Medical Bracelets.
After my surgery I was given a little card to carry in my wallet that said I had RNY . It says , " Don't place NG tube blindly. " I was talking to the nurse about this. What if no one bothers looking in your wallet ? Or if you're out for a walk , with no i.d and you're hurt. Life happens , we're not always carrying a purse or wallet,
So my question is how many of you wear medical ID bracelets ? I'm thinking of getting one. Just to be sure I'm treated correctly if something unforeseen should happen .
Many do not have one but I have another condition and wear one. Have had mine updated to add 'RNY-no blind NG tube'.
Starting weight: 334 lbs.Starting opti weight: 323 lbs, Surgery weight 303 lbs.Surgery-May 21st, 2013 with Dr Hagen at HRRH Goal weight 165 lbs reached at 13 months. Current weight 156 lbs
I have one, during my visits with the nurse before surgery she said that it was a good idea to always have one on just in case. My kids are young and I don't believe that in the heat of the moment that my husband, kids, friends or family would be able to rhyme off the instructions as to what I need and what I don't. It makes me feel safe, I just hope it never gets used.
It would be VERY rare for an EMT to need to put in an NG tube. A breathing tube, perhaps, but not a tube into your pouch/stomach.
I have one, and it does mention my RNY, but only because I lost mine and had to replace it after I had my RNY. I have it MUCH more because I take blood thinners... and I only wear it about half the time, even because of that. It is only needed if you are unable to speak and all but one of the people I know IRL who bought one after their RNY (and some paid $100 for fancy ones) stopped wearing them after a few months.
if it makes you feel better to wear one, though, get one.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Which happened to me once, years before my RNY, and I was not conscious and could not have told them not to insert it blindly.
Kelly
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