"tell me why you're smiling, my son
is there a secret you can tell everyone
do you know more than men that are wise
can you see what we all must disguise
to your loving eyes..."
i went to see the ortho specialist this afternoon. he was spanish and often when spanish people meet a filipino they think we can speak spanish. i told the doctor my spanish is worse than my aching knee. in any case, when he examined me, he bent my leg so hard i almost died from pain. then he squeezed my knee and made me swear 'wtmf'. he was quite amused and commented that i have a very eloquent vocabulary. the x-rays and ultrasound were quite good but he had me scheduled for an MRI in the next few weeks.
MRI. i marveled and felt so blessed and lucky that i live in canada. if i was living in the old country, bad knee be damned, i wouldn't be able to afford to have an x-ray, let alone an MRI. years ago, when interviewed in one of the american talk shows, the actor jim carrey once told of a story when someone asked him why canadians are always a happy lot. he said because we have a good medical or medicare system. there maybe some truth to that although we do have a long list of patients waiting for their MRIs or CT scans and some, like my late boss, who died while waiting for the treatment he needed. not all systems are perfect and even ours has its many flaws. but overall, especially for those in the low income level, our medicare system does have value and still works for them.
Sweet sunset! There is for and against for any medical system of course. The good thing about free care is that it is for everyone. The bad thing is the very long wait times! The other bad thing is that the best medicine or treatment is not always available.
Good to know you are getting good care for that knee. I hope they find out what is wrong and can fix it for you