Free LE ( lymphedema ) Alert Bracelet

Kylez
Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
edited September 2022 in Breast Cancer #1
I have seen several posts on here about lymphedema and remembered that there was a site that many of us got free le bracelets. They were really bright pink, almost neon, for your wrist, but, you want it to get attention. They also have neon green for your ankle. I ordered one awhile back when I went in for some outpatient surgery, and, I just went to the site and ordered another pink one. They aren't fancy, but, if you're going in for surgery, it would at least alert the personnel to make sure that arm isn't used for blood draws, iv's, blood pressure readings etc.

The site is:

Lymphedema Alert Bracelet


Let me know if you get one.
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #2
    FREE!I
    I don't have lymphedema, but, it would nice to have this incase I would need something to remind the nurses or doctors that they can't do anything with my arm, since I had nodes taken.


    Thanks!
  • Dawne.Hope
    Dawne.Hope Member Posts: 823
    #3
    LympheDiva Sleeve
    LympheDiva's are currently in discussion over on BCO about making a sleeve to alert medical staff.

    Here is that discussion:
    http://community.breastcancer.org/topic_post?forum_id=64&id=787276&page=3

    Feel free to contribute to the discussion.
  • Dawne.Hope
    Dawne.Hope Member Posts: 823
    #4
    Dawne.Hope said:

    LympheDiva Sleeve
    LympheDiva's are currently in discussion over on BCO about making a sleeve to alert medical staff.

    Here is that discussion:
    http://community.breastcancer.org/topic_post?forum_id=64&id=787276&page=3

    Feel free to contribute to the discussion.

    Also the G-sleeve
    Here is a sleeve that doesn't provide compression but it does alert medical personnel to leave that arm alone.

    http://g-sleeve.com
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #5
    Dawne.Hope said:

    LympheDiva Sleeve
    LympheDiva's are currently in discussion over on BCO about making a sleeve to alert medical staff.

    Here is that discussion:
    http://community.breastcancer.org/topic_post?forum_id=64&id=787276&page=3

    Feel free to contribute to the discussion.

    Thanks Dawne and Kylez!
    Thanks Dawne and Kylez! Dawne, I like the name LympheDiva's!

    Jan
  • debsweb18
    debsweb18 Member Posts: 191 Member
    #6
    Thanks for the info!
    Thanks Kylez
  • Dawne.Hope
    Dawne.Hope Member Posts: 823
    #7
    survivorbc09 said:

    Thanks Dawne and Kylez!
    Thanks Dawne and Kylez! Dawne, I like the name LympheDiva's!

    Jan

    Lymphedivas
    Jan - They make compression garments with designs on them ... not just plain beige.

    Here is their website:

    http://www.lymphedivas.com

    It's very nice of them to dialogue with us on what we want and what we need
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #8
    debsweb18 said:

    Thanks for the info!
    Thanks Kylez

    You're welcome! The
    You're welcome! The bracelet, from what I remember, is just plastic, not fancy or anything, but for free, I guess we can't expect gold, right? lol

    I need to probably look into buying a medical alert bracelet and wearing it all of the time. Does anyone here wear one, a medical alert bracelet?


    Kylez
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #9
    I asked if I should buy /
    I asked if I should buy / order/ make braclet...I was in told in EMERGENCY THEY WONT' CARE WHICH ARM and it no emergency I can just tell them..

    Denise
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #10
    Tx-I'll check it out
    Denise

    Tx-I'll check it out

    Denise
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #11
    Dawne.Hope said:

    Lymphedivas
    Jan - They make compression garments with designs on them ... not just plain beige.

    Here is their website:

    http://www.lymphedivas.com

    It's very nice of them to dialogue with us on what we want and what we need

    Thanks too for this
    Thanks too for this information Kylez.


    Hugs, Debby
  • Margeaux
    Margeaux Member Posts: 84
    #12
    Lympedema bracelet
    Just got out of the hospital. I was very sick from food poisoning. Husband, myself and his son went to a well known restaurant, all 3 of us got sick. According to the restaurant, the reason must have been my stepson breathing on us in the car and transmitting a rota virus .- yeah right! I had collapsed in the hallway, husband called 911, a bunch of burly firemen picked me up under the armpits and dragged me down the hall, me moaning all the way, don't touch my left arm, oh please it hurts so from surgery! By the time I reached the stretcher I had passed out. I wear a steel lymphedema bracelet from the Lymphedema Network, still I had to remind everyone at the hospital over and over and over NOT TO TOUCH MY LEFT ARM. Fortunately I was consious by the time we reached the hospital Emergency. Nurses put a big sign over my bed "no needles, no B/P left arm", which most did not see! I need something neon pink and will order the free bracelet to wear alongside my pretty steel one which looks too much like jewelry.
    Margeaux
    PS - husband, step-son are doing better and I am on my way, too. I was told the reason I was the sickest of the bunch is because of my compromised immune system
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #13
    disneyfan2008 said:

    I asked if I should buy /
    I asked if I should buy / order/ make braclet...I was in told in EMERGENCY THEY WONT' CARE WHICH ARM and it no emergency I can just tell them..

