sram-ams(alcohol monitoring bracelet

[BANDIDA]

Anyone wearing or ever worn one of these gadgets? I was just fitted with one yesterday after having my 2nd Dui over a year ago. Am already forming skin abrasions and am concerned about ulceration sores,infection etc. I had been sober 2 years when I relapsed last march and I got popped again, it had been 2years since the first. I have been sober since and managed to drag the court thing on for 10 mnths until this past Jan. when I was sentenced this is part of a very harsh sentence I was given. No one has told me yet how long I have to wear it before I can petition to have it removed. The pain and the financial strain $400.00, a month is unreal. Anyone have any insight or advice about this? Thanks.

[TJack]

Just don't wait till it gets in as bad a shape as the other one.   Maybe beat it back over there tomorrow.  Gee whiz they are rough down there in Florida on this stuff.  I know you will make it.  Remember the sqeaky wheel gets the grease and all that good stuff.
And try meowing at them instead of roaring. haha  Get that letter off to the judge too ASAP.  I am off to Portland tomorrow.  Dental work at the office my daughter manages.
two of these temporary's have fallen off and i look a mess and my teeth feel awful.  She says oh these veneers will be so worth it Mom.   I am getting a HUGE discount because she is the manager so that's the only reason i am doing it.  Keep me posted.
Tonya

[BANDIDA]

He took the same one I had on and put it on the other leg. He sort of cleaned it with something b4 he switched. He pretty much is expecting a call from me tomorrow to change to the smaller one. It's really the same one only the monitor is on the outside.of the leg.I'm already getting rub marks so I know I'll be switching again. I really don't see any solution to this abrasion problem. The sock and wrist band he means for it to go below the bracelet to support it up off my ankle, I'm tryng it but I can tell you right now it's not wking. At least he does not want me to let it get as bad as the other. That one is still swollen and puffy but at least I was able to clean it real well w/peroxide and put triple antiB creme on it. It will take a while to get better. Come HELL or HIGH WATER I'll get my way I promise. I'm a real fighter that's thr Leo in me!!!!! ROAR Terry

[TJack]

Well, at least they know the shape you are in and that ankle can heal now.  Did they even recommend you seeing a dr.?  It sounds like they put the same gadget on your other ankle, duh!  Do they not realize it will do the same thing?  They should have tried that smaller one, at least.  Oh hon, i am sorry it didn't go as i had hoped. But, it will all be okay.   Just taking a little longer than wanted.  Stay off your feet as much as you can on your days off and keep posting. Another thing, how could it even work if you had a sock or wrist band under it.  It wouldn't be sensing your skin?  Hang in there and update anything new. Tonya

[BANDIDA]

Well...............Here we go again! Just as I figured, they switched legs. Oh but it felt so good to get that sucker off!!!!! The Case Mngr. was shocked and he said call him tomorrow if it seems like it is going to bother me, well he could see the marks already before I even left so I guess he does not hold up much hope that this side will be any different. Next step- go back down there tomorrow and let them put on the Scram ll which is 1 sided, but he said that one most likely won't be any better. So what it boils down to is that I just have to go thru the channels and motions to satisfie everybody. They can't do much cuz it's court ordered. I already paid for this week so I'll go ahead and get it switched to ll and in the meantime write my letter to the judge. Saw my PO afterwards, he seems to think it's to loose. Why can't anyone get it thru their thick heads that I'm just to skinny ankled!!! Case mngr called me and said he spoke to Colorado and they said put a wrist sweat band around my ankle to keep it propped up or a thick pair of Tom's socks. I say screw that this thing is just not going to cut it for me. It's already made a raw spot so they can't really put it on top of that. What a mess the hoops I'm having to jump thru. I still have faith tho that this all for a reason, just reinforcement as to why I need to remain sober...it's working believe me! I do believe in the course of things that it will be permanently removed real soon. Like I said "Just have to go thru tha channels". At least they can't say I haven't tried to comply. PO told me to have my atty file another motion...I told him my atty is pretty much over my case, after all it's been well over a year 1yr. 3mnths to be exact, and my Dad is the one that paid him so it's not like he's making any $$$$ in helping me. Dads not going to pay anymore either nor do I expect him to, he's on a fixed income. I believe I will get better results just writng and appealing to the judge personnaly with the pictures included. And also make him aware that I'm willing to try alternate ways of monitoring that are not physically harmful. I'll keep on doing what I have to do till everones happy. Might work to my benefit anyway..the bigger pest I am the more they'll want to get rid of me. I start my DUI scholl this Sat. (1 other condition of prob.) After I finish that then I am pretty much done with all except the $$ part of things. Judge turned my fine into a civil lien so I can ignore that 4 a while till I need a loan or something....they could be waiting a long time to get paid as I see things. PO also said he could work on getting his supervision fee's waived. If I can do all that then I'll be sitting pretty for a while until maybe next march when I can possibly ask for early termination of house arrest and just make it straight probation. Hmmmm...Time will tell, as we say one day at a time. Terry

[TJack]

We will be waiting to hear.  Praying for the best outcome.  No Bracelet!    Tonya

[BANDIDA]

Yeah and my cats are two real characters, so opposite. Tom just got here to take me to see my torturers,,,,,lol I'll post later when I get back. Terry