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Good luck on your surgery!
The first thing to do would be to ask your dr if you need someone with you after the surgery. If you do, it's not going to be safe to go home alone. It's also the same reason they don't let you leave in an Uber because if you aren't fully aware, it would not be safe to get in a car with a stranger.
Tell dr you have no ride and see what they recommend. They may know of a transport service that can handle this sort of thing - and - dr would tell you if you need someone to stay with you at home. Sometimes they can work with you to keep you overnight and let you be fully awake before returning home. If you're completely awake and aware, you could probably use an Uber.
You can request input on these services in whatever area you are in via your PCP office, Senior Community Services, or simply Google something like " home care services" and several options should pop up.
Align yourself with others in your community, maybe a support group
for others with your specific disability. Go there, make some friends who you might be able to call upon for a ride, or maybe they can refer you to a friend who gives them rides.
Maybe plan on the relative to visit, even though they are not local.
It is great that you are living independently!
Most local community service agencies have a list of volunteer drivers that will provide this service for a very low fee. Just do not inform if you'll be alone post-op because they'll deny you the service; you have to say that a friend or family member will arrive as soon as you get home and call them, or some such.
I'm sorry that you're in a place where you don't have family or friends that you'd be comfortable asking this favor of, but I've been there myself and had to fool the same day surgery center (easier done as a retired RN) and convince them that I had someone to stay with me for 24 hrs post-procedure. In reality, I took a 4 hr bus ride to that city, stayed in a hotel, and had a taxi drive me to and from the same day surgery and then did an overnight in the hotel before taking the long distance bus back home the following day. I had to use a walker and the ppl were all very accommodating.
I trust that you'll get this worked out and pls have someone check in on you by phone at the least while in the first 24-48 hrs after surgery, just to be safe.
I trust that all goes well and your recovery is quick.