i just ordered a bracelet from FIDDLEDEE. it was a bit expensive as i am a bling nut of sorts. with the extras and sterling silver it was 79.00.
it is really pretty and i can't wait to get it. check out their site as they have sport one too that would not get caught on something.
becky

It was recommended that I get one but I haven't had the time or money to. Reading this makes me realize how important it really is so thanks for posting this and I'll be ordering myself one tonight.

Hi

I wear one with drug info, blood group and previous PE on it.

I am a Nurse and believe me it can save your life to wear one

Kate x

I think the bracelets are incredibly ugly and I had no intention of wearing one. I finally found a necklace charm on Overstock.com I liked for about $20 that I can hook onto a nice sterling silver chain I bought in Mexico a few years ago. It comes with its own chain, but I ignored that. I took the charm to a local engraver and had the engraving done for about $5. I didn't want to spend a bunch of money on a piece of jewelry I don't plan to wear more than six months. On the other hand, if something goes wrong, I can pick it back up and keep wearing it forever if necessary and it should wear well for a really long time. It hangs off the back of my necklace. Works really well. EMTs won't have any trouble finding it because I know they know where to look.

Like some of the others here I am a road cyclist, so i wear one in case I get hit by a car or have a bad fall from my bike - both of which have happened pre-warfarin so I want the medics to know about the warfarin if I am ever in another accident.

Wow! What an inappropriate and ignorant comment that nurse made! As you can see from all the responses that you got, wearing a medical bracelet is the smart and safe thing to do.

I think that you were very smart to get your bracelet so soon after your PE! Good job!

Awesome advise. I was thinking about this the other day when I was driving. How would anyone know of my condition if I were unable to talk or communicate. I am ordering mine today.

There's also a USB medical alert device you can buy----- you can input tons of information on them from your computer. And the prices aren't too high.

The problem with these would be----- the drive would have to be inserted into a computer type thingy. (Don't EMTs have a tablet or something like that?)
But I've also seen ones that can have something like 'COUMADIN' engraved on the outside---- a real quick id for emergency people.

I'm sorta a tech geek so I love the idea of the USB drive. (grin)

http://www.medictag.com/Overview/Overview.html

This site shows several different ways of wearing the USB medical ID.

http://medids.com/USB-medical-ID-bracelet.html

(I have no affiliation with these sites.)

i was given an anticoagulant alert card by the hospital and told to carry it with me at all times - i stuck it in my mobile phone wallet and took it with me everywhere making sure it was visible - i made sure it was on the passenger seat of my car just incase i was ever in an accident - i did look at the bracelets and if i end up taking thinners again then i would definitely get one. I was told that its purpose was that if i was in an accident or fell over etc then i would be treated more urgently than normal due to the risk of internal bleeding. The hospital made a big thing of carrying it always.

I picked out a MedicAlert bracelet the first day that I was properly coherent after coming out of the hospital the first time.

When I went into hospital the second time, the doctors were surprised I had the bracelet. But I think it's vitally important for someone on blood thinners.

Besides, when I get back into the swing of things at work, I'll be traveling lots - noone around who'll know what's up with me if I can't speak for myself.

I wear one because two different Doctors told me I should. Just like others have said if something happens and you are unable to speak it will help them treat you.

Ya, I have one with a list of all my meds and it is a necklace (like a dog tag; on side has my name other side the meds). I wear it with My Saint Jude Medal. Funny thing however, was that when I was in the ER in January I had to take my damn oxygen mask off and tell the RNs to look on the other side of the tag for the meds because they could not figure that out for themselves lol.

They give out a card to fill in and put in wallets/purses over here, so I have that...might consider a bracelet or something as I've been told even if my clots go, I'll probably be a lifer.

I wear a medical alert bracelet 24/7. I was told to wear one by the anticoagulation pharmacist and the discharge nurse before I left the hosptial. As most people are saying here, it makes sense to wear one in case you are unable to speak for yourself in an emergency. Personally, it gives me peace of mind.

I ordered mine online from Universal Medical ID and it came within a week. I have a stirling silver one since I am on warfarin for life. It states I am on warfarin and lists my drug allergy as well. The only problem is the silver is wearing off where the engraving is (underside). Does anyone else have this problem?

I got one when I was on warfarin. I got it from creativemedicalid.com It had my name, factor v leiden, history of PE, on warfarin, phone number, and see wallet card on it. I keep saying that I will replace it with one that leaves off the warfarin but so far I haven't gotten one and its been 2 years!

http://lwelch.hubpages.com/hub/Recovering-From-A-Pulmonary-Embolism