July 28, PM Subscribe An "escort" is required for my upcoming upper endoscopy in about two weeks to give me a ride home or accompany me on public transportation , but I don't know anyone who will be available.
It'd be mid-day during the week, and I really don't want to ask a friend to take time off from work. The facility also would be right next to public transportation.
Kaiser wouldn't budge when I explained that the facility would be right next to public transportation, and that I'd be okay to go alone. It doesn't make sense because when I was in Urgent Care last year, I was given anesthesia as well, and wasn't required to leave the facility with an escort.
I was told it was both Kaiser and state law requiring me to have an escort, and that if I wasn't with somebody, I wouldn't be taken in or given the endoscopy. I could ask a friend of mine, but I really don't want to inconvenience them, and potentially have to make them take time off. I don't have any family in the area, and am single. What would your suggestion be? I really need this EGD to rule out the stomach issues I've been having, but an escort seems to be required as a hard and fast rule, unless I'm missing something?
It would cost more than public transportation, but I would inquire whether a Uber or Lyft ride home would meet their criteria. Structure had outpatient surgery that necessitated being driven home, and when I made a joke about being his support human, the nurse commented that for some people it was an Uber driver. Ask a friend. I've done this for friends before. It's really not a big inconvenience.
