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Trikki2
8 years agoMember
Node bracelet - dont use this arm
Hey guys
Is there a bracelet you can buy that tells emergency services not to use the arm where the nodes have been removed? They put a hospital one on me but if i was out of it they may have used that side.
Is there a bracelet you can buy that tells emergency services not to use the arm where the nodes have been removed? They put a hospital one on me but if i was out of it they may have used that side.
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- AfraserMemberWhile agreeing that not using an at risk or affected limb is sensible, chances of infection if it is used accidentally for an injection or intravenous needle may not be all that high. But it's much harder to do accidentally with a compression sleeve!Sign in to react to this post
- June1952MemberI was told the same - they save your life and worry about these - (quote) ''little consequences'' (unquote) later.
If you are totally with it they will try to avoid it BUT if several medicos are working on you they will use whichever arm (or foot) they can use for any purpose, depending on which they can reach.
Often people were the silicone bracelets as a sign of supporting an organization and the medicos often do not have time to stop and read them.
All in the luck on the day.Sign in to react to this post - VangirlMemberFound a metal one on Etsy (left arm also available)
https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/610201322/lymphedema-no-needle-or-bp-on-right-arm?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=lymphedema%20bracelet&ref=sr_gallery-1-4Sign in to react to this post - VangirlMember@Tennille , what did you get engraved on it?Sign in to react to this post
- Trikki2MemberThanks guys for your replies...will go online shopping xxx
Trikki2Sign in to react to this post - Brenda5MemberMy limphless arm will actually give a different bp and heart rate reading to the other arm. Due to lymphodema I usually have a compression sleeve on but not so much in winter. I do have the pink plastic medi alert bands but forget to wear it.Sign in to react to this post
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- Scared_MumMemberI wanted to get a bracelet for Nat too... But was unsure what to engrave on it so the ambos would know, I was walking through emergency and there was a group of ambos finishing up so I asked them what should I write on so they would know and they very honestly told me if she was in an accident or emergency situation they wouldn't care what it said they would save her life first..Sign in to react to this post
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- Trikki2MemberThanks hun xxxSign in to react to this post