There’s no one to drive your patient home
There’s a particular bit of conversation I hope never to hear when my doctors are discussing surgery or testing. Not the details of the procedure. Not the possible outcome. Not the pain (and let’s be real, we all know “some discomfort” is actually “pain”). It’s the post-op directions that pose a conundrum: “You’ll need someone to drive you home.”
Nothing sparks dread and uncertainty for me like that statement. It’s a …