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Marian · 07-03-2009, 07:48 PM

Batllo: He may indeed be able to make such arrangements, even though most of the graduate students in his department are away from campus on internships at the present time. I was just looking for alternate ideas to suggest to him if necessary.

This is a situation that has never arisen before in our family -- a person living alone far from all other family members and needing transportation for a medical procedure that requires sedation. I wouldn't know how to handle the situation if I were the patient, either, and I'm 54!

Pizzagirl: The procedure in question is a colonoscopy. My son doesn't know the location yet, but it is not likely to be far, and he could afford to pay for taxis if the person accompanying him did not have a car. The problem will be finding someone. He is very much alone this summer. As those of us who have had colonoscopies know, there is not much discomfort afterward (it's BEFORE that sucks), in fact there is much less discomfort than with most dental procedures that require sedation, but there is the complication that the doctor may give the results of the test orally to the person who accompanies the patient, so it would be a good idea for it to be a responsible and intelligent individual.

frazzled: Thank you for the excellent suggestions.

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Marian Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,334	Batllo: He may indeed be able to make such arrangements, even though most of the graduate students in his department are away from campus on internships at the present time. I was just looking for alternate ideas to suggest to him if necessary. This is a situation that has never arisen before in our family -- a person living alone far from all other family members and needing transportation for a medical procedure that requires sedation. I wouldn't know how to handle the situation if I were the patient, either, and I'm 54! Pizzagirl: The procedure in question is a colonoscopy. My son doesn't know the location yet, but it is not likely to be far, and he could afford to pay for taxis if the person accompanying him did not have a car. The problem will be finding someone. He is very much alone this summer. As those of us who have had colonoscopies know, there is not much discomfort afterward (it's BEFORE that sucks), in fact there is much less discomfort than with most dental procedures that require sedation, but there is the complication that the doctor may give the results of the test orally to the person who accompanies the patient, so it would be a good idea for it to be a responsible and intelligent individual. frazzled: Thank you for the excellent suggestions. Last edited by Marian; 07-03-2009 at 08:03 PM.
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