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Does anyone have one for your kid? Or yourself?
I am almost positive we're going with the actual company, not a generic band. Given the myriad of issues Charlie has, I want his entire history available, not just what I can fit on a few lines of engraving.
I don't know what to put on the bracelet, though. Some of the more serious issues are not first response issues.
The allergies that I know NEED to be on there- Egg, latex, penicillin
The allergies I'm wavering on-
Peanuts and tree nuts- not as severe a reaction and I don't think that they are contraindicated for any medical procdure, please tell me if I'm wrong!
cephlasporin- most docs will assume a cephlasporin allergy if the child has a pcn allergy
macrolides- the reaction is not that severe, and they're not going to be giving him abx on the fly, anyway
Shellfish- this one I'm wavering on big time. I don't know how severe his reaction to this is, and shellfish allergies are contraindicated for medical procedures requiring iodine injections. My dad is a radiologist and he told me he would leave it off, because even when his patients DO have an iodine reaction, it's not severe. Charlie has had topical iodine before with no adverse effects. I think I'll leave it off
Now, the medical stuff...
His immune suppression is not, at this point, a first response issue. We'll probably leave it off.
His platelets are likely to be a first response issue. I am wavering between putting "thrombocytopenia and granular deficiency" or just "platelet disorder" and letting them call it in. Remember my space IS limited on this little bracelet! Plus, everyone will know what thrombocytopenia is, but might not know about granular deficiency.
Asthma... it's a short word. Should I just include it?
So... you can see why I'm going for the service instead of just buying a random band! It's $40 the first year and $25 thereafter, peanuts in comparison to what it might mean. Plus, with his ever changing health status, I can update his record with them daily if need be.
I wanted to get him just a band (http://www.medicalert.org/emblems/A484.jpg), but I'm worried it won't be as noticeable and/or he'll be able to remove it too easily. Plus, they start at nine inches and I think that's still a bit too big. So I've decided to get him the standard bracelet (http://www.medicalert.org/emblems/A126.jpg, and I can change the color of the staff and letters, I'd either go red or blue). It starts at five inches, will be virtually impossible for him to remove, and is definitely a medic alert bracelet (versus the other potentially being mistaken for something else). I'm just worried that he's going to react to the metal, and buying it in silver or gold is too expensive given that we're going to have to buy a new one twice a year or so for a few years.
Any thoughts? Either on the bracelet itself, or the stuff to put on it. Does anyone else use Medic Alert? Have you *had* to use it? Have any experience with the company good or bad? I'd appreciate any input!
Also, if your kid wears an ID bracelet of any kind, how did s/he react at first? I'm sure Charlie is going to freak out about it, but it's not optional. Any tips on making him hate it less?
I am almost positive we're going with the actual company, not a generic band. Given the myriad of issues Charlie has, I want his entire history available, not just what I can fit on a few lines of engraving.
I don't know what to put on the bracelet, though. Some of the more serious issues are not first response issues.
The allergies that I know NEED to be on there- Egg, latex, penicillin
The allergies I'm wavering on-
Peanuts and tree nuts- not as severe a reaction and I don't think that they are contraindicated for any medical procdure, please tell me if I'm wrong!
cephlasporin- most docs will assume a cephlasporin allergy if the child has a pcn allergy
macrolides- the reaction is not that severe, and they're not going to be giving him abx on the fly, anyway
Shellfish- this one I'm wavering on big time. I don't know how severe his reaction to this is, and shellfish allergies are contraindicated for medical procedures requiring iodine injections. My dad is a radiologist and he told me he would leave it off, because even when his patients DO have an iodine reaction, it's not severe. Charlie has had topical iodine before with no adverse effects. I think I'll leave it off
Now, the medical stuff...
His immune suppression is not, at this point, a first response issue. We'll probably leave it off.
His platelets are likely to be a first response issue. I am wavering between putting "thrombocytopenia and granular deficiency" or just "platelet disorder" and letting them call it in. Remember my space IS limited on this little bracelet! Plus, everyone will know what thrombocytopenia is, but might not know about granular deficiency.
Asthma... it's a short word. Should I just include it?
So... you can see why I'm going for the service instead of just buying a random band! It's $40 the first year and $25 thereafter, peanuts in comparison to what it might mean. Plus, with his ever changing health status, I can update his record with them daily if need be.
I wanted to get him just a band (http://www.medicalert.org/emblems/A484.jpg), but I'm worried it won't be as noticeable and/or he'll be able to remove it too easily. Plus, they start at nine inches and I think that's still a bit too big. So I've decided to get him the standard bracelet (http://www.medicalert.org/emblems/A126.jpg, and I can change the color of the staff and letters, I'd either go red or blue). It starts at five inches, will be virtually impossible for him to remove, and is definitely a medic alert bracelet (versus the other potentially being mistaken for something else). I'm just worried that he's going to react to the metal, and buying it in silver or gold is too expensive given that we're going to have to buy a new one twice a year or so for a few years.
Any thoughts? Either on the bracelet itself, or the stuff to put on it. Does anyone else use Medic Alert? Have you *had* to use it? Have any experience with the company good or bad? I'd appreciate any input!
Also, if your kid wears an ID bracelet of any kind, how did s/he react at first? I'm sure Charlie is going to freak out about it, but it's not optional. Any tips on making him hate it less?