Anita - you may find that for some procedures, like those that carry a higher risk, will need for whomever drives you to the hospital, clinic or out patient center, will need to be there for the entire time you might be under & in recovery AND have some sort of DPOA MPOA or ability to contact ASAP whomever has the MPOA for you. I’d suggest you ask the scheduling RN at doctors office as to what type of accompaniment it’s recommended or requires you come in with.
For those type of tests or procedures, Uber or Lyft or helpful stranger from an organization won’t work.
There seems to now be a shift as to who needs to accompany for colonoscopy if you fall into higher risk category. Like it’s your first colonoscopy & it’s not just being done under preventive coverage as your coming in with issues or your on the 3 yr colonoscopy repeat (rather than the 10 yr), you’ll need someone to accompany you who has authority to made medical decisions for you. Like family or a spouse.
Earlier this yr I had a standard preventive colonoscopy done at a specialist out patient clinic & a friend took me. But my results had a single polyp & that sucker was .08 over the range of normal. So I’m now on the 3 yr return. Both pathologist / lab report & gastroenterologist report, states that I need a 3 yr done and I must be accompanied by someone with dpoa &/or mpoa for me as I’m viewed as at increased risk which would more likely need transfer to hospital (cause last one had not normal report). Probability is there will be nothing found at the 3 yr but I’ll need hubs or our son or a cousin to go with me & stay the entire time in waiting or recovery room.
If you dont have a family option, you might be able to have procedure in the hospital & you sign off for the MD who is the hospitalist for your stay to make decisions on your care should need be. You should ask in advance if your insurance will cover in-hospital rather than out-patient as price will be likely lots higher. Good luck!
Red Cross has drivers. Do you belong to a Church. Maybe they would have drivers. Mine did. Like said, if on Medicaid they have company who does it. Office of Aging has buses.
some major cities such as Boston have a LOT of medical transport options. Small towns, not so much. Since I don’t know where you live, the best advice I can give is to ask your doctors office’s if they can recommend a transportation agency OR contact your local area on aging/alliance on aging. Additionally, if you are on Medicaid, your casework should have information on transportation :)
Anita, we are all caregivers here, taking care of family. It is just a forum for us to vent, get ideas and communicate with others that can understand our challenges.
If someone is giving you ideas about free transportation that's because we help one another find resources, you need a ride and maybe there are volunteers in your area that offer that service.
We are from all over the globe.
Have you contacted your local department of transportation? They have services for elders and the disabled to have rides and get discounted taxi services.
I hope I helped you understand what this forum is about.
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For those type of tests or procedures, Uber or Lyft or helpful stranger from an organization won’t work.
There seems to now be a shift as to who needs to accompany for colonoscopy if you fall into higher risk category. Like it’s your first colonoscopy & it’s not just being done under preventive coverage as your coming in with issues or your on the 3 yr colonoscopy repeat (rather than the 10 yr), you’ll need someone to accompany you who has authority to made medical decisions for you. Like family or a spouse.
Earlier this yr I had a standard preventive colonoscopy done at a specialist out patient clinic & a friend took me. But my results had a single polyp & that sucker was .08 over the range of normal. So I’m now on the 3 yr return. Both pathologist / lab report & gastroenterologist report, states that I need a 3 yr done and I must be accompanied by someone with dpoa &/or mpoa for me as I’m viewed as at increased risk which would more likely need transfer to hospital (cause last one had not normal report). Probability is there will be nothing found at the 3 yr but I’ll need hubs or our son or a cousin to go with me & stay the entire time in waiting or recovery room.
If you dont have a family option, you might be able to have procedure in the hospital & you sign off for the MD who is the hospitalist for your stay to make decisions on your care should need be. You should ask in advance if your insurance will cover in-hospital rather than out-patient as price will be likely lots higher. Good luck!
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some major cities such as Boston have a LOT of medical transport options. Small towns, not so much. Since I don’t know where you live, the best advice I can give is to ask your doctors office’s if they can recommend a transportation agency OR contact your local area on aging/alliance on aging. Additionally, if you are on Medicaid, your casework should have information on transportation :)
If someone is giving you ideas about free transportation that's because we help one another find resources, you need a ride and maybe there are volunteers in your area that offer that service.
We are from all over the globe.
Have you contacted your local department of transportation? They have services for elders and the disabled to have rides and get discounted taxi services.
I hope I helped you understand what this forum is about.