Asking for advice for broken right side of the back

@linamend, that is a good question. You're quite right that a patient forum is not a replacement for professional medical care. I think there are many reasons, some of which may remain unknown, why people post on a forum first before seeing a provider. These may include things like limited access to health care professionals, looking for affirmation that their issue requires medical attention, and others that I can't even venture a guess.

Whatever the reason, I'm grateful for the kindness of Connect members to support fellow members when they are worried and to encourage them to seek professional help where warranted.

@tatianac, have you been able to see a doctor?

Whereabouts in Canada are you? is there a medical school nearby? If so, try these options and I say medical schools because they have the brightest minds and there are so many young ( with me at 70 anyone under 50 is young 😉 ) doctors and health professionals wanting to learn the hospitals that are affiliated with the school are often very helpful. What you will need is here in the US your income tax information and some positive ID like driver's license and then once you see a doctor and have a bill they will help you with the payments. Now without any insurance at all here in the US if you are in severe enough pain you can go to any emergency room and you need no insurance to get treated. With the above information Private hospitals will usually give discounts and a long time to pay a bill at a Medical School Hospital ( and some others I am sure) with government funding and non/profit designation they will depending on how low your income is and how complicated your health history has several financial assistance programs. I have been on financial assistance for over 15 years at a medical school University Hospital but it has been because of how low my income was and I have gone all the way from delayed payment to now total aid they are there for me but it is a once a year reapplying. I have to say I do not know about finances for Canadians/non-US but hey why not see what really cheap medical insurance costs, then you have the insurance get treated and frankly make monthly payments on the balance later. Others who are reading this may be shocked but I believe if you are sick & you need care you must find some way to get help and as long as you pay back things a little delay is something most everyone would agree to. The Medical School where they are learning at the same time are the most open to this - this is just my opinion. I hope I haven't offended anyone I live in Silicon Valley and only have Social Security of $35K (my husband & I) and we squeak by so I live off of corporate financial aid, no State aid- just Social Security Take care all

UPDATE.
Thank you to all the members for your support and concern. I couldnt go to local Hospital for other reasons not financial. I am recovering at home. I wanted to go to USA to get treatment unfortunately cannot afford it because I have very low income and no insurance to use for treatment in USA.

@tatianac, should you need help at home, here are some help lines that you can call depending on your circumstances. I hope that you can get medical attention from a medical professional.

- Helplines in Canada https://findahelpline.com/countries/ca
- Crisis lines and services in your province or territory https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html#a2