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Medical Alert ID

  • Laurenliw7
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2 years 2 weeks ago #72972 by Laurenliw7
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Does anyone wear or carry a medical alert ID (bracelet, necklace, watch band, wallet card, etc) with them?

If you do, what do you have written on it? I’m thinking “ITP - bleeding disorder, no NSAIDS or aspirin”. 

Thank you!

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2 years 2 weeks ago #72975 by CindyL
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I have 2, one is just a cheap bracelet that says ITP.  My other one is official, and has ITP,  on prednisone and a couple of other things that I can't remember.  I don't wear either one of them any more, but probably should.  I'm in remission but know it could come back at any time.

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  • Laurenliw7
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2 years 2 weeks ago #72977 by Laurenliw7
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Thanks, CindyL!

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  • ITP since 2014. Retired nurse. My belief is empower patients to be involved as much as possible in their care. Read, read, read & ALWAYS question medics about the evidence base they use.
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2 years 2 weeks ago #72978 by mrsb04
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I wear an SOS talisman round my neck and have a steroid card in my purse.

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2 years 1 week ago #72982 by MelA
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Good you have that around your neck mrsb - some put it in their purse or wallet but in an emergency they aren't going to take time to go looking in the wallet or purse or glove box etc to see if one has a medical alert.

I've been bad - haven't worn my bracelet in a number of years, have it over the gear shift which is probably a place they wouldn't take time to look either.

"Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD

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2 years 1 week ago #72984 by ImPatient
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I have an emergency card in my purse, says ITP, give tranexamic acid if bleeding too much, and which doctor to call for more info.
Not sure everybody would read and understand it, I've had quite strange experiences with a couple emergency doctors.

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2 years 1 week ago - 2 years 1 week ago #72986 by mrsb04
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I was told categorically not to use  just a purse also wear either a bracelet, or a dog tag/talisman round my neck. 
Our ITP association provides wrist bands but to be honest I'm not sure how much use they are as the information wears off quite quickly. 
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1 year 11 months ago - 1 year 11 months ago #73008 by ImPatient
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That's a good idea Mrsb04! I'll consider it, if my platelets drop again. I might have found what caused ITP for me- MAYBE. They went up to 165000 a couple weeks after I stopped eating gluten, oat and buckwheat. Let's see if it stays that way. They finally discovered I have transglutaminase 6 antibodies... I really have no idea, I'll check in and tell about it once I can be more sure in a couple months or so. 

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1 year 10 months ago #73058 by CJENNIGES
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I got two bracelets from Amazon. On front has my name and ITP low platelets and no BP cuff (because of lymph removal.)
On the back has hubbys name and phone and my blood type and dr. I wear every time I leave the house.

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