Do any bypassers wear a medical id ? if so what does it say ?

[AngelEyezHoney]

They can't put the usual tubes into your stomach if that is what is needed and you can't have NSAID's (Ibuprofen, diclofenac, aspirin etc etc)

 

[msunique]

Oh right I wasn't aware of that, I am seeing my team on Thursday for a check up I will ask them about this, surely if there is even a remote possibility there could be a problem then they should tell you this as standard!

 

[831phil]

I have got a beautiful bracelet which has a medi-heart on it and inscribed with GB Surgery, date of surgery, No Penicillin (as allergic) and my ICE number (hubbys number) (In Case of Emergency). It is gorgeous and worth every bit of the £30+ I paid for it. Having said that, my friend, who is an A&E Senior Nurse did say that if i was ever at the point of needing a tube down into my gut, I wouldnt care if it went through my stomach or not as I would be at the point of no return - cheers matey xx Will post a pic of my lovely bracelet when i have a mo x

 

[Clare*]

Hi Guys, Thank you very much for all your imput ... am quite concerned that some post oppers are not aware of the reason for wearing one, the classic roux en-y diagram shows the difficulties that would occur if bypass patients had a tube forced down their throat in emergency.
I have a friend who is a paramedic in London who begged me to wear a medic alert post surgery, she treated a lady who had been mugged , the victim ran after the little git , and was hit by a speeding taxi, she recieved excellent treatment , but she needed further surgery to repair her stomach after a blind tube was used whilst she was uncontious ... the lady's medic alert was a card and in her purse that had just been stolen! this is why i wanted to know what people had on their medic alerts , it is so important to get it right ... for the sake of all those wonderful emergency medics ... wear one ! xxx

(sorry to preech)

 

[msunique]

Omg that sounds awful, I have a couple of friends who are nurses and neither of them have said anything about that being a problem. I am seeing my team Thursday so I will mention it, I am unsure about the tube down the throat upsetting the stomach dont they normally only put a tube down to the lungs to help breathing! does it really go as far as the stomach?

 

[rainbow27]

yeah a nasogastric tube is used to go into the stomach via the nose.. to give food or drain fluid out of the stomach.. however they are very bendy and if your a while post op i cant see how they would manage to puncture your pouch.. if you feel any pressure when putting them in you pull back you dont try and force them in, well i wouldnt x

 

[msunique]

I will have to ask my medically trained friends but then with them not being bypass specialists it even dealing with bypass' I'm not sure if they would know if any probs, it's a shame I won't be seeing my surgeon again but hopefully the dietician or nurse will know the answer or can find out the answer for me on Thursday, I will keep you informed

 

[Snow White]

It is an interesting question. I am a nurse and it never occurred to me. I suppose the NGT thing would be important. Normally in an emergency it would be morphine they would give first. They rarely give nsaids in that situation. Hmmm, on other thing to worry about. LOL

 

[rainbow27]

I'm seeing my surgeon tmrw I'm going to make a list of everything I want to ask him, this being on of them

 

[msunique]

Well I saw the dietician today and asked the question about the medi tag and she couldn't see any reason to wear one! I said about being hit by a bus scenario and she said the only problem she could see is if they had to cut you open and see things are different but obviously that's the extreme, so I will hopefully be getting rid of my medi tag when my blood results come back to say my sugars are normal. So fingers crossed! And I won't be replacing the diabetes tag with a bypass one!

 

[Big an Bouncy]

The thing is you will always be a diabetic its just managed by your diet instead of meds.And if you are not worried about ngt tubes so be it dont carry anything.I have a small tag on a bracelet and med card in my purse.Dont fancy a tube pushed through my pouch in an emergency!

 

[Clare*]

Exactly ! Big and bouncey .... thank you ... if you dont want to wear one ... dont !?! lol !

 

[mariew]

I think the most important information is your NHS number, then your medical records can be accessed anywhere. ALso Bariatrics are not understood by most of the medical profession. A lady on a different forum was told to drink 800mls of fluid before having a scan, struggled to get half of it down before vomiting, then was told by her team she should never have tried to have more than 150mls with her pouch. Luckily she suffered no permanent damage.