Thanks for asking all the right questions
@Spiky Bugger
I am asking myself the same things, and I don't have all the answers yet. For clarity let me lay out the possibilities:
A- My mother goes with me, she stays in hotel from day before surgery through day 4 post op. She would be with me for the first 36 hours out of hospital IF everything goes according to schedule. Then she leaves. Hotel is all suites, with kitchen and room service. Cost $1600...leaving NO money for home health care. .5mi from hospital, transportation costs negligible, 5 days alone in hotel w/o assistant
B-I go alone, same hotel but check out of room and store luggage while in hospital, Taxi alone back to hotel, Room cost:$1250 Leaves enough for 3 days of home health care visits. 5 days alone in hotel w/o assistant.
C- Stay at friends condo guest room. Condo being used by the friends mom, guest room is unattached building. The mom will not be offering assistance of any kind except a key to access the room. Has fridge and microwave, Room cost $0.00 5 miles from hospital, transport costs approx. $200. Daily home health care affordable x 4 hrs/day.
I am still trying to weigh out the pros and cons. A lot of the issue is my mother. She wants to go, but does not want to drive in Orlando. She can't stay the whole 10 days but doesn't want me there alone. She wants to stay in the full service hotel but she is not the one paying the bill. She wants me to hire help, she is still not paying the bill.
I have not found an online group for the surgeons office. I will be meeting with the office staff on 2/15, Maybe they will have some discharge procedure ideas. UGH!