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It just occurred to me that all of you nice people are helping me with not one problem, but two.
Last month, I was the driver for my husband when he had a cardiac catheterization -- a situation that will happen again because he's being monitored periodically after a stent procedure last year. He was discharged quite soon after the test, and the drugs apparently removed the normal inhibitions on his behavior. He spent the whole hour's ride home not just criticizing my driving, but grabbing my arm and the steering wheel on repeated occasions to try to get me to change lanes or make turns when I didn't plan to make those maneuvers. Several times, he threatened me with violence if I did not pull over and let him drive, and on one occasion he attempted to get out of the car while we were traveling on a multilane highway, presumably with the intention of hitchhiking home.
Yes, I'm a poor driver by his standards (he is an excellent driver), but he would never have acted like this without the drugs. The guy is normally quite sane, but he's also normally quite sober. I never want to deal with a situation like this again.
Some of the ideas you people have been suggesting -- especially the one about using a medical-related transportation service recommended by the doctor -- might work for my husband's next heart test, too. I had thought of asking a male colleague from his office to be his driver the next time because a man would be more capable of fighting him off than I am, but paying for some sort of professional service would be more dignified, I think. No way am I ever driving that man home again when he's under the influence of drugs, but I would like to find a good alternative.
Incidentally, my husband remembers nothing at all of his unsafe behavior in the car. The drugs are like that sometimes.
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