Ride to and from hospital

Hi there. Have any of you needed to use a car service to drop you at the hospital or bring you home?

I have not, and not sure the local hospitals would allow a patient to go home by way of a car service. They normally confirm or ask who is driving the patient.

Drop off no problem. You'll need to check policies for discharge. No one you know avaliable for a ride home?

I agree, I don't think that they will release you to a car service. They will want you monitored for the first few hours at least. I wish I lived closer so I could give you a ride.

Even for a simple colonoscopy, I had to sign a form that said I needed someone there to bring me home, and that it could not be a taxi or ride service. They checked to make sure, too.

My wife and I seem to run an unofficial colonoscopy taxi service.

Is this a euphemism you kids are using these days?

I used a cabulance service when I needed a ride home after a procedure requiring sedation. You should ask your provider if that is an acceptable option post-WLS.

Cabulance = non-emergency medical and specialty transportation service

My hospital would not let me leave the hospital unless it was a family member or friends driving me home.