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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they won't let you take an uber than they must arrange for medical transport. It's typically an ambulance without lights on. They required it for my adult son, and coded it as a medical necessity.[/quote]

Lol, no. Not for a scheduled outpatient colonoscopy. It's not their responsibility, it's the patient's. If your unwilling to expand into your social circle, and unwilling to reschedule, then maybe you can hire an aide from a private duty nursing agency.[/quote]

Just walk out of the hospital with your cell phone and call an Uber or Lyft from a block away. It’s a hospital not a prison. They can’t hold you hostage.

If you know when you are going to be released, you can prearrange an Uber or Lyft. I do this often for airport rides, too.

OP, I am seen as the Strong One in my circle of friends and family. They call me to ask for favors but if I ask them for a similar one, they are too busy. You can’t force people to give a damn but Lyft drivers are some of the kindest people I know. I’ve taken them out of Hopkins Bayview before easily.[/quote]

I don't know how it will work in OP's case, but the last time I did this for a relative, I'm pretty sure they checked that I was there before they started the procedure. [/quote]

No, I picked up a friend after her colonoscopy and was not present before or during. She was all by herself.

Also, in case any of you are wondering, yes, you recuperate in a bed for an hour or however long it takes you to go through the stages of wake-up. Then they debrief you. Then they want to see someone pick you up. But I agree with a PP that sometimes patients get lost in the shuffle - "I'm just going the bathroom right across the hall" - and patients walk out all the time. There's a large swathe of the population that cannot afford a medical transport, dear rich bubble people, and not everyone can get off work to pick up a friend.

Please do not drive yourself, however. Walking, you could stumble and weave a bit, but not die. Bus, you can stumble on the steps, but not die. Driving? You can kill someone, and it could be yourself.

Once you're home, you're supposed to look out for all these signs of bleeding. You do not need someone to wait with you at home. Complications are extremely rare!

-  I've seen all this up close several times, including for my own child.[/quote]

I have had multiple procedures at Johns Hopkins. There is no sneaking out.[/quote]

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