    Denise

    Most emergency personnel are
    Most emergency personnel are trained to actually look for a bracelet, usually a medic alert bracelet, as, something they do could kill the patient. And, I just hope that my hubby or someone is with me, should I need medical care.
  • AngieD
    AngieD Member Posts: 493
    #14
    Margeaux said:

    Lympedema bracelet
    Just got out of the hospital. I was very sick from food poisoning. Husband, myself and his son went to a well known restaurant, all 3 of us got sick. According to the restaurant, the reason must have been my stepson breathing on us in the car and transmitting a rota virus .- yeah right! I had collapsed in the hallway, husband called 911, a bunch of burly firemen picked me up under the armpits and dragged me down the hall, me moaning all the way, don't touch my left arm, oh please it hurts so from surgery! By the time I reached the stretcher I had passed out. I wear a steel lymphedema bracelet from the Lymphedema Network, still I had to remind everyone at the hospital over and over and over NOT TO TOUCH MY LEFT ARM. Fortunately I was consious by the time we reached the hospital Emergency. Nurses put a big sign over my bed "no needles, no B/P left arm", which most did not see! I need something neon pink and will order the free bracelet to wear alongside my pretty steel one which looks too much like jewelry.
    Margeaux
    PS - husband, step-son are doing better and I am on my way, too. I was told the reason I was the sickest of the bunch is because of my compromised immune system

    Thanks Kylez! I just
    Thanks Kylez! I just ordered mine.
    Angie
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #15
    Margeaux said:

    Lympedema bracelet
    Just got out of the hospital. I was very sick from food poisoning. Husband, myself and his son went to a well known restaurant, all 3 of us got sick. According to the restaurant, the reason must have been my stepson breathing on us in the car and transmitting a rota virus .- yeah right! I had collapsed in the hallway, husband called 911, a bunch of burly firemen picked me up under the armpits and dragged me down the hall, me moaning all the way, don't touch my left arm, oh please it hurts so from surgery! By the time I reached the stretcher I had passed out. I wear a steel lymphedema bracelet from the Lymphedema Network, still I had to remind everyone at the hospital over and over and over NOT TO TOUCH MY LEFT ARM. Fortunately I was consious by the time we reached the hospital Emergency. Nurses put a big sign over my bed "no needles, no B/P left arm", which most did not see! I need something neon pink and will order the free bracelet to wear alongside my pretty steel one which looks too much like jewelry.
    Margeaux
    PS - husband, step-son are doing better and I am on my way, too. I was told the reason I was the sickest of the bunch is because of my compromised immune system

    Ordered! Thanks!

    Ordered! Thanks!
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #16
    Noel said:

    Ordered! Thanks!

    Ordered! Thanks!

    I got mine today! Actually,
    I got mine today! Actually, there are two! I hope everyone gets theirs soon too.
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #17
    Kylez said:

    I got mine today! Actually,
    I got mine today! Actually, there are two! I hope everyone gets theirs soon too.

    Just saw this post and
    Just saw this post and ordered one for me also. Thank you.
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #18
    disneyfan2008 said:

    Tx-I'll check it out
    Denise

    Tx-I'll check it out

    Denise

    Mine came! Thanks!

    Mine came! Thanks!
  • debsweb18
    debsweb18 Member Posts: 191 Member
    #19
    Kylez said:

    You're welcome! The
    You're welcome! The bracelet, from what I remember, is just plastic, not fancy or anything, but for free, I guess we can't expect gold, right? lol

    I need to probably look into buying a medical alert bracelet and wearing it all of the time. Does anyone here wear one, a medical alert bracelet?


    Kylez

    Got mine today!
    Got mine today!
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #20
    Margeaux said:

    Lympedema bracelet
    Just got out of the hospital. I was very sick from food poisoning. Husband, myself and his son went to a well known restaurant, all 3 of us got sick. According to the restaurant, the reason must have been my stepson breathing on us in the car and transmitting a rota virus .- yeah right! I had collapsed in the hallway, husband called 911, a bunch of burly firemen picked me up under the armpits and dragged me down the hall, me moaning all the way, don't touch my left arm, oh please it hurts so from surgery! By the time I reached the stretcher I had passed out. I wear a steel lymphedema bracelet from the Lymphedema Network, still I had to remind everyone at the hospital over and over and over NOT TO TOUCH MY LEFT ARM. Fortunately I was consious by the time we reached the hospital Emergency. Nurses put a big sign over my bed "no needles, no B/P left arm", which most did not see! I need something neon pink and will order the free bracelet to wear alongside my pretty steel one which looks too much like jewelry.
    Margeaux
    PS - husband, step-son are doing better and I am on my way, too. I was told the reason I was the sickest of the bunch is because of my compromised immune system

    Mine came too! Thank you
    Mine came too! Thank you for sharing this with us Kylez!
  • AngieD
    AngieD Member Posts: 493
    #21
    DianeBC said:

    Mine came too! Thank you
    Mine came too! Thank you for sharing this with us Kylez!

    Got mine (two of them)
    Got mine (two of them) yesterday. Thanks for the heads up1
    angie

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