jml22

Parents?
Youll be covered under them still if you're living at home or still labelled as a dependent.
If not you can go through MSP depending on what province you're in.

seant46

Im in manitoba lol. Ill see if im covered under my dads company. Sorry what does MSP mean? this is a whole new experience for me this injury.

jml22

Medical service plan for incomes under forgot what lol.
Here's what my plan for you would be in person:
Find out how long itll be for the "free" MRI via manitoba health care.
If it's longer than a month start calling private imaging centers and plead your case.Find out your parents medical plan and find out if you're covered under them still.

When you plead your case, make sure you're talking to someone who can actually change the price. So if you call, plead your case and the person says they can't change the price, ask to speak to someone who can and then plead your case again.

If that fails, and your wait time is like 3 months or something stupid. maybe think about biting the bullet. Pretty much you want to rule out an ACL tear, but i don't think it's that because your knee would have swelled up really badly when you hurt it. To get your MRI, you might have to go back to your doctor, tell him about the night pain and how it keeps you up. Shit even remind him you're 21 and it's been 2 months you've had this pain lol. Drop the alarm bells on him so he will take you seriously.

Is your knee still swollen or does it swell up when you do stuff?
For now i'd go on crutches and do quad sets for sets of 10, 3-5 times a day everyday.

seant46

Ok sounds good. My knee honestly isnt very swollen(at least to the naked eye) that might be why I didnt think i would be having this problem last this long. It may sweel a very little bit when I do stuff but its hard to notice if it does, it looks pretty normal to the outside

jml22

Good luck, keep me posted
wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion from a PT as well, but find a good one.

seant46

Thank you so much for taking time for me and the advice! Ill def keep it updated.

paul

have you considered seeing a chiropractor who specializes in sports injuries? I chose to see him instead of my GP for my ankle when I hurt it this year on a rail. Was going to slow and I went one way, board the other.. nice twist going on with some swelling. Long story short he confirmed the sprain, did some acupuncture and deep tissue ultrasound therapy and I was on my way. Swelling didn't go away for 3+ weeks; this happened superbowl weekend. It still gets sore after I do any sort of physical activity such as boarding..racquetball etc..

I am in canada and that was also all covered by my insurance.. if not it would have only ran $25 anyway

jml22

^^^^
Great suggestion.
That's what I am

The Deacon

All this advice and I didn't see anywhere R.I.C.E. Rest, ice, compression, elevation. It sounds like you still haven't given it the basic care it needs.

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