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Do I only need a support person to pick me up after MOHS surgery?
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@bajjerfan: You bring up another good point - why it is generally neither advisable or allowed by many institutions not to discharge a patient via taxi or any type of ride share after having general anesthesia (or "put under") or any type of sedation that would leave the individual in a state that may otherwise leave them somewhat impaired. This is because it can leave one in a condition that clouds judgment, affects decision making or renders one unable to tend to any type of medical event that may occur. A third party driver that has no relation to the patient would neither be expected to render such oversight and could potentially be in a position to take advantage of such a person.
It may sound inconvenient on some level, but does that help to explain this type of policy?
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@grammato3 For one of my colonoscopies, I had a friend who was on her way to work, drop me off at the medical center. I had prepped for the procedure, and was prepared to take a taxi home. When the intake gal found out it was a public transportation ferrying me home, and not a known acquaintance, they threw a hissy fit. My adamant response was, "then do the procedure without anesthesia and I will take a taxi home", which they weren't prepared for. But that is what we did.
Having a MOHS procedure, so much is depending on just where the bandaging will be, since the area is usually a lot larger than just where any removal is done. My one MOHS last year involved both eyebrows, and ended up with the outer half of left eyebrow gone, and a lot of right eyebrow down towards my eye. As I was alone, awake, oriented and not nauseous, they bandaged everything carefully and I drove the 40 miles home. Slept with a neck roll pillow on the recliner that night.
If a patient has someone with them, for nothing else but moral support, that's great!
Ginger