Ontario Healthcare system is really starting to get on my nerves

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Last May I injured my knee playing soccer. My doctor set me up for an ultrasound soon after and put in a request for an MRI. The ultrasound suggested partial tears of my quadriceps and patellar tendons but they were unclear so the MRI would be crucial. MRI gets booked for MARCH 2026. I ended up calling the MRI place January 2026 just to confirm and now they mention they have slots available in January itself, who knows how many more they had in the previous months. Finally get the MRI and they say they'll send it to my doctor in 2 weeks. He ends up receiving it a MONTH later and it also shows I have a PARTIALLY TORN ACL. Fast forward to today attempting to put my name down for walk in to see my doctor for my knee but requested it to happen after 1:30 because I have to work and guess what? He has to leave early today. So now I somehow have to try to get out of work early to see him. This system is incredibly inefficient and honestly feels like a slap in the face to patients. Getting really sick of it.

Posted Feb 28, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC

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