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In response to "So, I was told today that I am not allowed to take a cab home from a surgery center post-op, for "legal reasons". What on earth could the problem be?" by kelly

presumably you'll be drugged up, and they'll only release you with someone who'll take responsibility for your safety,

Posted by mafic Jan 13 '11, 16:15

which I assume cabbies won't.

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well, I'm out -- nm - CQ Jan 13, 16:22
arrggh. - kelly Jan 13, 16:19 14
- I'm having the same problem trying to schedule a procedure. I hate to ask friends for things like this. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 13, 16:20 13
  - It's so tough, isn't it? My friends here are either working temp jobs or have very little vacation time, so it's hard to ask them to do that for me. - kelly Jan 13, 16:23 6
    - I had to get my dir of ops pick me up from the hospital in nh. He drove up, picked me up, and drove me 20 feet to where my car was parked. Ridic. - miss amanda phones Jan 13, 16:46 3
      - Last time I walked home. - the liioulu with booze cake cookbook Jan 13, 17:06 2
        
        yeah, last time I had something I lived across the street from the hospital and still had to have a person. -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 17:23 1
        
        They only checked as far as asking if I had someone picking me up. I said yes and left. -- nm - the liioulu with booze cake cookbook Jan 13, 17:28
    - it sucks, no doubt. -- nm - CQ Jan 13, 16:25 1
      - What really sucks is the fact that the center has Saturday hours once a month - which turns out to be the weekend Will will be home. - kelly Jan 13, 17:05
  - I should start a business. You give me temporary power of attorney, and I'll drive you home. -- nm - Dano Jan 13, 16:22 5
    - Dano-To-Go! -- nm - hell comes to pittsburgh Jan 13, 16:24
    - Don't even need power of attorney. Patient just says you are a friend and you are good to go. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 13, 16:23 3
      - But with power of attorney I can secretly approve funny medical procedures to be performed on them. -- nm - Dano Jan 13, 16:23 2
        
        This is true. You are one step ahead of me there. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 13, 16:24 1
        
        Several times a week I go to the recorder's office for an hour or so, seems every other month I hear someone at the counter freaked out that the ... - zeitgeist Jan 13, 17:16

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