Desperate for a hip replacement, this 25-year-old gave up on Quebec’s public system to get her life back – CBC

Thousands of Quebecers waiting for orthopedic surgery

Feb 20, 2024

Jaya-Lilas Payette used to manage her juvenile arthritis with medication but about a year ago, the drugs stopped being effective.

Payette’s arthritis had progressed to osteoarthritis and last fall, her routine X-rays showed her hip bones had deteriorated much faster than expected.

“We saw the bones of my hips were totally crushed together,” said Payette.

The 25-year-old used to work in a busy Montreal cafe, but the physical demands became overwhelming.

At the end of the day, she says she’d fall into bed from sheer exhaustion and pain.

“I wasn’t even able to make meals or do my chores because I really had to go to bed after work so I could wake up and do the same thing over again,” said Payette.

She was referred to an orthopedic specialist in November and told it could take up to three months to get an appointment. But she still hasn’t received a consultation.

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