Does anyone wear a Medical Alert Bracelet??

[Xeillia 0]

This is something I have been thinking about since I had my gall bladder out in July. They asked me if I had any implants and at first I thought no... then remembering whoops yes I have a lapband. After that I looked around for a medic alert or something similar but couldnt find anything here in Sydney other than on ebay. Havent bought one yet but it definitley food for thought.

It is true that the band can be easily seen on xray, I had a barium swallow done a few months back and the band can bee seen as clear as the light of day. :redface:

[Linny51 0]

I was banded in Cairns on 20 Oct 09.

Before I left hospital the Nurse handed me a little card to carry in my purse saying that

"This Patient has undergone a surgical procedure to place an adjustable band around the stomach to assist in the treatment of Obesity.

Before prescribing medication or performing any gastric procedure, please consult the patients surgeon or a qualified medical professional."

It has my name on it and my surgeons name on it.

I is similar to the medic alert Emergency assist card that anyone who wears a medic alert would carry ( I wear a medic alert for drug allergies! but have not added my band onto the information as yet. Guess I should though.

Hope this helps

Linda

[nkara 0]

my doctor gave me a card of some sort stating I have a band in my stomach and it has his emergency number on it.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

I have a card that my surgeon's office gave me.

My cellphone has "I.C.E." in it .... "In case of emergency" which I have been told is often checked for in the ER if the patient is unconcious. It has my daughter's cellphone number, and she is fully aware of my band and my doctor's name as well.

[farmgirl10 0]

I have the little card too. I have a Medical Alert keyring on my backpack that has my info on it since i have other serious health issues. What wouldnt fit I put on it...INFO on ICE of Cell phone. I got mine on ebay, need to get a new one and add the lapband to it. There all different prices on ebay.