Now the hospital says as long as I use their van to get to the surgery and come home from the surgery, it is Ok to have someone meet me at home instead of having to go with me to surgery. I am now on for surgery tomorrow. Thank you all so much for your help.

To update you finally, I did get the van and I did have the surgery. It was successful. Moral of the story is to be persistent and do your own research. Thank you all again for all your help and support.