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Thank you both. I had no idea it was anything that strong, so I definitely will inquire about transport next Tues when the office opens, before they book the test. Interestingly, Valium barely affects me, but almost anything else zombies me out. I'm also still recovering... the dr said it will be 18-mos before all the orbital bones have completely healed, so I don't want to take the chance of walking alone & tripping & falling... if the sedative is that strong, I want someone to guide me right into my apt.
TY. As above, given the strength of drugs, I'll have to make sure I'm safe & have someone guide me inside safely.
I'm not in Austin... in DMoines since April. Perhaps the difference with that hospital vetting Uber drivers is it's a huge trauma hospital way out in the suburbs... there's nothing around in that area but the hospital. Many patients are probably like me... I had to be transported in ambulance to 1 hospital, then helicoptered into the trauma hospital. If you have no one to drive you (you might even have a bunch of people around, but if they don't or can't drive, you're still stuck), most patients aren't easily walking out on their own, so they really need someone safe & capable with them.
As I mentioned, the nurse said they send at least 3 patients home by Uber/wk & for some odd reason, they discharged me at midnight... the nurses were stunned they didn't keep me an additional night. My driver was a big, sturdy, young man, who was very kind, helped me out of the car, carried my purse (what a guy! ) & offered me his arm to walk me up the outside stairs (I clung onto him like he was a bag with $1M in it)... those steep stone steps were frightening to try to navigate. I was so out of it, I couldn't figure out how to unlock my door... he had to do it, then asked if he could reach inside to flip on the lights... he didn't step inside, but did ask if I'd be okay and/or if he could call someone for me.
And, you're right, it is a very valuable service & they were very careful in Re: to my safety & releasing me, even though the driver was vetted. When they wheeled me out, the driver was just arriving & the nurse wouldn't let me stand up until the security guard double checked the license plate & took a pic of the driver's ID & license plate & texted it to security. They also asked him a number of q's (I wasn't listening, so I don't know what) & it was 2 nurses & a security guard who escorted me out, not just 1. I really appreciated that solid care.
I'll do just that... hopefully this info will help the OP, too, if she hasn't already had her procedure.
And, no I won't let it go... I went to the ER twice & I'm heartbroken that I lost a brand new great job due to it... I've got to get a job asap... just waiting for some testing to get everything under control first.
TY for your good wishes & TY all for the info.
Wow, sounds as though really have been through the wringer lately.
My best wishes that you can get this all done and behind you, and continue healing well from your injuries. And fingers crossed that you can find another job you like just as much as much as the last one.
Yes, well, if you have friends willing to drive you and stay with you, then you're not one of those who has "no one to accompany you," so it's all good. This thread about about people who DON'T have friends willing to drive us and stay with us.
A person has NO FRIENDS who can take them to the doctor and pick them back up? (My friend didn't stay with me - I thought that was clear but I'll repeat it, nor did she stay at the clinic while the procedure was being done, as I stated as well).
Get this - no one asked her who she was or what role she played in my life either. She could have been an Uber driver for all anyone knew. And that was my point. She didn't stay with me, no one asked her who she was or what role she played in my life - she simply dropped me off and then ran errands and picked me back up, and then drove me to my house and dropped me off. I think an Uber driver could do the same.
A person has NO FRIENDS who can take them to the doctor and pick them back up? (My friend didn't stay with me - I thought that was clear but I'll repeat it, nor did she stay at the clinic while the procedure was being done, as I stated as well).
Get this - no one asked her who she was or what role she played in my life either. She could have been an Uber driver for all anyone knew. And that was my point. She didn't stay with me, no one asked her who she was or what role she played in my life - she simply dropped me off and then ran errands and picked me back up, and then drove me to my house and dropped me off. I think an Uber driver could do the same.
I think there are lots of people with no friends - or at least those kinds of friends. Some people just want to be left alone and live their lives. In the OP's case, their clinic is 70 miles away so not likely any friend driving them would have errands in the area to pass the time. I think the OP is going to have to find another clinic.
A person has NO FRIENDS who can take them to the doctor and pick them back up?
Like I keep saying...a person who isn't and has never been really alone really has no idea what it's like and really cannot relate or comprehend it and, IMO, should probably refrain from inserting him- or herself into discussions about being really alone. Of course, I can't control who posts what where. Just my opinion.
A person has NO FRIENDS who can take them to the doctor and pick them back up? (My friend didn't stay with me - I thought that was clear but I'll repeat it, nor did she stay at the clinic while the procedure was being done, as I stated as well).
Get this - no one asked her who she was or what role she played in my life either. She could have been an Uber driver for all anyone knew. And that was my point. She didn't stay with me, no one asked her who she was or what role she played in my life - she simply dropped me off and then ran errands and picked me back up, and then drove me to my house and dropped me off. I think an Uber driver could do the same.
That's fine if the clinic where the surgery takes place allows it. Both of the surgical centers where I've had endoscopies/colonoscopies and where I'll have my cataract surgery have a very strict policy that the patient's driver must stay during the procedure. Also, their name and phone number must be provided when the surgery is scheduled; no name and number = no surgery. I've used one of my two garden helpers in the past for rides but he's not available this time, hence the medical transport company. Every situation is different, and no, not everyone has close friends they can ask for rides. It doesn't make them weird or hermits.
I think there are lots of people with no friends - or at least those kinds of friends. Some people just want to be left alone and live their lives. In the OP's case, their clinic is 70 miles away so not likely any friend driving them would have errands in the area to pass the time. I think the OP is going to have to find another clinic.
I agree - some other plan probably needs to go down.
That's fine if the clinic where the surgery takes place allows it. Both of the surgical centers where I've had endoscopies/colonoscopies and where I'll have my cataract surgery have a very strict policy that the patient's driver must stay during the procedure. Also, their name and phone number must be provided when the surgery is scheduled; no name and number = no surgery. I've used one of my two garden helpers in the past for rides but he's not available this time, hence the medical transport company. Every situation is different, and no, not everyone has close friends they can ask for rides. It doesn't make them weird or hermits.
I didn't say it makes them weird or hermits. I was just asking for some clarification with that question. Sounds to me like perhaps a different clinic needs to be used.
I shared my experience to show that not every clinic requires the same level of accountability or interaction when it comes to drivers. That being said, I do believe a person should use a driver - I just don't believe that all clinics have the same strict requirements.
I didn't say it makes them weird or hermits. I was just asking for some clarification with that question. Sounds to me like perhaps a different clinic needs to be used.
I shared my experience to show that not every clinic requires the same level of accountability or interaction when it comes to drivers. That being said, I do believe a person should use a driver - I just don't believe that all clinics have the same strict requirements.
Well, when you post "A person has NO FRIENDS who can take them to the doctor and pick them back up?", there does seem to be a judgmental quality about the question, as if there's something wrong with them.
I didn't say it makes them weird or hermits. I was just asking for some clarification with that question. Sounds to me like perhaps a different clinic needs to be used.
Oh, come on now. Your reply sounds to ME like you're flabbergasted that someone wouldn't have a good friend willing to drive them 70 miles, wait around, and drive them back again, like you simply can't relate because you, of course, have never been in such a position and can't even imagine it...
A kind of humble-brag.
But it's in character, at least!
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) & offered me his arm to walk me up the outside stairs (I clung onto him like he was a bag with $1M in it)... those steep stone steps were frightening to try to navigate. I was so out of it, I couldn't figure out how to unlock my door... he had to do it, then asked if he could reach inside to flip on the lights... he didn't step inside, but did ask if I'd be okay and/or if he could call someone for me.
