How may have Medic Alert?

I have had it since 1996 love the service .

I have one as well

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I have one as well .....

Truely the best service. I can always update my medical.
TBW

I'm considering it.  The problem is, I have metal allergies.  The bracelet will give me a rash on the inside of my wrist and the necklace will give me a rash all around my neck, unless I get 14k or better gold.  And the gold ones are $400+ to $700+.  That's way more than I'm willing to spend.

I might try the 10k filled and hope for the best.  I looked at the sport bands, but I'm sorry.  Those things were just fugly.

Hi bektold, Medic alert also has to diffrent dog tags. like the military uses.

bektold said...
I'm considering it. The problem is, I have metal allergies. The bracelet will give me a rash on the inside of my wrist and the necklace will give me a rash all around my neck, unless I get 14k or better gold. And the gold ones are $400+ to $700+. That's way more than I'm willing to spend.


I might try the 10k filled and hope for the best. I looked at the sport bands, but I'm sorry. Those things were just fugly.

the bracelets are stainless that should be ok for you to wear. If you can use a fork to eat and not get sick then stainless will work for you. I have the stainless bracelet its only 9.99 my last one lasted 11 years I just got a new one.

On sensitive parts of my body, like the inside of my wrist, my ear lobes, or around my neck, I can't wear stainless steel, surgical steel, or silver.  Only gold.  Sometimes I get a rash on my belly from the button on my jeans!  Sometime I can get away with it if I only wear something for an hour or two, and I can get away with it for longer in the winter, when there's less moisture on my skin.  But if I sweat even a little bit I get a rash.  I gave up wearing watches years ago.  It's too hard to find an all plastic band without the ugly velcro sports band, and when you do find them they break too easily.  If I get a Medic alert bracelet or necklace, I'll need to wear it all the time, or what's the point? 

I downloaded the catalog, and they had a couple of options with a stainless steel medallion and a bracelet of glass beads.  That might be an option for me.  As long as I keep the metal part on the back of my wrist I should be OK.

Hi bektold, You can get a wallet card. I got that when I joined medic alert. Since you can't wear
an type of there jewlery. The gold is expensive.
teddybear

http://www.medicalert.com/home/Homegradient.aspx


you dont get one that says crohns you have it made to your specification saying crohns or whatever you have .go to link above, you can call the 1800 number and they can help you order over the phone and help you decide what you should put on the medal and what will fit on it. There are so many price levels for the jewelry as i said before I wear the stainless bracelet 9.99 then its like 15 dollars a year cant remember for membership you can update your info as much as you like. You will get a card for your wallet and a sticker for your windshield alerting first responders that you are a member .

Okay folks, as a newbie to crohns, just how imp. is the medic alert?? The only meds I'm on right now is prednisone, imuran, sythroid and premrin, besides cal-trate and vitamin. Is this something I should really consider at this point???? I will keep the web site tho, my dau. has a seizure disorder, she prob. really needs one huh????? granna

I think when you are on any immunosuppressants you should have one. Even if you are just on prednisone.