While all this has been going on, I haven’t missed a day of work & continue adapting to function. There’s a noticeable difference in the way people look at me with a disability – in public I find they spend more time looking at me, perhaps trying to figure what’s different. Perhaps we all blend in until a disability is visible which catches people’s attention and they try to figure it out. One benefit is this will deepen my empathy.
People have also been helpful opening doors when they notice this which I’m thankful for.
May 1, 2018
While on the call, the doctor recommended I wear a brace for this injury – which I think is funny, as apparently I haven’t needed one for the last 45 days since it happened I’ve been waiting for diagnosis. He recommends getting one at Colman Prosthetics & Orthotics. So I contact them and they say I need to provide them a prescription.
May 2, 2018
I call the doctor’s office and request he write a prescription for the knee brace he recommended.
May 3, 2018
I pick up the prescription from AKIC at the University of Calgary and drop it Colman Prosthetics
May 4, 2018
Get fitted for an Ossur GII Rehab knee brace.
Found these instructions online, hopefully they help someone:
A lot of running around over 4 days that would be quickly identified and addressed through lean healthcare, saving time for the patient, doctor & prosthetic supplier. Let’s start
I also sent an inquiry to the BEAR Trial team on how this can be available in Canada (see pic).
They responded it is still in research phase, so I asked how to get it into research phase in Canada as well.
I followed this with a request for the BEAR III Trial criteria & details, as I learned the 100 BEAR Trial 2 outcomes were so strong a further round of 100 is proceeding with surgery to save ACLs.