I had knee surgery recently. Before I was given any medications, I met with my surgeon, we verified what he was going to do, and he marked and signed the area t

I had knee surgery recently. Before I was given any medications, I met with my surgeon, we verified what he was going to do, and he marked and signed the area to be operated on with a sharpie marker. It took less than a minute and gave me an awful lot of peace of mind that I wouldn't be a victim of a bad memory or procedural screw-up.