Hey everyone,

Now i dunno if this is a stoopid question but with the band what would happen if we got severally injured?

Like if we fell off a bike or in a car accident or something along those lines.

Would this have any effect on the band?

thanks in advance

Fee

Most likely it would depend on your injuries. I wear a medic alert bracelet to let them know I have had Adj. Gastric Band and no NG tube without endescope and my doctors name and phone number.

Yup, what Rae said heh. I think a good many of us ordered medic bracelets a few weeks ago, saying basically the same thing.

ok...thanks for the info both of you

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Fee,

this is certainly NOT a dumb question. Its actually one Ive thought of many times.

Im just relying on Divine intervention incase something happens and Im not aware to tell officials about my band.

Maybe having our banding ID card next to our driver license would help?

In the case of CPR, since my port is right below my sternum, I would *hope* that a health official would notice a scar with something hard under it and treat it with respect.

I guess if I live through the reason I needed emergency care, I would "deal" with it then. :nervous

When I asked this question to my surgeon, she stated she had a patient who is a kick-boxer and has suffered numerous blows to the banding area without symptom.