GeminiRoar: Private versus the Public Health

Firstly, apologises for making another post. I might need my own sane category lol. I wanted to tell people but don't know if I should post my personal business on my fb account (I have a mix bag of 760 maybe something "friends" mostly who I don't know). And I have no friends or close family to tell.

After years and years and years of going around in circles in the public health system, I finally received good news today. Okay... I'm not very sure how its good news because its bad news lol. The private specialist has identified that I have a serious case of Calcific Tendinitis in a bad location which keeps getting inflame and will continue to deteriorate over time and increase in pain etc if not treated immediately ten years ago. It is why all the injections are waste of time. But there has been some improvement since a few hammering away at the outer calcium deposit caused by a frozen shoulder. But the diagnoses is that I need to go to surgery to give a good scrape and clean. He is going to recommend that the case be prioritise.

It cost me total to date $300 for the consultations but at least I have an expert who not only identified and explain it all, but I have a plan and an "order". Hopefully this overrides the public health system (I was going around in circles getting lost in the system and seen by interns without the knowledge/ or misdiagnosed/ wrong course of recommended treatment). I did ask about the prospects of private surgery but he said it will be public now they have report detailing investigation/ public will cover it.

I been all day getting this and getting that at the private hospital. I close my eyes and all I see is legs moving pass whiteness. Can't believe how worn out I was from just waiting. I had a power nap a while ago. There is a world between the two. You are investigated thoroughly in private and given "time" for each consultation. If only I had private insurance. I walked pass some paintings by me today. In fact my specialist mention me as an artist today. I hadnt told him.

I had to share the news. I am happy. I hope I am not going to be living in pain soon. I am so happy to a prospect of pain free future.