bardPort implantable bracelet

Licha
Licha Member Posts: 21
in Ovarian Cancer #1
Hi everyone, I don't know how long I will have this port, but I wonder if you know how to find a bracelet as a identification I only have a card. Thanks

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  • leesag
    leesag Member Posts: 621 Member
    #2
    I'm not sure
    I'm not sure, but I bet you could get a Medical ID bracelet specially engraved with your Bard Port information. It's worth looking into.

    Leesa

    (PS: I'm keeping my Bard Power Port as long as they let me!)
  • AnneBehymer
    AnneBehymer Member Posts: 738 Member
    #3
    they gave me the braclet,
    they gave me the braclet, card, and key chain tag all on the day of having my port put in

    Anne
  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980 Member
    #4
    AnneBehymer said:

    they gave me the braclet,
    they gave me the braclet, card, and key chain tag all on the day of having my port put in

    Anne

    I have a Power Port & was given a bracelet & card.
    The bracelet I got is just one of those rubbery things, & I only wear it when I travel (and have on long sleeves to hide it!) and when I have medical appointments elsewhere than oncology/hematology department. I will say that when my Primary Care Physician wanted me to have a CT-A (checking for lung blood clots) at a different facility, I showed the technician the little card I carry that gives instructions for accessing my port should I be in an emergency situation away from home. They said "Oh, we're not doing that!", and proceeded to give me the contrast through a vein in my arm, something no one has done since 2009 & back then it took a special IV team to get into an arm vein. Surprisingly, he was able to access a vein first try even with the larger needle they need for a 'fast-push' scan like a CT-A. But I had to hold my arms up over my head and he stayed with me and manually held the needle with his gloved thumb during the contract 'push'. Luckily a CT-A is a VERY short fast scan, less than 5 minutes. Anyhoo, I'm not sure now how important that bracelet and instruction card is if you end up somewhere where no one is experienced in accessing ports.
  • carolenk
    carolenk Member Posts: 907 Member
    #5
    lindaprocopio said:

    I have a Power Port & was given a bracelet & card.
    The bracelet I got is just one of those rubbery things, & I only wear it when I travel (and have on long sleeves to hide it!) and when I have medical appointments elsewhere than oncology/hematology department. I will say that when my Primary Care Physician wanted me to have a CT-A (checking for lung blood clots) at a different facility, I showed the technician the little card I carry that gives instructions for accessing my port should I be in an emergency situation away from home. They said "Oh, we're not doing that!", and proceeded to give me the contrast through a vein in my arm, something no one has done since 2009 & back then it took a special IV team to get into an arm vein. Surprisingly, he was able to access a vein first try even with the larger needle they need for a 'fast-push' scan like a CT-A. But I had to hold my arms up over my head and he stayed with me and manually held the needle with his gloved thumb during the contract 'push'. Luckily a CT-A is a VERY short fast scan, less than 5 minutes. Anyhoo, I'm not sure now how important that bracelet and instruction card is if you end up somewhere where no one is experienced in accessing ports.

    ID for PowerPort
    I seriously doubt whether the emergency medical technician is gonna access my port in an emergency situation...although I would hope someone wouldn't put the defib paddle over it as the port is exactly where the defib paddle would go.
  • nimcdan
    nimcdan Member Posts: 1 Member
    #6
    lindaprocopio said:

    I have a Power Port & was given a bracelet & card.
    The bracelet I got is just one of those rubbery things, & I only wear it when I travel (and have on long sleeves to hide it!) and when I have medical appointments elsewhere than oncology/hematology department. I will say that when my Primary Care Physician wanted me to have a CT-A (checking for lung blood clots) at a different facility, I showed the technician the little card I carry that gives instructions for accessing my port should I be in an emergency situation away from home. They said "Oh, we're not doing that!", and proceeded to give me the contrast through a vein in my arm, something no one has done since 2009 & back then it took a special IV team to get into an arm vein. Surprisingly, he was able to access a vein first try even with the larger needle they need for a 'fast-push' scan like a CT-A. But I had to hold my arms up over my head and he stayed with me and manually held the needle with his gloved thumb during the contract 'push'. Luckily a CT-A is a VERY short fast scan, less than 5 minutes. Anyhoo, I'm not sure now how important that bracelet and instruction card is if you end up somewhere where no one is experienced in accessing ports.

    Power Port Bracelet
    I lost my mother to cancer on June 22, 2011. She had a port put in when she first started chemo January 2011. When she passed I put on her bracelet. It has since worn down to almost nothing because I do not take it off. I however, would like to put it in my grandfather's flag case for safe keeping. I have been looking for another bracelet so I can wear it because I know I will feel completely naked without. Im told that the only way to get the bracelet is when a "kit" is opened and possibly contaminated and unusable. If you by chance know any other info and how I can get one of these I would be forever thankful. Thanks so much for reading this.
  • SSGDave
    SSGDave Member Posts: 1
    edited July 2020 #7
    Bracelet

    I lost my bracelet so I called the surgeon that did the implant. His receptionist suggested calling the number on the card. After being rerouted a few times I finally talked to somebody that mailed me a new bracelet. I hope this helps.

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