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Transplant: Medical bracelet or necklace

Posted by hello1234 @hello1234, Aug 15, 2021

Hi all,
I am a kidney transplant patient. Do you have a medical bracelet or necklace? If so, what information did you list, which company did you use, and how did you order it?.... Please give me your thoughts. Thanks!!

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mikej | @mikej | Dec 1, 2021

Yes I have been writing everything down , has anyone or know if anyone who got this dam covad , I have been exposed a couple time but never got it , was again yesterday and did t even know it , I would think it's not good ! Mike

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Dec 3, 2021

@mikej
Hi Mike,
Yes I’ve known quite a few people with Covid. Many of them died. I was invited to a birthday party which I attended and their children were there with active Covid and it wouldn’t surprise me since both her children had it with the parents may well have had it also and they were there as well. I was contacted to go get a Covid test which I did as well as every other person who attended. Thankfully it turned out that none of us got it. But I don’t worry about getting it. As far as I’m concerned worrying about something has never helped at all so why bother, If it happens it happens.

“I just read a story that over 1,000,000 people trying to loose weight can't because they don't know that it's Bile backing up causing a belly from the liver”
I never heard of that either. fortunately I don’t have any problems losing weight. Just cut down my portion eat less of the five main food groups which consist of candy, cookies, pies, cakes & pastries.

Regarding the medical alert bracelet/necklace/shoe tags, watch band emblems or whatever if one could benefit you I wouldn’t hesitate getting one. It can be a bit costly but like @gingerw said “it is a small price to pay for peace of mind. One service I found very useful is the document storage . I have my advanced directive there as well as some medical records Health history, various medical reports, ECG’s, EEG’s and other documents. I never heard of insurance covering the membership fee or the ID cost but it is well worth the cost. My parents were notified many times when I was having a seizure somewhere, especially when I was in Status Epilepticus, an immediate medical emergency. The cost for MedicAlert
Services have gone up significantly.
They do offer free memberships if their services aren’t affordable. Pay memberships cost $25, $50 or $75 per year. I pay mine every three years. I think you can pay yearly but if you choose to pay every three years I believe it’s a little cheaper. I’ve had my MedicAlert since the late 60s when Stainless bracelets costt $6, silver $9 & gold $24.
in my opinion I don’t think there’s any medical ID services that can come close to providing the services that Medic Alert does.
Take care and get that medicAlert ID ordered asap,
Jake

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mikej | @mikej | Dec 3, 2021
In reply to @jakedduck1 "@mikej Hi Mike, Yes I’ve known quite a few people with Covid. Many of them died...." + (show)
@jakedduck1

@mikej
Hi Mike,
Yes I’ve known quite a few people with Covid. Many of them died. I was invited to a birthday party which I attended and their children were there with active Covid and it wouldn’t surprise me since both her children had it with the parents may well have had it also and they were there as well. I was contacted to go get a Covid test which I did as well as every other person who attended. Thankfully it turned out that none of us got it. But I don’t worry about getting it. As far as I’m concerned worrying about something has never helped at all so why bother, If it happens it happens.

“I just read a story that over 1,000,000 people trying to loose weight can't because they don't know that it's Bile backing up causing a belly from the liver”
I never heard of that either. fortunately I don’t have any problems losing weight. Just cut down my portion eat less of the five main food groups which consist of candy, cookies, pies, cakes & pastries.

Regarding the medical alert bracelet/necklace/shoe tags, watch band emblems or whatever if one could benefit you I wouldn’t hesitate getting one. It can be a bit costly but like @gingerw said “it is a small price to pay for peace of mind. One service I found very useful is the document storage . I have my advanced directive there as well as some medical records Health history, various medical reports, ECG’s, EEG’s and other documents. I never heard of insurance covering the membership fee or the ID cost but it is well worth the cost. My parents were notified many times when I was having a seizure somewhere, especially when I was in Status Epilepticus, an immediate medical emergency. The cost for MedicAlert
Services have gone up significantly.
They do offer free memberships if their services aren’t affordable. Pay memberships cost $25, $50 or $75 per year. I pay mine every three years. I think you can pay yearly but if you choose to pay every three years I believe it’s a little cheaper. I’ve had my MedicAlert since the late 60s when Stainless bracelets costt $6, silver $9 & gold $24.
in my opinion I don’t think there’s any medical ID services that can come close to providing the services that Medic Alert does.
Take care and get that medicAlert ID ordered asap,
Jake

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Yea gonna get one if I hit the floor again don't think could make it to the phone , thank you !

