Hello!

Im not sure if anyone has started a topic on this yet, and I’m new here, but I was wondering what everyone’s views on the Medical Alert ID was? Some say we should absolutely have it, others say no.

What do you all think?

I’m thinking I may get one and wear it when I go walking and travel.

What’s the reasoning for having it?

Just if something was to happen to me they would know as we can’t have certain medications and stuff

Never crossed my mind . . . hmmmm

Considering one for me, 1 post-rny, some surgeons say yes because we have a non- continous stomach and digestive track, others say 1st responders seldom start stomach/n.g. tubing
so really a "moot point"? 2. Should I name my PICC line or are we "dating" for a short short time? They sent me home, did the medical equivalent of gently swating my rump and telling me to " Go and Sin No More", well masked people I hadn't been THAT SINFUL until now! Okay my pouch is Precious Pouch, I'm open. to suggestions for the PICC , leaning toward Catherine for "catheter", I think Orchids and Dragons reminded me Catherine of Siena had a torture wheel motive? I've been speaking to St Luke, the Great Physician , do hope he is not emulating his earthly counterparts, either gone to voice mail or hired a messaging service and I never get "patched through". Don't mean to sound flippant but I'm sitting here in mild misery. Should get dressed , go to my nearby house of worship, hmmm what outfit I can still wear that goes with a black backpack 18-20 inches long,7.5 inches wide and makes gentle whirring sounds along with beeping when it feels threatened. And NoBODY has given me a time. table that we are a couple? End of 2018? January, February? Spring-time 2019?
Anyway I think 1st responders might want to about THIS? Spend money on a bracelet and then it's removed? Maybe I'll have Catherine PICC catheter the rest,of my misbegotten life?
And I forecast a Hard Candy Christmas, pretty bleak, pretty sad. While I was a guest of OSU's Bari- Surgical floor, also known as Doan 10, Wal-Mart sold out every one of the Christmas trees Tomkitten and I had our eye on, would Wal-Mart.com still have them or are they gone Forever and Forever? Been trying to sell my kerosun Heater, worth $150 new, gently used, this house has more reliable heat, offered $50, no takers, $40 no takers, $ 30 one guy came out, I needed new C batteries for the ignition, but it was nice looking, not dirty although it had been moved to my backyard shed. Brought into my kitchen. so he could see it. He's "Thinking" about it, been studying on it close to 2 weeks, maybe he's a Slow Thinker?
That $30 might have bought Tomkitten and I each a FurTrimming for Christmas, now we go around semi-shaggy, his hair curls at the nape of his neck, I threaten to kiss them like I used to when he was a baby Tomkitten.Ooh he doesn't care much for the prospect.
And the people of my community are Cheap, Cheap Cheap, sure I could set it out by the curb, it would disappear but give me money? Can't be bothered!

motif not motive, speaking of healing, this phone needs its SpellCorrect deleted, phone thinks it's smarter than ME

2 hours ago, NYJenn said:

What’s the reasoning for having it?

the reason for having it is.. if something happens they medical teams cannot give you NSAIDS nor instert a tube into your stomach blindly so they don't puncture it. They have to see your stomach on a screen now that it is smaller.

I was given a little plastic card that I keep in my wallet that says that I had bariatric surgery and they should call my surgeon's office before performing certain procedures.

Sounding well worth it, I surely also need a card because of my PICC line, on TPN for only GOD knows for sure how long! Maybe I'll have more of an idea on the 18th when I see Dr Needleman or on the 28th when I should have my next endoscopy with Dr Noria?

My surgeon requires it. No ng tubes no nsaids gastric bypass with the date in it. Ordered mine last week

My surgeon recommended one, but I haven't gotten it. Not sure I ever will honestly.

This has crossed my mind, but I hadn't put much thought into it. I might ask my surgeon when I see him in a couple of weeks.

I ordered this. My surgeon said I don't need it, it's applied for gastric bypass only. Well I still love it. Ordered from Amazon.

Guess I should get mine since I did the bypass then

On 12/09/2018 at 11:05, Jazzy1125 said:

the reason for having it is.. if something happens they medical teams cannot give you NSAIDS nor instert a tube into your stomach blindly so they don't puncture it. They have to see your stomach on a screen now that it is smaller.

I’m not really that concerned with the nsaids, but I was never told I couldn’t have a tube in my stomach. To each their own, but I don’t think I’ll be getting a Med bracelet.