I had a sports related meniscus injury a few months ago. Even walking was very painful, let alone…read moresports.
I went to a public hospital (LB-UKH) on the day of the injury, where they gave me an appointment for an MRI which would have been a 3.5 weeks later, followed by another appointment with the doctor in charge after another two weeks where he'd interpred the scans.
I then contacted Dr. Gaebler, got an appointment for an MRI in the same week. He seems rather reluctant taking patients to the operating theatre, but says that there was no other option but a surgery in my case.
We made an appointment in a private clinic (Goldenes Kreuz) where he fixed it in just 1.5 weeks after he gave me his opinion. I then used the option to watch my own surgery on the monitor while he explained what he was doing. I left the hospital on the day after, began physio a good week after the surgerz (at Spot) and am almost fully recovered now.
At all stages, he clearly explained what was going on, and gave me all choices that he could. Waiting times were almost non-existent, and he and his team acted very professionally throughout the process. The initial appointment was a bit pricy (180 Euros), which however was covered by my insurance.