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I've read that some people have gotten a medical bracket saying they have had bariatric surgery. I ask the PA at my surgeons office and she told me don't worry about getting one. Do y'all have one? If so what does it say? I almost want to get one just to make me feel better.

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I don't have one. My surgeon's office gave me a sticker to put on my license that says something like "partial gastrectomy, no blind NG tube, consult surgeon" and gives his office's contact info. I haven't put it on my license. I'm not even sure where it is.

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I got one just for my own peace of mind. I had forgotten to ask my surgeon about it, but just decided to get one anyway. Then when I was discharged, the Bariatric Coordinator was going over everything, he mentioned how we can't have blind feeding tubes inserted & I mentioned how I got a medic alert Bracelet & he said it was a good idea.

The place I got mine was limited in the number of spaces you could have so mine says:

Gastric Sleeve VSG

No Blind NG Tubes

No NSAIDs

Someone here had mentioned before that in an accident situation the NSAIDs thing wouldn't matter because if they gave you anything it would be through an IV, which wouldn't irritate the stomach, but I put it on mine anyway.

I read someone else's comment where they said they put the name & number of their surgeon. I didn't do that, but do have his card in my wallet.

I think the most important thing is the name of the surgery & the feeding tube thing.

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Oh - I hope to never need it, but I'm wearing it now & it just gives me more peace of mind whether it is actually necessary or not. :-)

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I got one just for my own peace of mind. I had forgotten to ask my surgeon about it, but just decided to get one anyway. Then when I was discharged, the Bariatric Coordinator was going over everything, he mentioned how we can't have blind feeding tubes inserted & I mentioned how I got a medic alert Bracelet & he said it was a good idea.

The place I got mine was limited in the number of spaces you could have so mine says:

Gastric Sleeve VSG

No Blind NG Tubes

No NSAIDs

Someone here had mentioned before that in an accident situation the NSAIDs thing wouldn't matter because if they gave you anything it would be through an IV, which wouldn't irritate the stomach, but I put it on mine anyway.

I read someone else's comment where they said they put the name & number of their surgeon. I didn't do that, but do have his card in my wallet.

I think the most important thing is the name of the surgery & the feeding tube thing.

Thanks for the info. Who would've thought? But, makes sense. I've worked in the security/law enforcement fields all my career & would not have thought about NOT having a stomach makes a difference to emergency personnel & the treatments offered.

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I got one just for my own peace of mind. I had forgotten to ask my surgeon about it' date=' but just decided to get one anyway. Then when I was discharged, the Bariatric Coordinator was going over everything, he mentioned how we can't have blind feeding tubes inserted & I mentioned how I got a medic alert Bracelet & he said it was a good idea.

The place I got mine was limited in the number of spaces you could have so mine says:

Gastric Sleeve VSG

No Blind NG Tubes

No NSAIDs

Someone here had mentioned before that in an accident situation the NSAIDs thing wouldn't matter because if they gave you anything it would be through an IV, which wouldn't irritate the stomach, but I put it on mine anyway.

I read someone else's comment where they said they put the name & number of their surgeon. I didn't do that, but do have his card in my wallet.

I think the most important thing is the name of the surgery & the feeding tube thing.[/quote']

Thank u so much. I hope I never need it, but just want it for own peace of mind.

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Where did you get your Bracelet from? Please share so we can order one. Thanks.

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there are a ton of places online that sell them. I looked into a few places and ended up ordering this one http://www.n-styleid.com/medical-id-alert-bracelets/rubber-bracelets.html - because I felt it fit what I wanted and didn't cost a ton. This site has a lot of different options for different kinds of bracelets with different chains and styles depending on what you want. I'm pleased with mine so far and it was shipped fairly quickly. If you Google "medical ID bracelets" you can find lots of other sites to look at also. Some were outrageously expensive though.

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