Medic Alert

Hello and congrats to all you starting your new life journey in June.

I am 7 months out and am enjoying great success, and you will too.

I am posting this to pass on a piece of advice that was given to me before my surgery.

I was told to get a Medic Alert bracelet to alert medical personnel of our new anatomies.
They told me of a fluke situation that had happened to a woman in my area. She had been in a car accident, and needed to have an NG tube down her throat. Not having a bracelet to warn them, the tube perforated her pouch and she died.

Now I know these things are not common, but I thought I'd pass it along anyway.

I have a medic alert bracelet, and it reads...

My name
Gastric Bypass
No Blind NG Tube.

They can still use the tube, but it must be done with a scope so they can see what they're doing.

This is just something I hadn't thought of.

Hope this info is helpful.

Good luck to all!

Thank you for the welcome. I hope and pray my success is as wonderful as yours.   You look amazingly beautiful! Way to go girlie! : )   Thank you for sharing that info with me, I was unsure of that and this is so ironic due to my husband and I talking about this last night!   Just a little side note: I ADORE AND LOVE this site.   Everyone is so kind and willing to help. I am thankful I came across this site.   *Hugs to all* ~Heidi~