Medical Alert Bracelet
 

Hi all! Do any of you wear a medic alert bracelet for RSD? It seems to me like this might be a good idea since many of us take such high dosages of pain meds. If so, where do you find these and have any of the docs recommended this? Thanks, Lisa

I think it is a great idea to have one on all the time if possible. Here is a great website for incredible braclets. They are not the standard ones at all. Cant tell they are medical bracelets except for the medical sign on it. They also have a lot of other stuff for medical information. hope it helps.
www.laurenshope.com

I do were a medical braclette. I have a SCS implant and also asthma with the RSD. I was afraid that if at any time something were to happen and noone was with me to tell the docs, then they could see what my problems were and then locate my med card in my purse. I got mine at Walgreens for a little over 10 dollars and it is engraved for me personally. Hope this helps.
Angela

Yes i wear one as also have SCS implant. I wear it 24/7 never take it off-Carol

Great idea!
 

I think this is brilliant, as I cannot get ER's and hospitals to stop taking blood and inserting IV's into my elbows and on the hard underside of my arms. They just will not listen. Last time, I had to threaten to take it out myself because my arm was turning cold and purple. They don't get it. My only hesitation is that so few medical people know anything about RSD, I'm not sure how the bracelet will help. Dr.'s inserted an IV on the hard underside of my arm when I was unconscious, even though it is all over my chart, and there was even a note above my bed, saying NOT to do this. When I woke up and saw it, I said, you guys aren't supposed to do that. Response? "Yeah, we had a really hard time getting it in there, and it infiltrated right away, so we couldn't use it." I want to kill these morons sometimes.

I wear a bracelet also..all of the time! Actually two..one is a pretty gold bracelet which I had engraved with "RSD/CRPS" SCS IMPLANT..the other on the same wrist is an orange RSD awareness bracelet which I ordered from the RSD web.. If ever we are unconcious or not able to speak it is important we do not receive heart paddles and such...

Hugz, kathy:grouphug:

as a nurse and a RSD pt with a SCS I SHOULD wear an ID but have never found any I like but this site has some that I think I would wear like I need to.
Thanks:D

Pooh ac..Love that one!!

I used a bracelet that is a regular bracelet from my jewelry box..It has a pretty gold band and a flat side in which I had engraved at our jeweler..then I had the jeweler clip the medic alert pendent on the band.. of course, along with the RSD orange alert bracelet..

Have a slendid night...

Kathy:grouphug:

Yes, I wear a MedicAlert braclet, 24/7. I'm a puter dummy and don't know how to post a link, but I guess if this doesn't get edited, you could find their web site.

I like this company because they have all my info on file, I can update or change anything as I need to. Even my blood type, living will, emergency phone #s. All my meds, insulin pump, (not all medical people are familiar with this one) ailments, just everything about me.

good ideas! there are some that include usb for digital readout of all your conditions, drs, allergies. here are a few of the options.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...#ProductDetail

here are other sizes, colors and one that's very adjustable
http://www.nextag.com/USB-Medical-Br...36C38FA11AF6E5