Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 I have a Medical alert bracelet,.I've had it for 18 years. Mine just says " SEE WALLET CARD " cause my allergies, thyroid problems and Hypoglycemic, all this wont fit on my bracelet. Mine is on my purse not on me cause my wrist break out when I wear it. I keep written down what my problems are next to my drivers license. On a child he needs to wear it when he goes out with his friends, also let his friends parents know, also the teachers,. But it is really up to you as a family. Carolyn Malone Lampasas,Texas www.my.tupperware.com/carolynmalone - Amy Lovelace Saturday, December 04, 2004 10:55 PM medical alert braclets? Does anyone wear a medical alert braclet for their Celiac? My sons GI said we should get him one, but we never did. He now has asthma and again we were told to get him one. But again we have not. But now that he is turning 9 and spending more time away from us, we are wondering if we should get one. Also my husband has come back postive for Celiac. We have been spending a lot of $$ the last few days on eating out at my husband favorite restraunts and eatting his faovrite foods. Monday he will go Gluten free. But he was wondering if he should get one as well. I also was advised to get one as I have Asthma and am allergic to Moraphine. So this is a family wondering if we want to , or if we should . I would like to hear from you if you have one. Thanks a bunch Amy Check out these affiliated vegan lists ~ http://www.Christian-Vegan-Cooking http://www.VintageVeganTea http://www.VeganMenus4HealthyLiving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 When I worked in a hopital, we were trained to always look at someone's wrist. YOu are supposed to put it on one wrist (i think your left????) or your neck. I also am allergic to morphine, extremely, and was advised to get one. I live overseas now and no one wears one here or knows about it, so I don't wear it anymore, but it's not prohibitively expensive for most, might want to look into it. It's online now so do a search. Sue , Amy Lovelace <loveamy@c...> wrote: > Does anyone wear a medical alert braclet for their Celiac? My sons GI > said we should get him one, but we never did. He now has asthma and > again we were told to get him one. But again we have not. But now that > he is turning 9 and spending more time away from us, we are wondering if > we should get one. > > Also my husband has come back postive for Celiac. We have been spending > a lot of $$ the last few days on eating out at my husband favorite > restraunts and eatting his faovrite foods. Monday he will go Gluten > free. But he was wondering if he should get one as well. > > I also was advised to get one as I have Asthma and am allergic to > Moraphine. So this is a family wondering if we want to , or if we > should . I would like to hear from you if you have one. > > Thanks a bunch > Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks Carolyn, Gives me something to think about. Amy crmalone wrote: > > I have a Medical alert bracelet,.I've had it for 18 years. Mine just > says " SEE WALLET CARD " cause my allergies, thyroid problems and > Hypoglycemic, all this wont fit on my bracelet. Mine is on my purse > not on me cause my wrist break out when I wear it. I keep written down > what my problems are next to my drivers license. On a child he needs > to wear it when he goes out with his friends, also let his friends > parents know, also the teachers,. > > But it is really up to you as a family. > Carolyn Malone > Lampasas,Texas > www.my.tupperware.com/carolynmalone > > - > Amy Lovelace > > Saturday, December 04, 2004 10:55 PM > medical alert braclets? > > > Does anyone wear a medical alert braclet for their Celiac? My sons GI > said we should get him one, but we never did. He now has asthma and > again we were told to get him one. But again we have not. But now > that > he is turning 9 and spending more time away from us, we are > wondering if > we should get one. > > Also my husband has come back postive for Celiac. We have been > spending > a lot of $$ the last few days on eating out at my husband favorite > restraunts and eatting his faovrite foods. Monday he will go Gluten > free. But he was wondering if he should get one as well. > > I also was advised to get one as I have Asthma and am allergic to > Moraphine. So this is a family wondering if we want to , or if we > should . I would like to hear from you if you have one. > > Thanks a bunch > Amy > > > > Check out these affiliated vegan lists ~ > > http://www.Christian-Vegan-Cooking > http://www.VintageVeganTea > http://www.VeganMenus4HealthyLiving > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Amy My experience with a child and medic alert bracelets is that they are constantly catching on something and getting lost. When Alex was about 9 he had asthma, drug allergies, food allergies and a gluten intolerance and we were " warned " to get him because it was essential that it talk for him when he couldn't. We spent alot of money on them and in 6 months had about 5 of them (sports style, chain style, necklace- it didn't seem to matter). What we did instead, was get him a fanny pack in which to keep his emergency inhaler, his epipen and his crisis antihistamines (atarax) along with instructions in how to use it for caregivers. As well, in his pack was a piece of ID (homemade) with his picture and a note about his food allergies, drugs allergies and medical history. Contact numbers were also contained on the card. We have never needed to have him use it Praise Yhwh, and now that he is fourteen he refuses to take it with him and just carries his inhaler, but if medical staff attend to find your son in a crisis, and find in his fanny pack, that information, it would probably be more than sufficient and take less time than having to call the medic alert hot line, etc. If you feel he needs a more obvious indicator, like a bracelet or neck chain, you could buy one of the less expensive ones from your drug store, or grocery (get silver it looks better longer btw), and just reference it to a wallet card, as Caroline indicated. BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 One thing that I would say is that I had them on my 2 and 4 year olds (their age then), and they helped me size them so they WOULD NOT come off. And once my son learned to take it off, he was told, it DOESN " T come off. The people at medic alert helped me on this, and when my child grew, you sent it back and they resized it and had it back for me in a bit. You can get them in many metals, even gold. Me, I had a necklace and was constantly losing it. I wasn't as successful. I did find that other kids would ask my kids what those bracelets were, and if my kids didn't volunteer, they might try to look. Esp. with preverbal kids (autism). SO if your kid wears it, they might need to be able to say, " i'm allergic to so and so, " but nowadays with peanut allergies, it maybe more common. In an emergency, God Forbid, they look at wrists and neck for a medic alert bracelet, that's what we were taught. sue , " Brenda-Lee Olson " <shalomaleichemacadem@m...> wrote: > Amy > > My experience with a child and medic alert bracelets is that they are constantly catching on something and getting lost. When Alex was about 9 he had asthma, drug allergies, food allergies and a gluten intolerance and we were " warned " to get him because it was essential that it talk for him when he couldn't. We spent alot of money on them and in 6 months had about 5 of them (sports style, chain style, necklace- it didn't seem to matter). > > What we did instead, was get him a fanny pack in which to keep his emergency inhaler, his epipen and his crisis antihistamines (atarax) along with instructions in how to use it for caregivers. As well, in his pack was a piece of ID (homemade) with his picture and a note about his food allergies, drugs allergies and medical history. Contact numbers were also contained on the card. > > We have never needed to have him use it Praise Yhwh, and now that he is fourteen he refuses to take it with him and just carries his inhaler, but if medical staff attend to find your son in a crisis, and find in his fanny pack, that information, it would probably be more than sufficient and take less time than having to call the medic alert hot line, etc. > > If you feel he needs a more obvious indicator, like a bracelet or neck chain, you could buy one of the less expensive ones from your drug store, or grocery (get silver it looks better longer btw), and just reference it to a wallet card, as Caroline indicated. > > BL > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Sue It wasn't too big, Alex was old enough to know not to take it off too, and in some ways he kind of though to if as a prestige item (smile), but he has ADHD and was always hooking it on something which would pull open one of the links and then the bracelet would be gone. BL One thing that I would say is that I had them on my 2 and 4 year olds (their age then), and they helped me size them so they WOULD NOT come off. And once my son learned to take it off, he was told, it DOESN " T come off. The people at medic alert helped me on this, and when my child grew, you sent it back and they resized it and had it back for me in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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