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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: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Submitted by amazinglucille on Sun, 2005-06-26 - 02:17

hi my 6 yr old son has seizure and i got a dog tag engraved for him out of a booth in front of walmart. it has spiderman on one side and all the other info on the back. cheap if he looses it and does the trick.

 

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hi my 6 yr old son has seizure and i got a dog tag engraved for him out of a booth in front of walmart. it has spiderman on one side and all the other info on the back. cheap if he looses it and does the trick.

 

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RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Submitted by EHammarstrom on Mon, 2005-06-27 - 10:20
Cyndi - A Medic Alert ID should not cost that much unless you are getting REAL gold or silver. I went to Sear's (you can go pretty much anywhere these days), and got a necklace and had engraved "Epilepsy - See wallet". That will cover everything, just keep a card in your wallet with all your info - Name, Address, Emergancy Contact(s), doctor(s), and meds w/ dosage.That is p[retty much all you need, there is no reason to pay that kind of money for a ID, i payed about $30 for mine. Yes, it is a good idea, it is a one phone call for the EMS system to call to get ALL your info. Erik

RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s

Submitted by steffles on Mon, 2005-06-27 - 11:32
I got my ID from the actual MedicAlert site...I think it was $24.95, plus the membership. (actually, I have a couple of different ones, so this is the latest one). It is cute: beaded with pink and silver beads and the MedicAlert symbol is in pink, instead of red. I just feel safer knowing that MedicAlert has my info on file and I don't need to worry about knowing everything myself.

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