Ultrasound

Ultrasound on Apr 3rd, no change in clot;  not overly worried about it either.

Grateful this happened after snow left the city; wouldn't have been able to walk on ice.

Apr 6

- 21 days after injury

**This is the 1st window which I'll explain after.

- still no diagnosis - appt is on the 18th - & no MRI yet. 

*I would be 2 weeks post op at this point in the US. 

Starting to think I might not make skiing Sunshine village May long.

Now questioning what the impact is of delaying treatment?

Ultrasound (see pic) on the 12th said 'stable' which I was excited about thinking 'ok' when actually this means 'hasn't dissolved' a.k.a. my leg still has a friend that should leave.

value add time: 6 hours = 1.5%

wait time (non-value add): 396 hours = 16.5 days = 98.5%

Wait Time for Diagnosis

Thu Mar 22

Drop in to my Chiropractor. and they notice a few things seem out of the ordinary & request another ultrasound to check for thrombosis / DVT

Mon Mar 26

Acute Knee Injury Clinic at the University of Calgary responds 6 days after request regarding appointment, says to complete forms online & they are booked out for weeks, Apr.19 is next appt;

which means I won't receive a diagnosis for another 4 weeks.

How many injured people cannot wait 1 month & still achieve a positive outcome?

*Another example where lean healthcare can reduce wait times & improve patient outcomes.

another Chiropractor appt. today, worked on shoulder as it was sore from how I've had to adjust to get in & out of truck.

*also grateful to be somewhere that healthcare is at least available

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Thu Mar 27 - day 10

have DVT ultrasound appt identifying 3.8cm thrombus in 2 superficial veins of the popliteal trifurcation.  not sure where that is, feel free to tell us what popliteal trifucation means in comments.

Met family doctor, suggests some aspirin to help the body naturally disolve the clots, and to obtain a 2nd opinion from an orthopedic surgeon who should be available at the emergency.

head to Alberta Health Services Emergency

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