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MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Wed, 11/17/2004 - 14:25

HI I am wondering if anybody else has had the same problem as I am having. My Dr. has told me that I need to get some sort of Medical I.D. to wear. because as most of you know that when you have a seizure after you are unable to remember things that are important like where you are and how you got there.My problem is I have looked and look but everything I find is so exspensive. I want to register with the medical alert system which seems like the best way to go because my Dr. would be contacted right away but I can't afford a good bracelet. I don't want something cheep that I will have to replace everytime I turn around, but spending $500.00 is not something I can do.
    
    is there anybody who can recomend a good place to buy a good medical I.D. bracelet or even just the charms?

    thank you for any help.

      cyndi

Comments

Re: RE: RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Submitted by Jack8309 on Wed, 2012-01-11 - 15:56

hey.. i buy my med id bracelet online i should get one soon.. go to lauren's hope.com they also have one made into watches so it doesnt always look like a bracelet ( so u wont get any questions) and styles for guys or even sport styles. their prices vary u just pay more for the tag to be engraved. ( it will have the caudeus for the emt. hope that helps :)

  Jessica

hey.. i buy my med id bracelet online i should get one soon.. go to lauren's hope.com they also have one made into watches so it doesnt always look like a bracelet ( so u wont get any questions) and styles for guys or even sport styles. their prices vary u just pay more for the tag to be engraved. ( it will have the caudeus for the emt. hope that helps :)

  Jessica

RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Submitted by ktmn on Fri, 2004-08-27 - 06:09
hi cyndi,my son has a medic alert bracelet and it was only $15. they have some that cost much more, but there are several to choose from that are pretty cheap. they lasts forever. nick just lost his last one, so we have to replace it, but they are very sturdy.you also have to pay $35 to sign up and $20 a year after that. but they keep all your records and the paramedic or whoever can call the number and access it. you decide what you want on your record. i update nick's online. it's very convenient.you can go to medicalert.org or call 888-633-4298.

RE: RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Submitted by tibet2 on Fri, 2004-08-27 - 09:56
cyndi -"ktmn" would be the friend i was going to ask... nick probably lost his bracelet because he likes them loose and he's a very active kid... it was likely more related to that than the product being defective. good luck.

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