Should he lie?

[VelvetThunderr]

Ddad was due to go into hospital tomorrow morning for a slightly uncomfortable procedure. However he has just opened the pack of information sent out to him a fortnight ago and he hasn't done any of the things he was supposed to have done in preparation ie special diet, come off certain tablets etc, avoid alcohol for the last few nights before is also one which he definitely hasn't done.
Should he phone the hospital tomorrow and tell them he has flu?

No, but he should contact them and told them he hasn't done his prep.

Because they could say flu is fine, and then he has to find something else. Better to be truthful and theres no hardship then when the person says oh if its just a cold you'll be fine, not contraindicated... oh but, but, but...

No
Get it rescheduled and ask for support with preparing for it.

I hope it's a private appointment. Because this sort of ridiculous timewasting costs the NHS so much and pushes up wait time for everyone else.

Nope. Nhs

Nope. Nhs

There's no point going for the procedure as it won't work... Just tell them he hasn't followed the prep and can he change the appt.... no worries these things happen.

No she should be honest about it. He didn't do his prep.

Now now. Given he possibly has cancer it would've been prudent to be organised and ready for the procedure by opening the letter when he received it, reading it and doing said prep. He didn't so he needs to be honest about it and hopefully he won't make the same mistake next time!

No, he should tell the truth. I'm assuming it's a colonoscopy? He should have had a telephone consultation with them where they explain what he needs to do for the prep. Maybe he didn't have that so make sure he has the phone call for next time.

If he hasn't done the prep the procedure won't work.

Sorry but he’s an idiot and should have looked at the paperwork fgs.

Just say he misread the instructions and make sure he is prepared next time. Fingers crossed for a good result for him.

Is it a colonoscopy? Better to reschedule as they won’t be able to get a good view of his bowel.

I agree with pps saying phone and tell the truth. They won't be massively offended. These things happen. They need to know the truth though for his safety.

My dad is an NHS surgeon and he has had people doing the same with smoking. He never gets annoyed, but he has had to turn people away. They think it's a punishment for misbehaving, but it is for their own safety.

No he shouldn’t lie.
Surely, it’s obvious that lying to a medical profession only harms the patient themselves?

If it’s a colonoscopy, if he turns up and says he’s done the prep but hasn’t, they’ll know he’s lied very quickly on starting the procedure.

Then he’ll be in a much more uncomfortable situation to get out of if he’s already there. He can’t lie, he’ll have to phone them asap and tell them he hasn’t done the prep.

He needs to tell the truth. Does he need a bit more support at this time to help him.to manage appointments?

No need for the patronising 'now now'.

Op he shouldn't lie, it might affect the results of the procedure. Tell him to call first thing and say he hasn't prepped as his heads been all over the place with worry and Xmas/New Year. Hopefully they can reschedule him v soon.

Well that was rather foolish of him wasn’t it? Unless you think he deliberately avoided reading the information because he wanted to drink over Christmas?

He will have to fess up and rearrange the appointment.

As someone with relatives waiting for treatment and actually following the instructions they are given, I would have thought he'd maybe prioritise reading the information and not drinking. What a waste of resources and time. The arrogance and entitlement is staggering.

Good for your relatives

He should phone them and explain, there may be things that are ideal but not crucial, and he might still be able to have it done / they might be able to shuffle him to the end of the day and for example if it's a colonoscopy, give him the prep and an enema or something.

Do you know why he didn't open the info pack? Is it a head in the sand situation or just because of Christmas?

Tbh I think your best getting this thread deleted
what’s done is done
but obviously wasting a precious resource is never going to go down well hence some off the comments