I highly recommend a physiotherapist if you haven’t already.
I had an issue years ago where my doctor couldn’t figure out my knee pain/clicking but physio got it. He taught me how to correct for my extremely tight IT band that was pulling everything out of alignment and causing damage. Fortunately that meant a foam roller and stretching rather than surgery.
hard to follow the article with only a short blurb… it starts by saying he was happy to pay for the privilege but is now complaining of it costing too much?
I think a one month extension costs $470 NZD, but I can’t tell what longer term residency permits cost (it’s probably a combination of multiple fees)
https://mfai.gov.ck/cook-islands-ministry-foreign-affairs-and-immigration-schedule-fees
great read! also, the seed site mentioned in the article is top notch (but hella expensive)
Nursing is also one of the few professions where they still have to pay for their own internship (going further into debt).
A doctor in training is paid while a nurse in training is not only working for free, but paying a fee to be there. Not sure if this is consistent in every province though.