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08-16-2008, 11:55 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Idaho
Posts: 23
Weight Statistics November 27th 2007 Start Date:
November 27th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
360 lb Start Weight:
251 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
109 lb Weight Loss:
71 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.2777777778 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index54.73183391 BMI Start:
38.1602508651 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I've heard that since I have had Gastric Bypass surgery I should get a bracelet so that if any thing (god forbid) should happen to me and I cant speak for myself that EMT's or Doctors will know I have had surgery kind of like a bracelet for a diabetic person, any way has anyone heard this and if so where I can get one? And do I need one?  And another question does anyones tailbone now hurt? I have a hard time sitting in my chair watching TV or using my laptop, it has only been hurting  the last few days so I'm not sure if this is normal or not. trying to watch the Olympic's just hurts somenights just wondered. THANKS Eileen 
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08-17-2008, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Aha. Welcome to the World of the Lost Butt Cushions. 
Quite normal
As for bracelets, you are talking about the med alert bracelets, yes, it's recommended that you wear one. There are several threads on this. 
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08-17-2008, 12:15 AM
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08-17-2008, 12:21 AM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Idaho
Posts: 23
Weight Statistics November 27th 2007 Start Date:
November 27th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
360 lb Start Weight:
251 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
109 lb Weight Loss:
71 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.2777777778 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index54.73183391 BMI Start:
38.1602508651 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thank You so much for the help I am out at ebay now looking at some bracelet's and charms. and will the "Lost Butt " get better?
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08-17-2008, 09:18 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,573
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.3076923077 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6570924666 BMI Start:
29.2252456538 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Excellent idea. I only take mine off to scrub into surgeries at work and go through the metal detector when I got see my husband. They are an excellent idea. Just a thought, though, about the design. I picked a very plain looking one because my thought was that if I get one that's too pretty and doesn't 'look' like a medical alert bracelet, if the tag is flipped the wrong way in an emergency situation, EMS or a doctor might think it's just a regular bracelet and not flip it over to look for a tag. Mine is so plain, it HAS to be an alert bracelt, so they would flip it over if needed. Great question and great idea!
Oh, and yes, I've painfully discovered my tail bone as well!
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08-17-2008, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,573
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.3076923077 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6570924666 BMI Start:
29.2252456538 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Oh, I got mine on ebay for $15 - free engraving, free shipping.
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08-17-2008, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
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Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
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168 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
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44.1860465116 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.7618944637 BMI Start:
25.5415224913 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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My plain surgical steel bracelet says:
GASTRIC BYPASS
NO NG TUBE
WITHOUT SCOPE
NO NSAIDS
Ebay $15 delivered...he added the "no nsaids" line no charge.
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"Burning out this fuse out here alone" Surgery 4.29.08
11-29-08: Down 90 lbs. Total cholesterol is under 200 for the first time in my adult life!
1.11.09: 100 lbs down! Century Club! WHOO HOO! 
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08-17-2008, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 3,521
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
373 lb Start Weight:
205 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
168 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.0402144772 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index62.0636686391 BMI Start:
34.1100591716 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I got mine at a local drug store and I have a medic symbol on front and then it says on the back side Gastric bypass, my name and phone number. I had a choice of a braclet or necklace, I decided I wanted a necklace the braclet showed to much on my wrist and I did not want anybody and everybody to see that I had a gastric bypass so I choose the necklace which I can have under my tops I have on. I Do not wear low cut tops so this will work for me real good. I got my necklace for 19 dollors the braclet was 16 dollors and the inscription was put on free.
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08-17-2008, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 284
Weight Statistics August 14, 2004 Start Date:
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132 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
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Wow....this is the first I have heard that we should wear braclets.....
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08-17-2008, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
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280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I was able to speak in the hospital last week, and because of the surgery becoming more commonplace, they are well aware of the NO TUBE issue. Apparently, I wasn't the only gastric patient they saw last week...apparently, they see them frequently. HOWEVER, the bracelets are a fantastic idea if you get taken in and cannot speak for yourself or have someone there to speak for you!
The tailbone issue, sorry to say, does not get better....mine is killing me RIGHT NOW!!!
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