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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not my problem, but I know 3 people who put off medical procedures (like colonoscopies) because they didn’t have someone to drive them home.

(Two don’t live in my area and the other was before I knew them - otherwise I would have helped!). I just had my pupils dilated and couldn’t drive after that exam and I have a procedure involving anesthesia coming up and I’m grateful my DH can drive me. [/quote]

This is a good one. The caveat is many places won’t just let you take an uber home, but require an adult to be with you for at least a few hours afterward. I know because my husband had to telework to stay home with me recently when I had a minor procedure done.

So I think it would need to be more than just a driving service. Maybe a medical concierge who could stay with you, pick up prescriptions, etc. [/quote]

Like a driving doula for cataract surgery, or colonoscopies!  I would pay well for this service for my mom who lives out of state.

This doesn't solve this problem, because people need to stay with you for a little while after these procedures, but I once looked at an independent living facility for my mom, and they told us they partnered with a "company" that had a service where you called them on the phone, and they sent a car to pick you up and take you whereever you wanted to go.  They even stayed on the phone with you while you waited and told you when to look out the door.

It was high school students with uber accounts!  They just answered the phone, ordered the uber, and then kept talking to the elderly person till they got in the car, and then charged them double what uber charged for the ride.  I thought it was brilliant, and was kind of sad when my mom picked a different independent living facility that didn't offer this. [/quote]

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