Re: Medical ID

[Guest guest]

, I totally hear you with the husband and kids!!!

But seriously, what I have done is I have written down a little card in my purse

in clear highlighted writing Medical Alert. I have my name, adddress, husband

as next of kin with phone number, my doctor and his contact details as well as

my medical conditions (thyroidless and adrenal insuffiency) and the medicines

(Tertroxin and HC) and dosing schedule with doses. My girlfriend is a nurse at

the local hospital and has put this information on my file as well.

She tells me that if you wind up unconscious in hospital they go through your

purse and your belongings to see if you have any medicines. I think paramedics

do too. I haven't gone to a bracelet or necklace yet but am considering.

My husband knows its in my purse.

Cheers

Louise

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> Just curious with so many people on HC and T3 whether many of you wear or

carry some form of medical ID? Something with all of your medications and

dosing requirements. It seems to me that these particulars should be known in

case of accident. My husband knows that I suffer from Hypo-thyroid and kind of

knows about my adrenal insufficiency but most of the time just looks at me and

smiles like yeah,yeah,yeah whenever I'm taking temps or meds. My kids too. He

knows that I take T3 and Cortisol but he know's nothing about my dose

requirements or regimen. What do most people do??

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> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Im sure he will remember . My husband just smiled and nodded but I made

sure he was listening and I showed him. Because my nurse friend is also one of

his cycling friends I think he realises that it could be serious.

I have seen the sports shoe alert tags too and thought about it but when I am

doing my cycling I always carry my hand written medical alert information with

me too - just as I always take my licence and mobile phone for identification if

I have an accident on the road.

I am on a journey of getting my meds right so my dosages are changing all the

time. That's primarily why I don't have a medic alert bracelet. I just make a

new little written Alert for my purse each time. Only takes 5 minutes.

I am going away this coming week for a few days with some girl friends to a

festival. We had a pre-planning meeting (including a few drinks to get to know

each other) and I made it clear to all of them that I have this condition and

that if I were unconscious that my medical alert information was in my wallet.

Everyone took it seriously except one person, but Im sure that in any event she

would remember.

Good luck with it.

Cheers

Louise