Guest guest Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hi Huntly, I'm in Chicago, and given O'Hare's traffic, the security people are pretty used to surgeries. In fact, just as the security person started with the wand, she said, "Oh, you've had a hip replaced!" I'm off to Jury Duty tomorrow, and I lost my notice. I'm hoping the security people won't let me through! Carol hhashagen@... wrote: In a message dated 6/26/2005 4:19:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sharon_crockett95@... writes: how do you get those cards that tell them that you have I asked my surgeon about such a card, and his response was it would be the first thing that terrorists would forge... probably sadly true. So grin and bear the wanding... Huntly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Sharon... Welcome. I hope you find the answers you are looking for here. This is a great group. I don't think you should have to go thru 20 years of pain to have a knee replacement if it is deemed necessary. Yes, you want to wait as long as you can, but if your quality of life is diminished, you shouldn't have to wait until you're sixty to be without pain. A friend of mine had her knee replace 2 and 1/2 years ago, and she was 47. Maybe you should get a 2nd opinion??? Best wishes... lee ******** "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!'" From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of sharon crockettSent: Monday, June 27, 2005 6:09 PMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Re: Used joints..... hehe Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Hi Sharon, You don't have to wait till you are 60+. I'm 47 and getting ready to have one. Mine is from a basketball injury 32 years ago. Tell your OS he does it or you'll find somebody who will. I know a couple people who got their first ones in their 20s and 30s. If there is enough damage and it hurts you that much there is no reason your OS shouldn't do it. There is no reason not to have a good quality of life without pain.I told my OS I was tired of the pain. He finally agreed to do it. I am waiting to get the exact date. My tentative is July 11. I had a physical and ekg today and was cleared for surgery by my family dr. I'm ready to go when they say. Hound your OS or find another one. Good luck and take care, in Tennessee sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: sharon crockett <sharon_crockett95@...> wrote: Because i'm new to this group . i just sign on a couples weeks ago . & sometimes my com. will shut down on it's on exspecially when the power goes off for know reasson. i'm 40 years old & trying to find any one with infro. on how old you have to be before you can get a knee replcesments please help me with some infro. ok. it has been almost 2 years since i fell up at the sonic & messed up my right knee & the ortho dr. said down the rd. i'll need a knee replacesments later. i know it hurts like crassy too still & about a 4 weeks ago i think is when my knee went out on me again . & i had to used a walking cane again . & my knee pops like the loudest firecracker that you have every pop on the 4th. of july & i'm back in in doing pt. again. i also according to my exrays i have spurs inside my knee too now. & i also would like to know how do they get rid of them? ok. & if they can do that.or is their & age for that too. also on my exrays i have a spaces inbetween inside my knee cap i guess according to my exrays. that's what it shows. & my good pt. told me that my dr. should have done & mri. on my knee. & when i ask him about the knee replacesments he said that the dr. don't do knee replacesment until you're older like about 60 years old because they don't last that long. that they fall apart .but i guess i'm too young right now. i have got 3 more weeks of pt. i think & some of the excrices i can do with the leg weights . & some i can't do at all. but i'll let you all know what happens after i see my orthro dr. again .i live in fl. pensacola fl. please tell me how old you really do have to be before you can get one ok.because at frist my knee was so messed up that i was walking on crutches after i fell . & my knee whouldn't straighten out at all & i was have to walk on my tiptoes & it just had to be the right knee that was the one that was verry badlly injury too. but this good pt. on nine mile rd. up at the bapisist medical park. got my dr. foundly put my leg & a cast for 6 monthes .i might be missed spelling that word. & after the dr. did foundly put me in a cast even though the dr. got mad at me & my mom & put it on to tight & to high too for 6 months. but my knee did get straghten out. but i still have that spaces & the popoing in cracking still. & now i got the spurs inside too.i'm still in alot of pain i can't sleep at night or set for very long either . & my mom is a heart patient too. that's about to be going in for a heart by pass surgery too soon. & i can't do any lifting at all either so i need to get well before she has to go in for that because i can't drive at all. in i'll have to try in take care of her as best as i can.but i can't seems to get a sec. oppion because my ortho dr. did2or 3 orthoscoppico surgery at all. please help me because i'm way to young still to be in this much pain. & i can't wait until i'm 60 because my mom is just 68 years old .in i have to have her to drive me to my pt. in stuff. but prayers or with you all. please help me . because we can't travel at all. & plus i'm a cervical cancers patient too. & my mom & me are on disabilty too. so we want beabled to ford the trip at all. or travel. & i never had any kind of problems at all with any of my legs or knees at all .it's my right knee that was the worse 1 that got hurtreal bad .even though i fell on both knees .the right one was the 1 that got hurt the worst ok. & plus i had some problem with the emeremency room. it was on sept.the5 2003 almost 4months till 2004 i think so it has been almost 2 years since i fell. i know it has been almost 2 years even though i might be bussy up on the year i remeber the date .in month too.but i'll appreciated the help on my guestion a.s.a.p.thank you.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Hi , I'm sorry what are you having done ? I had a hip replacement done five years ago and a knee replacement done three years ago I went to a new dr last week and he told me my hip bother me because I have bursitis in the hip I had the operation on I guess it can't be my hip it must be the muscle by the new hip I had put in and all I could do is exercise for it he said my hip and my knee are ok but I need my left knee replace but it doesn't bother me that much but I still have to walked with a cane I told him my ROM wasn't that good he said he couldn't tell me because he didn't do the operations . Well I wish you luck and a speedy recovery. Susie --------- RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 I'm having my left knee replaced. I finally got my OS to do it. I just flat out told him I was fed up with the pain and lack of mobility. I can't exercise like I need to because of the pain. I have a tentative date of July 11, and I'm waiting for definite. I had preop checkup today and was cleared by my family dr. So, I am ready. in Tennessee juneflower60@... wrote: Hi , I'm sorry what are you having done ? I had a hip replacement done five years ago and a knee replacement done three years ago I went to a new dr last week and he told me my hip bother me because I have bursitis in the hip I had the operation on I guess it can't be my hip it must be the muscle by the new hip I had put in and all I could do is exercise for it he said my hip and my knee are ok but I need my left knee replace but it doesn't bother me that much but I still have to walked with a cane I told him my ROM wasn't that good he said he couldn't tell me because he didn't do the operations . Well I wish you luck and a speedy recovery. Susie --------- RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 I agree with . If you're in a lot of pain and your daily activity level is affected and your joints show damage on x-rays, it is time to get a replacement. Joint replacement has come a long way in the past 10-15 years and most docs aren't as concerned about having their patients being over 60 like they used to. