Question:
About having a medical bracelet..and organ donation

Is it important to put on it which surgery you had or just that you had gastric bypass surgery? Also can you still be an organ donor after this surgery?    — Denise S. (posted on January 16, 2002)

January 16, 2002
My doctor gave me a card to carry in my wallet, I also keep my 'organ donor' card in there, up front where it could easily be found in an emergency. If you think you need a bracelet or necklace, I think you could order one thru your local pharmacy.
   — DonnaCarol

January 16, 2002
I'm probably going to start sounding like a broken record, but here goes. Emergency personnel almost NEVER look in your wallet. They're busy trying to make sure you are OK and get you to a hospital. Also, in a car accident, your purse could be under the wreckage or thrown a hundred yards away. I wouldn't count on the card being much help in an emergency. There are a number of places to get bracelets or necklaces with medical information. Remeber, the jewelry is intended to alert emergency personnel that you have something going on that they need to be aware of. Therefore, the jewelry needs to be at least 'medical looking' enough for them to notice.
   — garw

January 19, 2002
My bracelet says "Proximal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass". I feel it is important for emergency medical personnel to know that my insides are "rewired".
   — Barbara H.