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Good friend asked me if I had ordered one. I've never heard of it for gastric surgery. Has anyone else?

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We need one so they know they can not put an Ng tube in us. My doc suggests it. :)

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I was told by the nurse that I had to get one before I left the hospital. God forbid, if you get in and accident, you can't have an NG tube.

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I am ordering one today...if you get in an accident, they might stick a breathing tube down your throat which is bigger than the band...as you can imagine, it would do you more harm than good. Its just a precaution you can take.

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Me too! I found a pretty one...it looks like a normal ladies Bracelet. Kinda. Lol

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Got mine off Amazon...go to Amazon and search "lapband medical ID".

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You can do a general search for them...different companies sell them and engrave them for free....so if you have other things to put on there, it can all be one one Bracelet.

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Sorry, this is just not correct! If we are in such a serious condition that we cannot tell the paramedics we have a band, they will check any medical details but they will go for saving our lives rather than worry about damaging our tissue! If we need emergency intubation, they will do it! The end of a ng tube is rigid and will go through the band. If may cause bruising, it may be more difficult to do, but if there are life threatening levels of Fluid pooling in the abdomen, they will intubate us! And a tube for breathing doesn't go anywhere near the band! It goes into the lungs!

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These things are made and suggested for a reason. It was briefed to me (and apparently others) prior to having surgery. I was told it would be a good idea to keep something in my wallet or research getting a Bracelet. It is simply a precaution. I know I am not the only bandster to be briefed this prior to surgery. I, for one, will trust my surgeon's advice on the matter.

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I should have said Ng tube, not breathing tube...but either way, it's a precaution I'm willing to take so I won't be "sorry" later :-)

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Oh indeed! All info for paramedics is useful. I carry a multi-language card in my wallet. It was given to me by my doctor, My point was simply that in a life-threatening emergency, we can be intubated and the paramedics will do so. Better tissue damage than death! I was really trying to reassure people that having a band would not increase the risk of death in a serious accident. I have been told this by doctors and paramedics. Indeed, I know personally a paramedic who has inserted a ng tube into a banded person,

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