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Lymph nodes arm care
Had mastectomy thurs 20th april for grade 3 idc. Was meant to have the mastectomy and sentinel node checked. When i saw surgeon next morning i asked about the incision as it went much further under my armpit. He said that he ended up taking several as they looked suspicious? Anyway thats not my real question. The physio gave me a booklet about arm care for the side that some auxillary nodes were taken and i was stunned. It referred to LONG TERM care of the arm eg no blood tests, no blood pressure cuffs, avoid mosquito bites!!, use a thimble when sewing. Avoid dry skin in case it cracks and creates an opening, dont wear tight bra straps and on and on. Surely this is overkill??? Is this for real???
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- I did order two more as these little silicone ones will probably get a bit worn and maybe nosey after swimming and exercising etc in them. I find gold makes me sweat in summer and so don't wear my jewellery much any more. But I just leave the pink Medialert band on and know that if I forget the person "attending" to me wherever will see its clearly a medialert. Each to their own. :). Thats why there's so many choices. :) <3
This ultimately influenced my final choice. The cuffs I selected look like jewellery except when you roll the arm over and look at the inner wrist - where a distal pulse is taken. From that angle the only thing you can see are the Medic alert symbols.bevvzy said:Very pretty but i had a look and wondered, as they are so lively and jewelry like, if an ambo etc would realise what they were and read/look?
I figure if I'm unconscious they will be checking my pulse and hopefully it will be noticed. Certainly in all my First Aid training I was always taught to look for Medic alert bracelets and my final year paramedic student daughter confirmed they are taught to check wrists and necks for Medic alert bracelets and necklaces.
As I posted earlier she also suggested a card for my wallet to be kept next to my drivers licence and there is also the app on iPhones.
To be honest I doubt I would wear a traditional Medic alert bracelet so something that I will wear has to be better than nothing. This was mainly for my peace of mind. Once I'm all set with this the chance of me actually ever being unconscious is almost nil so that's got to be a good thing!!- Yes i looked at them and my first thought was that i doubt an ambo etc would take a second look. Really pretty though but the whole idea behind the original medi alert was to be easily recognised by health care etc
- @bevvzy Yes I wondered the same thing.
- Very pretty but i had a look and wondered, as they are so lively and jewelry like, if an ambo etc would realise what they were and read/look?
- Will have to look as im also on warfarin
- I think theyre great. I bought two. As it warns others eg in an emergency but more so its a visual reminder for yourself to take extra care
- Too good and will look forward to seeing those pictures ;)
- Haha @socoda I've just ordered 2 from Laurenshope.com - the rose gold filigree cuff and the rose sea turtle cuff. I couldn't decide and then I thought I'd buy one for Mothers day and the other for my birthday.
DONE!
I'll try to remember to post a picture when they arrive. I'm looking forward to wearing them as they exactly the type of jewelry I like to wear anyway. Hopefully the medical ID stuff is not too subtle but my paramedic daughter said that they are trained to look at all bracelets and necklaces for the Medic ID symbol. She also mentioned that I should get a card printed for my wallet and keep it near my drivers licence.
It's awesome when your kids can teach you stuff... - @"Harley B" just get whatever one makes you happy and that you know you'll get the wear out of. ;)
