On hospital discharges: Who needs the most reassurance?

I will do anything not to be in a hospital bed. I checked myself out as quickly as I could each time I was admitted (three obstetrical admissions) and once, after a day-surgery procedure, got in trouble with the recovery room nurse because she found me out of bed, getting dressed, before I was supposed to be on my feet.

Still, as a doctor, I am capable of taking great comfort …

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