Medical Alert Bracelet

Hi Friends, I purcahsed a blank medical alert bracelet at Walmart for $5.93. DH took to engravers and had GASTRIC BYPASS, NO NG TUBE, AND NO NSAIDS engraved on the plate. I took the metal chain off the plate. I purchased bags on colorful beads and elastic cord to make pretty bracelets to go on the plate. No I can change the beads to change my clothing. The cost of the medical alert bracelet is far less than the ones on the interent. I hope everyone is doing very well. Hugs and Tammie G. lovin' WLS

ok here comes the dummy part what does it all mean?

That's not a dumb question! Before this surgery, I wouldn't have had a clue, either. NG Tube - naso gastric tube - the thing they would stick in your nose and down into your stomach if they needed to provide you with nutrition NSAIDS - pain relievers such as Ibuprophen, which is too hard on our little tummies Hope that helps! Amanda 266/224/healthy (-42)

from your local EMT..... NG Tube is also used for other things like pumping your stomach or providing you with activated charcoal both of which I have had done in the past and are VERY nasty! LOL! (Don't ask, let's just say I was very bad during my first year of college! LOL!) NASAID stands for Nonsteral Anti-inflammatory medications. HTH! Jamie

Oh yeah, I forgot.... it is NOT that you can't have an NG tube b/c you can.... they just CANNOT place it blindly! HTH! Jamie

FYI- if you make your bracelet too pretty, it may get overlooked. As an EMT you only have a few seconds to look over and feel for medic alert bracelets and tags during your initial patient assesment. So a "pretty" bracelet may get overlooked at least at first. So don't go overboard with the decorations. There is a reason why they are so big and gaudy... Jamie