially collapsed femoral head due to AVN (cause unknown). He told me a total hip replacement was my only treatment option. My GP immediately referred me to a local orthopedic surgeon. I saw the surgeon in Jan. of 2014, he agreed with my GP's diagnosis and placed me on his surgical wait list... where I have remained ever since, with no end in sight, I have been told my surgeon's wait list for hip replacement surgery is 2 years at least.
I know if I had the funds I could travel to the US and receive surgery, but I don't, so I am at the mercy of our * health care system *
I truly believe that Canada must embrace a two tiered system, what we are being subjected to now is inhumane and ruining people's lives.
