I've been through this with a broken finger joint. I don't know if I'm a smooth talker or she remembered me as non-problematic, but the MFA at the clinic quite frankly told me: Don't try to go there without an urgent emergency, and ideally a document from a doctor confirming that it's an urgent emergency. If I wanted an appointment without confirmed urgency, I could have one in January - and it might be postponed for urgent cases. That's how booked they are. On the other hand, if my surgeon raises the correct alarm bells, I could also be in surgery next week. It's a roller coaster.
Even though this does make sense if you think about it as a tiered support system. If my finger joints don't come back up, my general practitioner can see that, poke at the fingers a bit and decide if guided physio makes sense - no need for more expertise. If there are subtle breaks in the joint requiring attention - more expertise is needed.
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I've been through this with a broken finger joint. I don't know if I'm a smooth talker or she remembered me as non-problematic, but the MFA at the clinic quite frankly told me: Don't try to go there without an urgent emergency, and ideally a document from a doctor confirming that it's an urgent emergency. If I wanted an appointment without confirmed urgency, I could have one in January - and it might be postponed for urgent cases. That's how booked they are. On the other hand, if my surgeon raises the correct alarm bells, I could also be in surgery next week. It's a roller coaster.
Even though this does make sense if you think about it as a tiered support system. If my finger joints don't come back up, my general practitioner can see that, poke at the fingers a bit and decide if guided physio makes sense - no need for more expertise. If there are subtle breaks in the joint requiring attention - more expertise is needed.