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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I’d be happy to have a proxy sign the forms. I asked about prior to a recent procedure and was turned down by the facility.

[b]I will also gladly go over the consent in all its gory detail, but I prefer to do it in the days prior to my procedure or surgery. I proposed that option recently and was also turned down.[/b][/quote]

It's weird to me that they wouldn't do this. Did they give a reason? Is it just a big hospital and they can't make process exceptions or things get all crazy?

This is the kind of problem I would drop in the provider's lap, especially if you have one you use frequently.

"I'm not able to do the informed consent at the time of the procedure. It dramatically raises my anxiety level and it's not manageable or healthy for me immediately in advance of surgery. What are my options for doing informed consent in advance?"

Them: "That's not an option, you need to do it right before you go in."

Me: "As I said, that doesn't work for me. We need an alternative. Can we do it via video call that morning or the night before?

Them: "No, that doesn't work for us."

You: "Doing it the morning of doesn't work for me, so what do you suggest?"

etc, etc.

IE, make it their problem not yours? Sometimes I've had a lot of success with this method, particularly when the actual issue is bureaucracy. [/quote]

That’s the route I went with in the days leading up to the procedure as I spoke with the surgical coordinator. They were not willing to be flexible. I guess they have enough patients lined up that they didn’t need me to commit to the surgery. Unfortunately, I have an extremely limited provider network through my health insurance. If I wanted the procedure done in a timely way, I had just one health system I could use, and that system had one location with schedule availability.

As I think over my experience, I was curious to know if it was typical or not. If not, I may consider a polite letter to the health system that did the surgery. If it is typical, then perhaps I have some foreknowledge to help me navigate my future medical needs.
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