Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Hi all I was wondering what everyone had put on their medic alert bracelet. Mine was one of the only ones in Australia so they didn't have set wording for it. I got them to write " Implanted scs. Use bipolar diathermy only. No MRI. " But this was the max they could fit onto their largest tag. I have to say that I feel much safer having a bracelet now as I know that every ambulance officer will check out a person's wrists while treating them in an emergency so I know it will be found. My gynaecologist forgot that I had the stimulator and commented that he thought that the scarring under my appendix scar was very big. But I reminded him that it was the IPG he was feeling, and we laughed. But it did make me pleased that I finally bought a bracelet and I had been quite worrred before having it that they would think that my scarring on my back was usual surgery not the implanted electrodes. I got a cheap one for usual wear and a gold plated one for good wear. My gynae also told me that he used bipolar diathermy to good effect in my surgery and was pleased with how it worked. This was his first time at using it. He was a little reluctant because the book said no diathermy at all, and I told him the company assured me that he could use bipolar - he explained to me that they usually use unipolar diathermy that allows a current to stop a bleading vessel but also runs through your body. In bipolar, they put up something (I've forgotten what he called it) at both sides of the bleeding area that stops the current from running through the body. Congratualtions Amy, it must be great to feel like a new woman. warm wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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