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"What if there were a natural disaster?" No access to Protein or Vitamins!



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I asked my surgeon what if there was some kind of major disaster and there was no Protein around (lol) and he saidat least I wouldn't feel hungry ;) He was kidding, but he didn't really answer either.

Do any of you have stores of Vitamins or protein in some kind of "what if" box in a bunker somewhere :)? I rarelyever thought (much less planned for) a natural disaster, but this has me wondering! I'd hate to waste away or become really malnourished if something (think earthquake in Seattle) were to happen.

Also, do any of you wear a medical ID tag of any kind stating you have had bariatric surgery? Like what if they had to pump your stomach or suction it out or something? Could lasting harm be done to our little stomachs?

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We are supposed to avoid intubation but I'm not wearing a Bracelet. Nope.

Natural disaster? I'm so not worried. I am completely normal. I can live off the same things as everyone else. Protein is better, but won't die any faster than anyone else without it.

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LOL! Well, the question is certainly original. Don't think I've seen this one before.

If there were a natural emergency, we could always kill a fat person and eat them. They'd be the ones moving slower than us. :)

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This is one of those things to put on my "ain't nobody got time for that" list.

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I have a bug out bag but I don't keep food in it. I do have some premade Protein shakes in the fridge, but I guess I'd just get real skinny until I found some food.< /div>

I have multiple life threatening allergies. I already wear a medic alert Bracelet, but I've been wanting a new one with a more prominent Caduceus on it. This one looks *too* much like a bracelet. I'll just add the bariatric info on to it.

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Actually YES. We have an earthquake kit in our barn and it includes two cases of Premier Protein shakes! Not solely for me, would be good in an emergency for anyone!

As for the medic ID two things:

1. Intubation is fine that's a tube into your lungs so you can breathe. It's the blind (without a scope to see placement) NG (Naso-Gastric) tube that isn't. But here's the thing...that's for nutrition, the likelihood of it being necessary in the field is next to none. My sister, a paramedic, says that they only stabilize and transport. She couldn't imagine a situation where they would do a blind NG tube. And in the hospital they'd use a scope because an NG tube is almost never an emergency.

2. yes yes yes any medic alert should LOOK like one and not like regular jewelry. Again, my sister says they have very little time to look for these so it must SCREAM look at me! Definitely consider one with a Red Cross or Caduceus.

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@@JALUVIC I have celiac disease which means I am allergic to wheat, malt, rye, and barley or to be exact most foods lol. My husband and I have joked about how screwed I will be in an apocalypse. They seem to put gluten in everything!

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Try being vegetarian with food allergies. I spent half my time reading labels. It took forever to find a Protein Powder without something I was allergic to.

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We now return to our regular programming ....

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Some pretty funny replies here ;) Loved the eat the fat people comment. Thanks everyone for taking time to share your thoughts on this. I think I would consider a medical ID tag..but will talk to my doc about it. Not sure I want to have a tag that says "Bariatric Surgery" hanging around my neck..lol.

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I plan to have VSG PT put on mine.

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If the zombie apocalypse were to happen tomorrow, I would be hosed. Absolutely hosed. I do not stockpile anything. My husband stockpiles chocolate. And pop tarts. And sardines. Ick. But I am not a Protein hoarder. I like to go to the store weekly and buy what I need when I need it.

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I live pretty close to Yellowstone so I'll be ash before I'd have time to open my first Protein bar. And for any other disaster, I've got plenty of ammo. Open season on whatever looks tasty.

And for any EMT's that I don't eat, I do have a medical necklace that reads "Gastrectomy patient - No NSAIDS - No blind NGT / C. diff risk - No antibiotics". One of my EMT friends suggested the gastrectomy part because none of them will know what VSG is.

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