As some of you know, I'm having surgery next week.
When I went for pre-surgical testing they gave me a Health Care Proxy form to fill out. Has anyone ever had to fill one of these out?????
Its only shoulder surgery, so none of these issues would even be a remote possibility to deal with ... but its something worth taking care of before hand.
Now that we're married, I would have my hubby as my 'health care agent' ... its just brings up a lot of things that I'm not sure we've ever talked about ... and things i'm not even totally 100% sure that I know how I feel about, so I guess that's what we'll be doing this weekend
Of course, there are many that we already have discussed in our 7 years together!
This is the list the form includes ... which is, of course, not the complete list ....
* artificial respiration
* artificial nutrition and hydration
* cpr
* anti-psychotic medication
* electric shock therapy
* antibiotics
* surgical procedures
* dialysis
* transplantation
* blood transfusions
* abortion
* sterilization
When I mentioned it to DH last night, he promised not to have me sterilized.
Who would be your 'health care agent'?
Do you know how you feel about the things above ... Does DH know how you feel about all of them?
thelastresort
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Re: Health Care Proxy
I executed a health care proxy in law school. At the time I was only dating DH so I made my brother my proxy but my best friend (who is a PA) must be in agreement.
