Last time, I used: “Anybody need anything while I’m out?” and that went over well. May not make it through this surgery on Friday, so I turn to Lemmy for top-notch suggestions for my potential last words!

  • dingus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Medical staff actually DO sometimes write on the appendage that they are supposed to operate on as one of their checks.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, in my hospital pre-op, we physically hand a marker to the patient and tell them to mark where the surgery will be.