"Incorrect Advice"

I went to Peel Health Campus Emergency because I hurt my knee and couldn't walk. I wanted to check there were no fractures but also get advice on what to do. I was fine waiting the 5.5 hours because it wasn't an urgent emergency.

The clerical and triage staff were really helpful along with the staff directing me through each step. The junior doctor was really nice and did a thorough assessment, she said she thought there might of been a dislocation but she needed to check with the senior doctor. I was sent for an X-Ray.

The senior doctor came up to me and I felt they came across as really condescending. I recall they said there was nothing wrong with my X-Ray, made me walk without crutches (even though I had told the staff that I was in a lot of pain and couldn't bend my leg straight so I couldn't walk).

I recall they then said that I shouldn't be on crutches, that there was nothing underlying going on and I'd be fine. I was surprised when they were adamant I would be fine to go to work (I am a nurse), I had to really advocate for a med cert for the following day because it was already 8PM and I still couldn't walk.

I went to a GP the next day because I had a feeling something wasn't right, I recall the GP was shocked that ED didn't give me any compression or any advice to apply cold/heat, rest or elevate and to follow up with GP. They were mainly concerned that the second doctor had told me to stop using crutches and walk with my injury, the GP said that has likely made it worse. They gave me at least a week off work and has followed up with an ultrasound and possibly a MRI. 

I get that it wasn't an Emergency, but I was there because I was concerned it was. I feel it would have be great for them to at least tell me to follow up with a GP and give me something for compression because I believe there are a lot of people that would have just trusted what the doctor said.