The night before surgery, the question that keeps people awake is rarely about the operation itself. It is about the week after: who will drive you home, who will notice if you are struggling, who will pick up a prescription, and who you would call at 3am. Who Will Look After Me at Home? is a practical planning guide for patients who are worried about managing after discharge but have not yet asked anyone for help. It does not assume family will step in, does not assume paid leave, a car, or anyone waiting at home, and does not tell you whether to have the operation. Instead it helps you break 'help' into concrete tasks, start conversations that are easy to accept or decline, and build a backup plan that does not depend on any single person. Every clinical question is handed back to your surgical team, anaesthetist, and GP, and the warning signs that mean contacting the team or emergency services today are named plainly. Part of The Day Before Surgery series, this book stays in the corridor: the logistics, the money, the conversations, and the plan.
