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I am contacting you because I believe my experience with Alberta’s healthcare system deserves to be investigated. I have been waiting approximately one year for a CT scan of my sinuses, despite suffer
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1. I'm 79. now. First thing UCP did was remove ambulance from Warner where I live. Ambulance was mechanically maintained, manned, & run by volunteer fire department / paramedics. 2. Family Drs now
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Hi. I saw you Facebook post asking for feedback on health care access to publicly funded services. I was forced to pay for an MRI because I couldn't get one for 1.5 years. The private one was a 2 week
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Hi MargYou may not remember me but I read you every day and spoke to you in the early days. I am trying to do my part but have been quite unwell over the past months since June 16. I had to have 4 sur
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On November 6th, 2025 my husband suddenly lost circulation to his lower leg. We went to GNH in Edmonton as it is the vascular site. His foot was cold and pulseless(this is also extremely painful). I h
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I say the post on the AB Resistance Facebook page that you were looking for Albertans HC Experiences. I have severe lower back issues (C3-5) my family doctor couldn't provide any help except to prescr
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Good MorningLast spring I had a Baker's Cyst in my knee. Once I had the ultrasound confirming the cyst, I was able to get an appointment to have it drained at Cdn Diagnostics within about three weeks,
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I am a previous cancer survivor. I have been having stomach issues for over three years (unexpected diarrhea etc) . A referral was put in by my physician to see a GI specialist. The referral was put i
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Subject: A Diagnostic Imaging ProblemThank you for all you are doing to make things better for healthcare in Alberta.This is my story regarding access to diagnostic imaging.PET Scan:I have been diagno
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Here is my story. I took am fighting this government hard on line to show others the problems. Thank you All. This preventative measure should have been in place before Danielle destroyed the health c
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Hi there,I have been suffering with ear pain in my right ear for close to 2 1/2 years now, starting Feb. 15, 2024. Aug. 1st, 2024 I was referred by emergency Dr. Marshal Johnston Ross for an ENT appo
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Good morning! I saw your post about experiences with Alberta Health and I wanted to share mine with you. I am 53 now and was 52 at the time I broke my leg on June 7, 2025 mountain-biking. I was very a
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Hi Marg.I do have two experiences right now.1. My son had an injury in April during a game and has been in constant pain for months with decreased mobility. Doctors have been bouncing him around becau
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Hi Marg! Last March I had a mammogram and breast ultrasound that showed “ significant architectural distortion." That was the radiologist told me at that appointment . Getting the appointment was a b
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Hi Marg,Thanks for reaching out regarding to my post. I think it's really important the Federal government is aware of how private healthcare has impacted our public system as well.My family Dr has be
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Subject: Re: Timely Health CareHello Marg. Just wanted to make you aware that since the government gave access to pay out of pocket diagnostics, access has been severely affected. In the not so distan
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Subject: My Experience With Delayed Access to Bladder Cancer Diagnosis in Alberta Dear Marg, I would like to share my recent experience with Alberta’s health-care system because I believe it illustr
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I saw your post about health care access in Alberta on Facebook.I have had to deal with poor access of our health care system. I had pinched nerves in my cervical spine for more than 2 years but it t
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Hey there,I’m messaging you to share my own healthcare story.Seven years ago my grandmother had a stroke. The level of care was absolutely amazing.July 4th my mother was diagnosed with a (meningioma)
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Hello, I got this email from an X post by The Breakdown. I posted a reply there but I figured I would email you as well as requested in the post. I am located in west Edmonton, Alberta. Postal code T
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In 2019, I went to my GP and physiotherapist with a sore knee. I had pain and discomfort doing simple activities such as walking. The health professionals needed more information about what was going
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My family doctor requested an MRI for me in February 2026 because of lower back pain after a hard fall off a horse. It was rejected twice before they would finally schedule an appointment for me… on J
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I seen your post about healthcare. I have 2 things for you.Fall of 2025 my GP ordered an abdominal mri to further evaluate some cysts on my adrenal glands. It was booked for February 2027. Still waiti
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Hi Katy,I saw your post on Twitter that you are collecting healthcare stories to demonstrate the shortcomings of our system. Thank you for doing that! Here’s my story: * February 2024- ultrasound sho
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Red Deer Hospital A former colleague and his wife (both retired) sat in Red Deer Hospital Emergency department for hours and hours recently. He was in absolute agony with a colitis infection. Eventual
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In April 2026 I had an abnormal FIT lab result. I consulted with my family doctor and she offered me an option to pay for a CT scan ($795.00 base price) to jump the queue. If the CT scan showed eviden
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The new system where AHCIP coverage expires and has to be renewed alongside your driver's licence/ID seems like it could have some pretty serious consequences for people who struggle to keep up with t
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Hello, Welcome to the land of Alberta, where healthcare is free as long as you don’t die waiting for it. In June of this year I woke up to swollen hands. Every day for a week I’d hope maybe it would g
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Hello. Born and raised Albertan here, now nearing 70 years old. Through the years I have been referred many different times for ultrasounds, MRI's CAT scans etc. Prior to August 2026 when I phoned to
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My mother went by ambulance to Rockyview hospital September 2024. Her symptoms were vomiting blood and passing blood through her rectum. She was very weak. This was an acute development over night. Sh
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I have been waiting 1.5 years to see a cardiologist for an aortic bicuspid valve that’s giving me chest pain. I’m 6 months in. Youngest child has significant mental health concerns and waiting over 1
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September 2026 Hi I am DS. I am 67 years old. I have a knee that isn’t working properly - osteoarthritis. I saw my primary physician a few years ago. She told me I was too young. Dr. George sent me to
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The Alberta government were going to move Public Health Inspectors out of healthcare into the Government of Alberta public workers union. Thank you, Alberta. Your advocacy saved Public Health Inspecto
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I am writing with my concerns about the implementation of the Two-Tier Health Care system in Alberta. I am a senior woman who has lived in Alberta my entire life, so far. I say so far because if somet
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Eighteen months ago, I was diagnosed with moderate to advanced Parkinson’s Disease. Since that time, I have been taking levocarb to control the symptoms, but over time I have presented with symptoms m
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To whom it may concern. In brief, I was referred to the Dianne and Irving Kipnes Urology Centre in Edmonton by my GP/Dr. prior to 18/April/2026. My GP was in receipt of the acknowledgement of his refe
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My brother waited months and months for dialysis. He would have to go and get needles in his EYES to prevent him from going blind. On Halloween 2024, he lost his life, he succumbed to his diabetes. I
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In May 2026, I ended up in hospital with diverticulitis I literally thought I was going to die for 10 days. I eventually got better but the attending physician ordered a colonoscopy for me. I'm still
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