Medic Alert bracelet - my pics

I recently ordered my Medic Alert tag from www.laurenshope.com.  I only got the tag because I want to make my own bracelets for it.  Here's the first bracelet I've made, and the tag I ordered.  The Medical Alert symbol comes in several different colours, but I choose white so it goes with everything.  I do note that the tag itself is not a thick at the ones you can buy at the mall.






On the back of the tag I have my name, my surgery, "No Blind NG Tube", "Use Caution: NSAIDS", and ICE: (hubby's cell).

 hey looks great!  i bet a lot more affordable than from medic alert my daughter has medic alert and the school pays but man it can get costly.

Very pretty bracelet Beth!  It looks like it was fun to make.  I like the fact that you can switch the actual tag onto other bracelets you can make in different colours. I have some interchangeable watch faces & bands that I do the same thing with.  I've been thinking about a bracelet lately and trying to decide if I should get one after I have my surgery. Very nice.

Deb

Very nice.  I ordered mine from Ebay.  I chose the purple one.. cuz purple rocks!  LOL

I got a few interchangeable bracelets from Ebay for $10 each that I love.  Gotta like the prices compared to other places.  They have a little bit of stretch which makes it easier to get on and off.   This is a picture of my favourite one from ebay.



www.ebay.ca/itm/370522367181

Linda's daughters also made a few that were really reasonably priced.  I like having variety!  LOL  

Is it suggested we get medic alert bracelets after sugery?

yes it is, because if you are ever ever unconcious

..and have to have medical attention or are placed in an ambulance, you do not want the paramedics or staff at the hospital sticking a tube down your throat, because you now have a pouch and not a stomac

h..so without them knowing that they could cause a puncture in your pouch and also because you cannot take NSAIDS.

here is a previous thread on one of the other main forums on this board on this very topic

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4170245/Should-RNY-pa tients-wear-medical-alert-bracelets/

NO!!! This is incorrect. It is NOT recommended by some of the centres (specifically TWH) and it is not necessary to get one! No one has ever been able to tell me in what emergency cir****tance a naso-gastric tube is going to be inserted? And the thin, soft plastic of the tube WILL NOT puncture your pouch! A breathing tube is inserted into your trachea, which is not the tube that leads to your pouch!

YES you can have NSAIDs in a LIFE SAVING EMERGENCY. We were specifically told that we absolutely should not write on our medic alert bracelets that we can't have NSAIDs. If you have a stroke or a heart attack, you need NSAIDs to save your life in the first minutes of treatment. The small risk of ulcers is less important than SAVING YOUR LIFE after a stroke or heart attack. And yes, the team at TWH specifically advised me of this.

For the same reason - you should NEVER say 'no sugar' on your bracelet. If you go into a hypo-glycemic coma, you need immediate sugar to SAVE YOUR LIFE!

Medic alert bracelets are absolutely not required, but if you do get one, make sure it doesn't end up killing you! The only thing it needs to say is "RNY Gastric Bypass" and your ICE number, that's it.

hello Pat ,

 What is ICE number ? but i do agree all the medic alert should just say gastric bypass = RNY,  also my other issues i also subscribe to the medic alert as i figured whats a 35$ ( yearly ) price tag that they can speak for me  if any thing should happen 

Joy

ICE = In Case of Emergency

I did the same with mine.
I'd rather wear it like jewellery.
I made about 6 of them and changed them up, but then a friend of mine (Who's really good at it, (thanks Linda)) made me one out of crystal and i just love, i don't need to switch anymore. goes with everything.

i've actually made a couple for friends, and yes only cost me $25 for the tag, much cheaper.