Uber question / recovering from eye surgery

[RobertInOntario]

Hi all,

I've had a retina problem with my left eye since June 11. Long story short, I've now had 4-5 laser surgeries since then and one other procedure. Each time, the doctors thought they'd fixed the problem but it kept worsening and my retina was actually detaching. So, two days ago, I had full day surgery on this eye and the doctors have assured me that the retina is now back in its correct position and well-lasered in. I now have a large gas bubble in my eye which will last 2 months -- it's intended to keep holding and pushing the retina back into place. I won't be able to drive for about two weeks.

Neighbours and friends have been great in terms of driving me around, but I thought I'd try Uber so I can be a little more independent. Has anyone -- especially those living in Canada and in the Toronto area -- used Uber and have any feedback? I've signed up and gone to their website but it seems really expensive, i.e. $10-15 to just go a few miles and around $20-25 to go about 5-10 miles.

Please note that I'm not at all Uber and taxi savvy, as the last time I used a taxi of any sort was in 2012! I'm so used to driving myself around.

I've had to take a lot of time off work during July, so this has given me a bit more time to work on my N scale layout.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Rob