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a & ! gt; > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 MAYBE when you go to your dr. again . see if they can make you anthor card weather is gengic or not ok. tell you need 1 of them cards that tells people kind of joints that you have like they do with people with stents in there heart ok. & if i remeber my moms got every stent card with her birthday & year on their too. but after you get 1 of those cards go & have medical card certifriry ok. that way they can't say it was forgey ok. & that way you want be have any more poblems ok. & they need to make the other kinds of cards too. so people just want to be a pain. so if that don't work ask to us the phone in call a lawyer ok. & soon as you get whole of the lawyer tell him or her what's going on & also tell that you have proof of your medical card of what you have do & that you told them & that they are making your health worseer ok. then tell the person that some 1 want to talk to them ok.since they are not believeing your medical proofs of your condition that is against the law. ok. exspecially if it tells what kinds of parts that you have put in your hip or knee or heart ok. good luck. if you can't think of a lawyer call john carr he's in fl. pensacola ,fl. ok. it will have the hospital name on it where you havee the surgery done ok. but maybe since you all ready have a medical card try & get that 1 certfry ok. my prayers or with you good luck. that way they can't tell you it's forgery ok. bye now.renazee@... wrote: Sharon, That type of card (picture and birthdate) does not exist for joint replacements as far as I know. It is a good idea, but not yet a reality. The card I have is just a generic card, no pic, no stats, no doctor signature. Just says that the person holding it has had a joint replacement. By the way, have you been having difficulty posting here? I'm wondering why your posts come in repeats and sometimes appear to be blank. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a > > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Sharon, Good advice, but I think it's probably simpler to let them wand me when I set off the airport alarms. The security people are just doing their jobs, and I certainly understand that if anyone sets off the alarm they have to investigate further. Maybe someday they will come up with personal ID cards to identify joint replacement people, but for now, most of us will probably have to submit to the wand to show we're not a security risk. RE: Re: Used joints..... hehe not really if it has got your piture on it a long with your birthday & the year you were born .tell them that is against the law if thy don't believe you at all . & tell them you would like to used their phone in then you call a lawyer ok. & tell him they don't belive your medical papper id. ok. then tell them that some one wants to talk to that personok. are just tell them that you're going to sue them since they are not exceptting your medical identy claims.ok. good luck.Barbara Dail <bdail@...> wrote: I travel alot for my business and even with the card have never made it thru without being stopped. Last time I was in Atlanta, there were FIVE of us they had pulled out of the line. We all had hip replacements. Maye we shuld've started a club!! I asked the security person what good the card did - and she said not much - that they could be easily forged. Barbara Barbara Dail, CAS The Creative Solution http://www.tcsolutions.com -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of jsreed2Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:20 AMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Used joints..... heheI set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset you.Janet> > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, that the > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can have a & ! gt; > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to anyone.....I am an > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 We used to give out joint replacement ID cards to patients so that they could go around security screening at airports. Since 9/11, those cards don't help. The airport security officials say that terrorists can have joint replacements too. You are always going to have to go through the metal detector. On 6/28/05, renazee@... <renazee@...> wrote: > Sharon, > Good advice, but I think it's probably simpler to let them wand me when > I set off the airport alarms. The security people are just doing their > jobs, and I certainly understand that if anyone sets off the alarm they > have to investigate further. > Maybe someday they will come up with personal ID cards to identify joint > replacement people, but for now, most of us will probably have to submit to > the wand to show we're not a security risk. > Re: Used joints..... hehe > > I set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone > could have a " card " made up. You will still set off the alarm and > be " wanded. " Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset > you. > > Janet > > > > > > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, > that the > > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can > have a > & ! gt; > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to > anyone.....I > > am an > > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Orthodoc, Interesting ... I never thought about terrorists also having joint replacements, but I suppose they very well could Docs treat criminals too! Re: Used joints..... hehe> > I set off alarms every time. A card will do you no good ... anyone > could have a "card" made up. You will still set off the alarm and > be "wanded." Just go with it with good humor and don't let it upset > you.> > Janet> > > > > > > > On a lighter note, my son tells me that when I am cremated, > that the > > > > > THR joints will go into the urn with my ashes so that he can > have a > & ! gt; > & ! gt; > new musical instrument. No offense intended to> anyone.....I > > am an > > > > > organ donor and take this very seriously!> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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