Pick me up at the hospital Tues?

[xela]

I just got off an hour-long phone with my surgeon's nurse, discussing the stuff I need to do in preparation for my carpel-tunnel surgery Tues. In which I learned something I had not anticipated: There needs to be someone accompanying me home. And I have to let them know the day before who that will be. (I wasn't expecting to drive myself home: I'm going to be anesthetized. But I was figuring on just calling a Lyft. But they're not okay with that: they'll only discharge me into the care of someone who'll make sure I get home.)

So: if anyone would be able to pick me up at Beth Israel Needham sometime Tues, I'd be most grateful. (They don't do operating room scheduling until the day before: so "Tuesday after 10 am; before 7 pm" is the best I can do til sometime Monday afternoon.) If you're willing but don't drive, we can work make that work: The person they discharge me to doesn't have to drive me home: Just accompany me home.

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[siderea]

I just learned, as a sort of last choice option, that Veterans Taxi has an anaesthesia pickup service for exactly this, that serves that area. Or so someone at Newton Wellesley Hospital claimed, though Veterans' website says nothing about it.

[xela]

Thank you. A facebook friend offered to help out on Tues, but this will be good to know for next time this sort of thing comes up. As it inevitably will.