I think this is all that was posted: I kept segments of each until I decide how to do mine! So here it is:
included on mine 'gastric band patient' 'entubate with scope ONLY'
bought mine on ebay and added my own chain to make a bracelet.It says "adjust. gastric band w/ abdominal port no blind NG" It also has my allergy information on it. It cost less than $25 and it makes me feel better, especially when traveling alone. ~Mandy
Once I get approved by insurance, I am going to get one from www.americanmedical-id.com. This is what I plan on getting on mine:
Front:
Name
Surgeon
Surgeon's Emergency #
See Back
Back:
Gastric Lap-Band
With Abdominal Mediport
No NG w/o Scope
No NSAIDS
Mine says:
My name
Adj Gastric Band
No gastric tube w/out endo
Allergies
Dr and #
ordered a bracelet from Lauren's Hope and I just got it yesterday. It is so beautiful and I LOVE it. On mine, this is what I put:
Name
Gastric Band Patient
No Blind NG Tube
No NSAIDs
I just ordered a bracelet at creativemedicalid.com They had quite a few to pick from and were not bad in price. I was able to have my first name on the front and 4 lines with 19 charactors on each line on the back. I put
line 1 adjust gastric band
line 2 no blind NG tube
line 3 Surgeon Glasscock
line 4 my surgeons phone number and hospital #
I am getting banded on July 23 so I will have it before surgery.
Originally Posted by melissa o
A good friend of mine sent me this link....its a pretty good idea for those who do not want to display all of their personal info for everyone to read and/or have WAY too much to write on the back of one of those tiny bracelets...
My Bands :: Home
Originally Posted by kacee
How much is the service? I went through the entire website but they don't seem to say anywhere (until you join).
Affordable Pricing - Just $39.95 for first year enrollment, and $25 per year thereafter (this was under health plans at MedicAlert - Health Plans ) __________________I attended a support group at the hospital where I had my surgery. The nutritionist there (work for the hospital as part of their overall surgery support program) strongly recommended getting a medical alert bracelet/necklace stating (at least) what kind of surgery you had and who your surgeon was... __________________
Banded 5/21/07
by Dr. Amir Moazzez
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
(Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence)
Being the ebayer I am I went there to go to their site and came across a great alternative. Ever been to the mall and seen those koisks that sell the photo engraved dog tags? Well you can get those made (in different styles and even colors to match) alot cheaper and they can fit quite a bit on them. It might even look less like a medical alert to the unknown eyes....
I have the card in my wallet, but honestly would feel more comfortable w/ something on my persons, what if I got seperated from my handbag you know!
So I'm looking now at the various websites and just wanted to point out something for people who may feel like their ID bracelet is turning into a charm bracelet w/ various health issues they have:
The MedicAlert® E-HealthKEY
USB flash drive and software providing access to your personal health record, anywhere, 24/7.
I hadn't seen that a few years ago when looking for one for my aunt, this could be a real life saver to some!
Originally Posted by laurend
Once I get approved by insurance, I am going to get one from Identify Yourself at American Medical ID - Medical Alert, Medical Bracelets and Necklaces. This is what I plan on getting on mine:
Front:
Name
Surgeon
Surgeon's Emergency #
See Back
Back:
Gastric Lap-Band
With Abdominal Mediport
No NG w/o Scope
No NSAIDS
I checked out Lauren's Hope and American Medical and I decided to go with American Medical. Thanks for bringing up this important topic. __________________
Cherrybomb
Hey, I saw some cute Medic alert bracelets on jewelbasket.com
Still not sure if we really need to have one though. Susannah
Originally Posted by kyethra
I'm going to get a necklace I think. At first I wasn't going to. For a long time, years actually, I had thought of one due to allergies (I'm allergic to most antibiotics). But then recently I figured I wouldn't because I thought you had to fit all the stuff you would want someone to know on them-- my neck would get heavy between the allergies, the band, and another thing or two I should list. But then someone told me that just the most urgent type stuff gets put on it and there is a number they call and they number has all your information including current meds, allergies, freakish medical conditions, not so freakish medical conditions, etc. So now I do plan on getting one.
That is medic alert, there is a start up fee and a yearly fee to maintain the data base. But they have some very nice medic tags. even pink. ~Mandy
They're actually pretty cute...
www.LaurensHope.com
have no idea what "adjust. gastric band w/ abdominal port no blind NG" means?
have one, it basically says the same as Jack's and has my doctors name and phone number. I got mine from http://www.laurenshope.com
See what's free at AOL.com.
