I got asked how the medical system is working for me

In Canada healthcare is free. Of course nothing is truly ever free, we pay a lot in taxes to support it.

I really have no complaints. I live in Alberta so I do not know what it is like in other provinces. When the accident happened I received good care in a timely manner. I have had no problems booking follow up appointments with my surgeon. Anytime I had a follow up with the surgeon I had to check in, then go for x-rays, then back to wait for the surgeon to see me to discuss my progress. Every time I arrived early and they started the process right away. I never had to wait long.

Everyone I have dealt with as a patient seemed to be competent. Practically all were pleasant. I am sure there are true horror stories that people had with the system. I am grateful for what they did for me.

Recently I had to book an appointment with a doctor to get disability forms filled out. I do not have a family doctor and getting a family doctor these days is difficult, there is almost zero availability. In the past I rarely went to a doctor unless I was really sick or something happened that demanded medical attention. So I never had a family doctor in the first place. I never went for a checkup or physical. To get my forms filled out I booked an appointment at a walk-in clinic, talked to a doctor and suggested I leave the forms and pick them up in a few days. The office phoned me later that day to say they were done. When I picked them up it cost me $85.00 which I had no issue paying. That cost is minor considering everything else.

Truth be known I have had more issues with insurance companies during this ordeal than with the medical system.