Had a tennis session with the turtles and the gang last night. Was standing there when suddenly, i felt my knee shifted. The next thing i knew, i couldn't straighten my knee and it was painful. Need assistance to walk.
The thing is, it happened to my same right knee that i had an ACL reconstruction operation 6 years ago at SGH.
Well, we decided to go AH, for simpler reason. Shorter queueing. It was quick. Registration, First consultation, doctor consultation, XRay, doctor consultation, treatment and pharmacy all done in 1 hour.
They couldn't see anything different from the XRay. Screw is in place. What should be there is there. But, Knee is still painful. They suspect it had something to do with the soft tissue. So, i was refered to an Orthopaedic. I chose to be back at SGH who had my prior records.
I called the appointment centre today and was told that an earliest subsidy appointment would be in Dec. My god. I'm not going to walk around like that for a month! I did it the last time but that was while waiting for my operation. Not this time.
The option is to go in as private, i could have my appointment on Monday but cost is a factor. I called my company's insurance hotline but will only know if its claimable on Monday as they needed to check with the insurance company. I was worried that my ACL done will be classified as pre-existing condition and will prevent my claims.
Mum asked me to try to get AH to call and make an appointment on my behalf. To see if it helps. Tried. They say, the same.
Another option is to go into SGH A&E. I was told by the appointment lady that they have a standby orthopaedic but she is not able to guarantee if, the A&E can treat it there and then, or i can get an earlier appointment.
I decide to just stay as private and see what happens next.
Am holding a referel letter but can't use it unless i'm ok with waiting. Argh.....
I guess in life, you are given options, just whether you like them or not.
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