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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 edric721 on Tue, 2006-01-17 - 21:08
I have found a new resource, http://my-healthkey.com, that has product information for various medical ID bracelets and necklaces, some are inexpensive, some are not but there are lots of choices. The site also has information on medical alarms and monitors, free wallet cards or medical history forms and new products such as the MedicTag USB emergency medical information device. A lot of good information worth looking at.

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

Submitted by Thomas K45 on Wed, 2006-05-17 - 09:46
Hi cyndi,im having the same problem as you.let me no if u find a good one

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

Submitted by aquila316 on Wed, 2006-05-17 - 11:14
I had some extra money from my sweet parents, and spent 60.00 for a bracelet that's sterling silver. But my main thought was from a gift I'd been given. I received a Christmas present of a dog tag purchased from a kiosk in the mall with my dog's picture on the front(she'd passed away the previous Christmas), but what I noticed was the engraving. The back has her name, the date of her birth and death, and it says: Friend and Protector. It cost about 65.00, but he had the dog's photo engraved on the front, and bought the thickest silver chain he could find. With just name and seizure info engraved on a smaller tag it would be a lot less expensive (and probably very similar to the ones in the wal mart machine). Hope this helps, Susan

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