FYI - I got this new family doctor due to pursuing an in office lead from my osteoporosis specialist. He works in same medical clinic. I asked to be put on their internal wait list a few months back. I kept following up, weekly.

I want to be very clear on the fact that the BC government didn't help me obtain this new doctor whatsoever. I was on their huge waitlist for over a year & nothing happened. I pursued 4 different doctors from private leads & that is how it happened. However, our shifty, lying BC government is trying to take credit for work they did not do in me finally having a new family doctor. Their self congratulatory, canned email was insulting to receive today. Bunch of dishonest wankers.

The BC government has treated disabled patients like me as disposable for years. They've greatly harmed our disabled community as a whole much more than they've ever tried to really help us.

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I've been on their waitlist for five years now.

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Yeah, I'm on the waitlist for Ric Arsenault to see me as an M.E. patient. He helped my friend so much. He saw their cane and immediately asked if their doctor had gotten them a disability parking pass yet, which of course not. There were a lot of tears. I have some hope. I technically have a doctor, but he's three hours away and about as effective as talking to a concrete wall. My neuro wanted me referred to the UBC movement clinic a year ago, and I got a call from him last week wondering why I wanted to go there. I'm starting to wonder if he's ever even bothered to look at my chart. I'm so exhausted at trying to advocate for myself that I have to take an ativan before every appointment because otherwise I end up in tears and he immediately asks if i want to see a psych. It's like, no you fuck, I'd like to see an effective doctor.