Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 23:08     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
My friend lives out of state. She’s early 50s and hasn’t had one yet, and I’ve been encouraging her to get one. She finally found a friend to give her a ride home, but then the dr’s office told her that person has to sign something agreeing to stay with her the whole day—and she’s not comfortable asking someone to do that. So she still hasn’t done it.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:50     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is so sad about our culture that people have to usu a stranger for this small favor.

(I am single, so I get it, but we are not as “rich” around here as we like to believe 🙁)


Why do you think this is unique to our culture? I've lived abroad where people hire drivers for this sort of thing. And it's not inherently sad.

That said, I suggest OP either use medical transportation or just ask around. It can be hard to find people that don't have to work though.


In many cultures (non-Western), families live in close proximity, neighbors all know and help each other. The US is much more individualistic (vs collectivist).
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:50     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:It’s hard OP. I don’t think there are any legitimate ways around it. When I had my colonoscopy, I had asked if my 17 year-old could bring me and they said no.

They actually checked my husbands ID and got his info at checkin. He was working remotely and they gave him permission to go to his car to take a call, but asked him not to leave the premises.

Afterwards , the doctor called him personally and explained to him what they found and they wheeled me out to the curb and help place me in his car.


He’s not a hostage. This is not common. I’ve been able to leave many times as the driver for an outpatient procedure. I never stay and have been at various facilities
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:36     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is so sad about our culture that people have to usu a stranger for this small favor.

(I am single, so I get it, but we are not as “rich” around here as we like to believe 🙁)


Why do you think this is unique to our culture? I've lived abroad where people hire drivers for this sort of thing. And it's not inherently sad.

That said, I suggest OP either use medical transportation or just ask around. It can be hard to find people that don't have to work though.


It’s actually more common in many other cultures to hire someone for this kind of thing.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:34     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Had to have an endoscopy years ago and had no one who could drive me home and didn’t know about medical transport. I told the doctor I didn’t want any sedation. He agreed but told me if it became too difficult for him to do the procedure he would stop and I would still be charged all fees. It was fine and though it felt weird it didn’t hurt
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:34     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:I did this when I moved to a new town and literally did not know anyone to ask. I used a paid nonemergency medical transport. It was expensive, but it was a good option. They do not allow Ubers or similar, and it was reassuring to know that my ride home was somebody who had done this kind of thing a million times.


After an operation, I actually would have felt safer in a medical van with a professional who knows how to move people and keep them from falling and has a wheelchair to use than with my family.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:32     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:It is so sad about our culture that people have to usu a stranger for this small favor.

(I am single, so I get it, but we are not as “rich” around here as we like to believe 🙁)


Why do you think this is unique to our culture? I've lived abroad where people hire drivers for this sort of thing. And it's not inherently sad.

That said, I suggest OP either use medical transportation or just ask around. It can be hard to find people that don't have to work though.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:32     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
I found it interesting that they make a friend go with you, but don’t say they have to stay with you so mine just dropped me off in front of my house. No better than an uber.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:30     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:You can also do Cologuard if you are low risk! Much simpler, and the overall outcomes (prevention of death from colon cancer) is the same.


Not the same outcomes.

Please don’t spread misinformation if you don’t know what you are talking about.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:27     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can also do Cologuard if you are low risk! Much simpler, and the overall outcomes (prevention of death from colon cancer) is the same.
i don’t think I’m low risk. Family history of polyps . Grandfather died of colon cancer


And my Dr said they have both false pos and neg results so they are useless.


You do not understand medicine, or statistics.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 22:25     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
It is so sad about our culture that people have to usu a stranger for this small favor.

(I am single, so I get it, but we are not as “rich” around here as we like to believe 🙁)
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 20:19     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
A colleague at work once asked me to pick her up after her procedure. We were friendly but not particularly close (I’d never been to her house before). I didn’t think twice about doing it. People are generally happy to help with this sort of thing.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 20:17     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:It’s hard OP. I don’t think there are any legitimate ways around it. When I had my colonoscopy, I had asked if my 17 year-old could bring me and they said no.

They actually checked my husbands ID and got his info at checkin. He was working remotely and they gave him permission to go to his car to take a call, but asked him not to leave the premises.

Afterwards , the doctor called him personally and explained to him what they found and they wheeled me out to the curb and help place me in his car.


Wow my husband did not have to stay . He did not even come in. Just dropped me off. I gave them his number and they called him to come get me. Mr Dr gave me all the info and I walked out.
I did not see anyone needing a wheel chair I felt 100%.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 20:13     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
You could hire someone through care.com
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 20:12     Subject: How can I get a colonoscopy if I don’t have a ride?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why can’t doctors just let the unaccompanied get an early appt and then nap it off in the waiting room and then uber home on their own? This whole policy seems ridiculous - and I have taken two people for theirs. In a few hours both were back to normal.


Lawsuits. It's CYA


Yeah they don’t want their patients to be raped/robbed en route home while still experiencing the effects of sedation