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Gemma
Peri - did your brother sort out getting a Medic Alert tag?
I'm starting to wonder if it's really necessary to register with them specifically, rather than getting a tag engraved and having a wallet card detailing essential info.
Jim's written to his surgeon requesting specific info on his valve (serial no. and model - we think it's the Slimline but are awaiting confirmation, as it's been 2 weeks since he wrote I think a phone call may be in order).
Seems like it'd be easier and cheaper to just get a tag made ourselves - there's a UK site I found that has quite a good range: http://www.medicaltags.co.uk/index.html but if you do a google search for "medic alert" it brings up a ton of other sites - than waiting to get the info from the surgeon. "Aortic valve replaced, taking coumadin" or "Mechanical aortic valve, taking coumadin - see wallet" is really all the paramedics would need to be aware of in the first instance - other meds, date of surgery, hospital name and no, emergency contact, etc could be on wallet card.
Gemma.
I'm starting to wonder if it's really necessary to register with them specifically, rather than getting a tag engraved and having a wallet card detailing essential info.
Jim's written to his surgeon requesting specific info on his valve (serial no. and model - we think it's the Slimline but are awaiting confirmation, as it's been 2 weeks since he wrote I think a phone call may be in order).
Seems like it'd be easier and cheaper to just get a tag made ourselves - there's a UK site I found that has quite a good range: http://www.medicaltags.co.uk/index.html but if you do a google search for "medic alert" it brings up a ton of other sites - than waiting to get the info from the surgeon. "Aortic valve replaced, taking coumadin" or "Mechanical aortic valve, taking coumadin - see wallet" is really all the paramedics would need to be aware of in the first instance - other meds, date of surgery, hospital name and no, emergency contact, etc could be on wallet card.
Gemma.
I had one heck of time trying to sleep today. I'm pretty excited in a good way. I really have never felt this good going into a marathon, as far as my times and the way my body feels at the moment. The only problem this time around was the hemoraging in my foot a couple of weeks ago. That seems to have cleared up.