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athenalee | @athenalee | Dec 3, 2021
In reply to @jakedduck1 "@mikej Hi Mike, Yes I’ve known quite a few people with Covid. Many of them died...." + (show)
@jakedduck1

@mikej
Hi Mike,
Yes I’ve known quite a few people with Covid. Many of them died. I was invited to a birthday party which I attended and their children were there with active Covid and it wouldn’t surprise me since both her children had it with the parents may well have had it also and they were there as well. I was contacted to go get a Covid test which I did as well as every other person who attended. Thankfully it turned out that none of us got it. But I don’t worry about getting it. As far as I’m concerned worrying about something has never helped at all so why bother, If it happens it happens.

“I just read a story that over 1,000,000 people trying to loose weight can't because they don't know that it's Bile backing up causing a belly from the liver”
I never heard of that either. fortunately I don’t have any problems losing weight. Just cut down my portion eat less of the five main food groups which consist of candy, cookies, pies, cakes & pastries.

Regarding the medical alert bracelet/necklace/shoe tags, watch band emblems or whatever if one could benefit you I wouldn’t hesitate getting one. It can be a bit costly but like @gingerw said “it is a small price to pay for peace of mind. One service I found very useful is the document storage . I have my advanced directive there as well as some medical records Health history, various medical reports, ECG’s, EEG’s and other documents. I never heard of insurance covering the membership fee or the ID cost but it is well worth the cost. My parents were notified many times when I was having a seizure somewhere, especially when I was in Status Epilepticus, an immediate medical emergency. The cost for MedicAlert
Services have gone up significantly.
They do offer free memberships if their services aren’t affordable. Pay memberships cost $25, $50 or $75 per year. I pay mine every three years. I think you can pay yearly but if you choose to pay every three years I believe it’s a little cheaper. I’ve had my MedicAlert since the late 60s when Stainless bracelets costt $6, silver $9 & gold $24.
in my opinion I don’t think there’s any medical ID services that can come close to providing the services that Medic Alert does.
Take care and get that medicAlert ID ordered asap,
Jake

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Jake, I think you should join our cooking webinars, so you can broaden your five food groups some! Did you see Ellen’s recipe for Chocolate Hummus…healthy and sweet!

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Dec 3, 2021
In reply to @athenalee "Jake, I think you should join our cooking webinars, so you can broaden your five food..." + (show)
@athenalee

Jake, I think you should join our cooking webinars, so you can broaden your five food groups some! Did you see Ellen’s recipe for Chocolate Hummus…healthy and sweet!

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@athenalee
Negative didn't see that. Can you post a link to it? Hummus sounds too healthy to be good.
Did you make it and was it good. Does it have dark or milk chocolate in it?
Thanks,
Jake

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Dec 4, 2021
In reply to @jakedduck1 "@athenalee Negative didn't see that. Can you post a link to it? Hummus sounds too healthy..." + (show)
@jakedduck1

@athenalee
Negative didn't see that. Can you post a link to it? Hummus sounds too healthy to be good.
Did you make it and was it good. Does it have dark or milk chocolate in it?
Thanks,
Jake

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Jake, You can find the recipe, that was posted 2 days ago here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/transplant-culinary-arts-zoom-sessions/

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athenalee | @athenalee | Dec 4, 2021
In reply to @jakedduck1 "@athenalee Negative didn't see that. Can you post a link to it? Hummus sounds too healthy..." + (show)
@jakedduck1

@athenalee
Negative didn't see that. Can you post a link to it? Hummus sounds too healthy to be good.
Did you make it and was it good. Does it have dark or milk chocolate in it?
Thanks,
Jake

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I’ve not tried it Jake, but it’s definitely on my to do. I need protein sources since I don’t eat meat. And, it’s sweetened with maple syrup. Ellen loves it and it was so easy and quick to make when she demonstrated it.

Here’s another version and info about it - https://www.acouplecooks.com/dark-chocolate-hummus/

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Chocolate-Hummus (Chocolate-Hummus-1.pdf)

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